• Page to Stage Little Mermaid: Norfolk

    Norfolk Public Library 308 W. Prospect Ave., Norfolk, NE, United States

    Using nationally-acclaimed actors from Crane River Theater’s upcoming production of The Little Mermaid, the page transforms into a stage in an interactive and engaging hour-long performance. Join Ariel, Sebastian, Scuttle, Ursula, Prince Eric, and all your favorite characters as they read, perform, and interact with students in this one-hour workshop “under the sea”!

  • Ollie Webb Center’s Short Film Screening & Panel Discussion

    The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, Nebraska

    The Ollie Webb Center, Inc.'s Art of Imagination program, in collaboration with University of Nebraska Omaha professor and screenwriter Todd Richardson, has created two short films based on excerpts from two Willa Cather novels. The first film, “Tom Outland's Story,“ is from Cather’s novel The Professor‘s House and is about discovering an ancient cliff city. The other […]

  • Page to Stage Little Mermaid: Winside

    Lied Winside Public Library 417 Main St., Winside, NE, United States

    Using nationally-acclaimed actors from Crane River Theater’s upcoming production of The Little Mermaid, the page transforms into a stage in an interactive and engaging hour-long performance. Join Ariel, Sebastian, Scuttle, Ursula, Prince Eric, and all your favorite characters as they read, perform, and interact with students in this one-hour workshop “under the sea”!

  • Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer with Author Jane Smiley

    Red Cloud Opera House 413 N. Webster St., Red Cloud, NE, United States

    Jane Smiley's talk on Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer will mark the conclusion of a year-long celebration of Cather's 1918 novel as a title selected by the National Endowment for the Arts' 2024-2025 Big Read program. Jane Smiley is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was […]

  • Creative Panel: The Kilbanes in Conversation with Peter Cipkowski

    The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, Nebraska

    Join Peter Cipkowski for a conversation with Kate Kilbane and Dan Moses of The Kilbanes, the acclaimed musical duo currently adapting Willa Cather's My Ántonia into an original stage musical. Commissioned by Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis, their adaptation reimagines Cather's masterpiece through their distinctive blend of storytelling and music. The panel will explore the […]

  • The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home?

    Red Cloud Opera House 413 N. Webster St., Red Cloud, NE, United States

    Architectural and interior styles, powerful landscapes, and domestic scenes all feature prominently in Willa Cather’s writing. These important backdrops to her novels were illuminated through her gift for idyllic description […]

  • A Century of Fashion: 1870-1970

    Jennifer Reinke Public Library 311 E. Pearl St., Deshler, NE, United States

    Speaker: Sue McLain Sponsored by the Jennifer Reinke Public Library

  • Civil War Medicine

    Genoa City Hall 107 N Walnut St, Genoa, United States

    Speaker: Gary Rath Sponsored by the Genoa Historical Society & Museum

  • Music of the Plains

    Rock Creek Station State Historical Park 57426 710 Road, Fairbury, NE, United States

    Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by Rock Creek Station State Historical Park

  • Music of the Plains

    Rock Creek Station State Historical Park 57426 710 Road, Fairbury, NE, United States

    Speaker: David Marsh Sponsored by the Rock Creek Station State Historic Park

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