Virtual Author Series: David McKay Powell (Read More)

The National Willa Cather Center is hosting an author series as a way to connect Cather to contemporary writers as well as provide an accessible and inclusive space where readers can talk directly with writers about their work. Participating authors discuss how they create their work, thematic connections within and outside of their texts, and and how our shared experiences inform the work. This virtual event is free, but registration is required. Click here for more information and to register. Throughout her fiction, Willa Cather mentioned forty-seven operas. References to opera appear in all but three of her twelve novels and in roughly half of her short stories. Despite a dearth of musical education, Cather produced astute writing about the genre beginning in her earliest criticism and continuing throughout her career. She counted opera stars among her close friends, and according to Edith Lewis, her companion throughout adulthood, the two women frequently visited the theater, even in the early days, when purchasing tickets to attend performances proved a financial sacrifice. Melding cultural history with thoughtful readings of her works and discussions of opera’s complex place in turn-of-the-century America, David McKay Powell’s Cather and Opera offers the first book-length study of what drew the writer so powerfully and repeatedly to the art form. David McKay Powell is associate professor of English at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky, where his research focuses on the intersections of classical music and American literature.

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Nebraska Stories Season 14 Episode 6 (Read More)

Enjoyed by viewers across the state for its feature-based, character-driven storytelling, “Nebraska Stories” covers art, science, history, sports, performance, nature and more. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m., repeating at 9 p.m. Mondays on Nebraska Public Media and at 8:30 a.m. Fridays on World, and are also viewable online at https://nebraskastories.org/. The March 30 episode tells the stories of notable Nebraskans. First, learn more about the real-life woman who inspired Willa Cather’s novel “My Antonia.” There are also stories about African American photographer John Johnson, whose early 1900s images of Black families could have been lost to the ages; General “Black Jack” Pershing’s history with the cadet training program at the University of Nebraska and Marion Crandell, who supported American and French troops and became the first American woman to die in combat in WWI.

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Nebraska Stories Season 14 Episode 6 (Read More)

Enjoyed by viewers across the state for its feature-based, character-driven storytelling, “Nebraska Stories” covers art, science, history, sports, performance, nature and more. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m., repeating at 9 p.m. Mondays on Nebraska Public Media and at 8:30 a.m. Fridays on World, and are also viewable online at https://nebraskastories.org/. The March 30 episode tells the stories of notable Nebraskans. First, learn more about the real-life woman who inspired Willa Cather’s novel “My Antonia.” There are also stories about African American photographer John Johnson, whose early 1900s images of Black families could have been lost to the ages; General “Black Jack” Pershing’s history with the cadet training program at the University of Nebraska and Marion Crandell, who supported American and French troops and became the first American woman to die in combat in WWI.

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Nebraska Stories Season 14 Episode 6 (Read More)

Enjoyed by viewers across the state for its feature-based, character-driven storytelling, “Nebraska Stories” covers art, science, history, sports, performance, nature and more. New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m., repeating at 9 p.m. Mondays on Nebraska Public Media and at 8:30 a.m. Fridays on World, and are also viewable online at https://nebraskastories.org/. The March 30 episode tells the stories of notable Nebraskans. First, learn more about the real-life woman who inspired Willa Cather’s novel “My Antonia.” There are also stories about African American photographer John Johnson, whose early 1900s images of Black families could have been lost to the ages; General “Black Jack” Pershing’s history with the cadet training program at the University of Nebraska and Marion Crandell, who supported American and French troops and became the first American woman to die in combat in WWI.

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Willa on Wheels: Cather’s Characters Travel from Page to Stage (Read More)

Rachel Olsen, director of education and engagement at the National Willa Cather Center, will give a talk about a selection of Willa Cather’s novels and short stories featured in the play, “Henrietta Solway,” adapted by Animal Engine Theatre Company.

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66th Annual Willa Cather Spring Conference (Read More)

"Willa Cather and Popular Print Culture" Virtual and in-person events Free registration! June 3-5, 2021 Dr. Jean Lee Cole will deliver the plenary address, Thursday, June 3, 7 pm CST Free community day on Saturday: https://www.willacather.org/community-events-free-and-open-public-0

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