Presentation: Willa Cather’s Childhood

Name: Presentation: Willa Cather’s Childhood
Start: 2024-12-07T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, United States, Virginia 22601

Schedule

Sat Dec 07 2024 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, United States, Virginia 22601 | Winchester, VA

American author Willa Cather spent much of her childhood in Frederick County, Virginia. In this illustrated presentation taking place on Cather’s birthday, Andrew Jewell, a Cather scholar from the University of Nebraska, will discuss Cather’s Virginia childhood and detail how it shaped her confident, creative, and independent personality.
Pay what you can ($2–$10). Register by December 6; sign up online or call 540-662-1473, ext. 240. Admission applies to visit the galleries and gardens. Walk-ins welcome as space permits. Presented in partnership with Willa Cather’s Virginia, an organization dedicated to preserving Cather’s birthplace which receives generous support from the Marion Park Lewis Foundation.