KICK-OFF EVENT

Friday, Oct 4, 2024 | All day CT

Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for their 2024 Big Read initiative. In partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read supports
community reading programs designed around a single NEA Big Read book, with an aim to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book.

The National Willa Cather Center is excited to launch their series of NEA Big Read programs devoted to My Ántonia with a special fall kick-off! Please join us for a day packed with fun events, including the debut of a new seasonal tour and three new exhibits that celebrate Cather's 1918 novel. Most events taking place throughout the day are free and open to the public, but registration is required for the seasonal guided tours shown in bold. Senior citizen and student pricing is available for the tour.

Click here to book a tour

Schedule of Big Read Kick-Off Events

9:00 a.m. – Screening of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold
10:00 a.m. – Pick up a FREE copy of My Ántonia, shop the bookstore, and explore our new museum exhibits
11:00 a.m. – Ántonia's Black Hawk: A Guided Seasonal Tour 
1:00 p.m. – Ántonia's Black Hawk: A Guided Seasonal Tour 
3:00 p.m. – Encore Screening of Willa Cather: Breaking the Mold
4:00 p.m. – Pick up a FREE copy of My Ántonia, shop the bookstore, and explore our new museum exhibits 
5:00 p.m. – Gallery reception for The Artistic Nebraska Odyssey of Linda Rivera Garcia
                  (a retrospective with ideas of strong women in Nebraska)

Visitors are also invited to pick up a special packet of readings to enhance a self-guided tour of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and to enjoy a slice of Anna Pavelka's poppyseed cake at the gallery reception.