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Local artists' exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House
… David McCleery, Jorn Olsen, Amy Springer, Gregory Summers, Tracy Tucker, Jenine Wilhelms, and Linda Woodward. The exhibition …
Posted: 05/13/2016
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council
… Image Willa Cather Foundation Awarded Operations Support from Nebraska Arts Council June 16, 2021 The Willa … recalled, “But I am sorry that the old opera houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a …
Posted: 06/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Back to School and Back to Cather
… , as well as the new collections pages on our website, to learn about Willa Cather and Red Cloud. There are even … Virtual Programs , including a link to our app (under the LEARN tab on this website) Zoom webinars for your class with … important scholarship programs each year: Several student scholarships , with different requirements and deadlines, …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 07/19/2022
Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center
… Image Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center March 18, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has … sharing their passion on social media. We hope they will donate as well as spread the word." Gallagher added that the …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center March 25, … sharing their passion on social media. We hope they will donate as well as spread the word.” Gallagher added that the …
Posted: 01/04/2015
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Final Phase of Cather Center Construction Underway
… Image Final Phase of Cather Center Construction Underway December 11, 2015 With … and dilapidated historic building adjacent to our Red Cloud Opera House. Known as The Moon Block locally and The Duke Block in Cather’s The Song of the Lark , the fully restored building …
Posted: 12/11/2015
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!
… Image National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit! June 3, 2017 … new life as the National Willa Cather Center. What you'll experience: Explore a new exhibit, American Bittersweet: The …
Posted: 06/13/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center
… its descendants to fulfill the original mission to make known the significance of one of not just Nebraska’s, not … while conducting research quietly and comfortably in our new study center. And finally, our visitors from across the … most treasured personal possessions through our new museum exhibit.” Willa Cather Foundation Board President, Lynette …
Posted: 08/21/2017
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award
… Image Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award May 23, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation was honored to receive a Governor’s Arts … center is now adjoined to the WCF’s historic Red Cloud Opera House (RCOH) and contains a climate controlled …
Posted: 05/23/2018
Last Updated: 07/11/2022
Red Cloud Opera House
… Image Image Image Image Red Cloud Opera House When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House." —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud … to set the mood, scene, and tone of the 1890s, when Willa Cather and her friends eagerly anticipated the arrival of …
Posted: 07/10/2014
Last Updated: 04/18/2022