Stargazing on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie
This 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 […]
National Willa Cather Center
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National Willa Cather Center
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Willa Cather Memorial Prairie 7 miles south of Red Cloud, Nebraska
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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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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 […]
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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. […]
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The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home?
Red Cloud Opera House 413 N. Webster St., Red Cloud, NE, United StatesArchitectural 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 and acute observation. Join Claire Schmidt, John Swift, and Steve Tamayo for this popular and engaging panel discussion that focuses on the theme of the […]
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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference – Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250
The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NebraskaThe Willa Cather Spring Conference returns with the theme "Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250." This event invites readers, scholars, and artists to explore the enduring relevance of Willa […]
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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference – Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250
The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NebraskaThe Willa Cather Spring Conference returns with the theme "Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250." This event invites readers, scholars, and artists to explore the enduring relevance of Willa […]
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Willa Cather, the Archival Chain, and the Making of a Literary Legacy
Red Cloud Opera House 413 N. Webster St., Red Cloud, NE, United StatesThis event is part of the 71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference on June 4-6, on the theme of "Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250." Click […]
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71st Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference – Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250
The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St, Red Cloud, NebraskaThe Willa Cather Spring Conference returns with the theme "Memory, Myth, and Meaning: Cather in Dialogue with America 250." This event invites readers, scholars, and artists to explore the enduring relevance of Willa […]
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Virtual Author Series: Richard Norton Smith
Virtual ProgramRenowned author and historian Richard Norton Smith will speak about Willa Cather, My Mortal Enemy, and Cather's enduring place in American literature. Registration is required to receive an event link. Richard Norton Smith is an author, historian, biographer, and former director of five presidential libraries, including the Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and […]
