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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… Photographer, and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … Lindley will appear in a future issue of the Willa Cather Review . Many people in the Cather community have recently …
Posted: 12/29/2020
Last Updated: 12/30/2020
Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald
… 4, 2020 Don and Teri Theobald live in one of the Willa Cather Foundation's Moon Block apartments and often volunteer at the Red Cloud Opera House. Both are small business owners in Red Cloud: … moved from Lincoln. What brought you to the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House as volunteers? The …
Posted: 11/03/2020
Last Updated: 11/04/2020
Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa
… Art in Winston-Salem. Those paintings, and that preserved home, gave me lots of vital clues about how people in … visual images. Cather writes with very concrete details of place and time—carriages, streets, furniture. She gives you … the clothes they wear and the art they have in their homes. Her writing also utilizes very cinematic, dramatic …
Posted: 09/23/2020
Last Updated: 09/24/2020
Autumn Offerings for Educators
… what they learn here, even if they can't actually be here," Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator, said. "Whether you are … customize a virtual experience for your classroom, contact: Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator rolsen@willacather.org | …
Posted: 08/17/2020
Last Updated: 08/25/2020
Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O …
Posted: 02/07/2020
Last Updated: 02/13/2020
Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… forward to the newsletter , including updates on Cather scholarship, which we find interesting. We also like …
Posted: 12/05/2019
Last Updated: 12/30/2019
Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through the Road Scholar program—”Red Cloud: Willa Cather’s Window to the World”—participants enjoyed lectures … documentary production of Oceans of Grass at the Red Cloud Opera House. Throughout their visit, our education staff led …
Posted: 10/23/2019
Last Updated: 11/21/2019
Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains
… Image Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains August 28, 2019 “The road ran about … Helianthus annuus and Helianthus petiolarus . Mormon pioneers described finding sage and sunflowers in 1850s Utah …
Posted: 08/27/2019
Last Updated: 08/29/2019
2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes and buildings in and around Red Cloud and Webster County. Using Victorian-era and … brought you to Red Cloud this summer? A few years ago I visited New Mexico, attracted by the sights and the setting …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 08/01/2019
Meet Intern William Kelly
… Primarily stewardship projects, streamlining our membership database and its communication with our website, and …
Posted: 07/01/2019
Last Updated: 07/03/2019