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Native Grasses of the Apache Highlands
… Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The National Willa Cather Center welcomed artist Matilda Essig of Sonoita, … a grasslands community not unlike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. ON DISPLAY October 4, 2019, to January 9, 2020 … RECEPTION Friday, October 4, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ABOUT THE ARTIST Matilda Essig is a traditionally trained …
Posted: 09/16/2019
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Tour & Theater Package
… 2019 | 12am - Sunday, Oct 27, 2019 | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … from Hometown Market to bring to the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie where you might catch a magnificent prairie sunset, … respite in our unique prairie town. For more information about our newly-launched "A Walk in Her Footsteps" tour, …
Posted: 09/10/2019
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Pollinator Workshop
… Image Tuesday, Sep 6, 2016 | 10am - 2pm Willa Cather Memorial Prairie 5 miles South of Red Cloud on HWY 281 Red Cloud , NE … release our monarchs on the prairie! For more information about the workshop, or to RSVP by September 1, please …
Posted: 08/24/2016
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
A New Garden Ethic: Lecture by Landscape Designer Benjamin Vogt
… Image Friday, Apr 27, 2018 | 4 - 5:15pm The Cather Foundation welcomes author and landscape designer … Vogt writes in his book. “Using native plants .is . . . about going forward and helping flora and fauna adapt to a … gardening column at Houzz.com. He is a regular speaker on prairie garden design, sustainable gardening, and wildlife …
Posted: 04/12/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Artist Reception with Ken Anderson
… his Freehand exhibit at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery. About the artist: Ken Anderson was born and raised in … years ago with friends who had an avid interest in Willa Cather. I was intrigued with the architecture of the homes, … in Kearney, Nebraska. The reception will be followed by the Prairie Songs: Remembering Ántonia , song cycle. Click here …
Posted: 01/26/2018
Last Updated: 05/24/2023
Annotations from the Archive: On Writing Themes
… out until the sun dips, finally, below the western-most prairie hills and the blue hour deepens to black. During … and returned to school. In just such a moment, Willa Cather’s earliest known letter was written at the end of … two years had passed since Cather confided to Mrs. Stowell about her reluctance to give up scientific inquiry in the …
Posted: 08/16/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County
… belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You Have to Fight For," … are sent me." In fact, some suggestions from Swezey about classification of wildflowers of the Great Plains did …
Posted: 06/17/2021
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
… the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … things with which we are most familiar that we know least about. Familiarity seems to dull the edge of our curiosity. … teeming with buffalo, deer, antelope, wild geese, ducks, prairie chickens and quail. During the late summer a flock …
Posted: 11/20/2019
Last Updated: 05/23/2023
"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… cities in Europe where I used to love to go.” – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa Cather's world and Red Cloud with our newly launched "A Walk … From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and …
Posted: 09/18/2019
Last Updated: 03/21/2023
Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … the growth of commerce and the evolution of Red Cloud as a town via Cather’s acquaintance with Silas and Lyra Garber. … go? Something I’m excited to tackle is re-envisioning our tours and educational services once all of our Cather sites …
Posted: 01/11/2023
Last Updated: 02/07/2023