Echoes of an Era
Speaker: Paul Siebert Sponsored by the Morton-James Public Library
Events
12 events found.
Events
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Morton-James Public Library 923 1st Corso, Nebraska City, NE, United States
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Stargazing on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
Willa Cather Memorial Prairie 7 miles south of Red Cloud, NebraskaThis event is weather-permitting and depends on partly cloudy or clear skies. Join author and tour guide Garrett Peck as he leads a special stargazing program at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie for our second year! As you prepare to participate in this nighttime prairie event, please do the following: Download the Skyview app on […]
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2025 Loper Launch Summer Enrichment Camps (registered students only)
Fine Arts Building-University of Nebraska Kearney 2506 12th Ave., Kearney, NE, United StatesLoper Launch Enrichment Camp is a fun, engaging way for kids entering grades 1-8 to continue learning during the summer while connecting with the UNK campus.
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2025 Bright Lights summer camp (registered students only)
Lincoln - multiple locations Lincoln, United StatesBright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students, including in humanities subjects like literature and writing, history, and world cultures and languages. The camp application deadline is at least one week before each week’s camps begin (subject to availability). For details about camps, visit the Bright Lights camps list.
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70th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference (registrants only, apart from free public events)
Red Cloud Red Cloud, NE, United StatesPulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley will give a talk on "Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer" to 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. Additional conference programs will celebrate the 100th publication anniversary […]
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Page to Stage Little Mermaid: Norfolk
Norfolk Public Library 308 W. Prospect Ave., Norfolk, NE, United StatesUsing 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”!
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Ollie Webb Center’s Short Film Screening & Panel Discussion
The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NebraskaThe 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 […]
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A Visit With the Nebraska State Poet, Jewel Rodgers VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Virtual ProgramSpeaker: Jewel Rodgers Sponsored by the Larksong Writers Place
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Page to Stage Little Mermaid: Winside
Lied Winside Public Library 417 Main St., Winside, NE, United StatesUsing 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”!
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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 StatesJane 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 […]
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70th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference (registrants only, apart from free public events)
Red Cloud Red Cloud, NE, United StatesPulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley will give a talk on "Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer" to 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. Additional conference programs will celebrate the 100th publication anniversary […]
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Creative Panel: The Kilbanes in Conversation with Peter Cipkowski
The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NebraskaJoin 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 […]
