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Red Cloud Opera House
… 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 … people." "But I am sorry that the old Opera Houses in the prairie towns are dark, because they really did give a …
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School Field Trips
… for students of all ages and grade levels! Whether learning about Willa Cather and Nebraska history for the first time, … . Browse the current exhibit on display in the Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery. Take part in an archival learning …
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Author Series and Book Signing: Gail Shaffer Blankenau
… Online Now Observe National Nebraska Day by learning more about the complex history of the state's south central … Sisters' Escape from Nebraska Territory , at the Red Cloud Opera House auditorium at 1:00 p.m. central time. Blankenau's book …
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Special Guests: Paul Giamatti and Clara Wong
… with Director of Education Rachel Olsen Image Picnic on the Prairie: Giamatti and Wong with NWCC Leadership Special … , made a low key visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center last week. Wong and Giamatti, who joined … of events at Omaha's Film Streams, enjoyed tours of the Cather historic sites, the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie , …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… Image Grant Reynard's "Straw Stack" Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal August 14, 2022 The archives are built upon the art and the science of memory. … a sense of the connections and influences at play in the archives, too. One tool of the archivist’s trade is …
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Ashley Olson
… Ashley Olson has been a member of the National Willa Cather Center's staff since 2008 and has served as the … arts center, ten historic sites, and a 612-acre native prairie that make up the largest collection of nationally … American Bittersweet: The Life and Writing of Willa Cather, funded in part by the Institute of Museum and …
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Brattleboro Literary Festival's Literary Cocktail Hour:
… Image Ashley Olson, Executive Director, National Willa Cather Center The Life of Willa Cather with Benjamin Taylor and Ashley Olson Special Events … author, as well as the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, historic lodging, and the Red Cloud Opera House. …
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Book Club Resources
… Book Club Resources The National Willa Cather Center can provide … your book club. Please contact Rachel Olsen, Director of Education and Engagement at rolsen@willacather.org to …
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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years
… Nebraska where one used to be able to go into a bakery and buy better pastry than is to be had anywhere except in the … generation which tries to cheat its aesthetic sense by buying things instead of making anything. She deplores a …
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… Tour Options Red Cloud Opera House Upcoming Events & Rental Info Built in 1885, the Red Cloud Opera House transports …
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