![SOUND RECORDING WORKSHOP with SUSAN MAYO & CYAN MEEKS](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1723476363029-2NHQFTS0T3VFRSE65EDT/Web+Image_Sound+Recording+Workshop+NEW+2024.jpg)
SOUND RECORDING WORKSHOP with SUSAN MAYO & CYAN MEEKS
Learn how to record and mix sound with hands-on experience guided by Susan Mayo & Cyan Meeks.
Free to the public
![FLINT HILLS COUNTERPOINT AUDIO BOOK TOUR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1691428371289-SLFZR89QSN657IRFQZJZ/Web+Image_Book+Launch+copy.jpg)
FLINT HILLS COUNTERPOINT AUDIO BOOK TOUR
Take a journey through the story of Marion County, Kansas while traveling with Rex Buchanan to actual locations and landmarks of each narrative.
$30 per person
![COMMUNITY BOOKBINDING](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1691427815004-6KRDILE5481W1BF8A06I/Web+Image_Bookbinding+Workshop+copy.jpg)
COMMUNITY BOOKBINDING
Experience the art of bookmaking through a hands-on demonstration of the bookbinding process while discovering the practice’s cultural and historic impact.
Free to the public
![SILPHIUM FILM EXHIBITION](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1710211140865-1474F2MZA0T2AX6GWC16/Web_Silphium_Event+Banner+Image_02+copy.jpg)
SILPHIUM FILM EXHIBITION
Experience the documentary art film with original music “The Silphium Plot,” about the establishment of a the perennial plant Silphium, part of the sunflower family and native to the Great Plains, at Flint Hills Counterpoint’s home base in partnership with The Land Institute.
![COUNTERPOINT MUSIC, FILM & CONSERVATION FESTIVAL](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1672987424153-RENIXQCJSJMV0YCZGAU3/Web+Image_Third+Festival.jpg)
COUNTERPOINT MUSIC, FILM & CONSERVATION FESTIVAL
Celebrate a day full of music, film, art , and conservation at the Flint for all ages at Flint Hills Counterpoint Home Base land reclamation site.
![NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY IN KANSAS](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1672967840365-KKD07LI15SZ07YPI06IW/Web+Image_Native+American.jpg)
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY IN KANSAS
Discover the histories, stories, and cultures of the Indigenous and Native Americans who lived in Kansas with Dr. Eric Anderson and Elexa Dawson (from the Potawatomi Nation).
Free to public.
![SANTA FE TRAIL STORYTELLING](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1686966171084-N0NXXBTCL13XI60QQB58/WEB+Image_Santa+Fe.jpg)
SANTA FE TRAIL STORYTELLING
Take an excursion to the actual site of the Sant Fe Trail in Marion County, Kansas located on the Schmidt Ranch, with Steve Schmidt and Doug Sharp as guides into the history and stories of this legendary route.
Free to the public
![PEABODY PRINT MUSEUM WORKSHOP GUIDED BY STEVE CONARD](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1672985373495-I2G5G8LQMDCQYKN36U9Y/Web+Image_PRINTMAKING.jpg)
PEABODY PRINT MUSEUM WORKSHOP GUIDED BY STEVE CONARD
Experience creating text and images with historical printing machines guided by Steve Conard.
Free to the public
![DR. CHANCE-REAY PRESENTS "THE HARVEY GIRLS"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1677348375943-O6I4OJ3OGAWNEHBYYEAT/Web+Image_Harvey+Girls.jpg)
DR. CHANCE-REAY PRESENTS "THE HARVEY GIRLS"
Explore women’s roles in Railroads, Kansas, and US history with Dr. Michaeline Chance-Reay over an optional historical recreation of a Harvey House dinner set within the original Harvey House.
Talk is free to the public
Optional historical Harvey House dinner is $25 per person (includes talk & dinner)
![REX BUCHANAN PRESENTS "GEOLOGY THROUGH BUILDING MATERIALS"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1678470470187-54NSCV2T2FS6BDNG4U8Z/Web+ImageRex+Buchanan_03+copy.jpg)
REX BUCHANAN PRESENTS "GEOLOGY THROUGH BUILDING MATERIALS"
Discover Marion County’s local geology on a walking tour that explores local historical building materials.
Free to the public
![JOSE FAUS PRESENTS "THEY CHANGED MY NAME"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1671242983876-Z70M0XPC6QNWK7IBLT75/WEB_Speaking+Jose_Event+Banner+Image_02.jpg)
JOSE FAUS PRESENTS "THEY CHANGED MY NAME"
Explore the dynamic history of Latinos in Kansas told through the lens of visual art and poetry with José Faus.
Free to the public
![Local Ornithology Tour](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1670867371046-Q0QR76W0SLT5TW4WGC20/FHC_AVIAN+TOUR_WEB_02.jpg)
Local Ornithology Tour
Embark on an avian excursion with expert Jim Nickel to discover the stunning diversity of Marion County’s ornithological ecology.
Tickets: $30 per carload
![EDIBLE PLANT & WILDFLOWER TOUR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1656889663826-02PN4JU7R8JBIJIHOO06/FHC_Edible+Plant_WEB_2.jpg)
EDIBLE PLANT & WILDFLOWER TOUR
Explore the edible plants and wildflowers of Marion County on Flint Hills Counterpoint's bus tour.
Tickets: $25 per individual
![SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT MARION COUNTY at the MENNONITE HERITAGE & AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1660671710647-J7FDPVYK7T2P4WWHQ0Z5/FHC_Book_WEB_Brown.jpg)
SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT MARION COUNTY at the MENNONITE HERITAGE & AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM
Be a part of making and preserving the history of Marion County, Kansas by having your story about Marion County be featured in Flint Hill Counterpoint’s Audio Tour Book. Learn more about the project while being inspired by narratives of the past held within the Mennonite Heritage & Agricultural Museum.
FREE
![SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT MARION COUNTY at the PEABODY HISTORICAL MUSEUM COMPLEX](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1660671515267-I0SW9B1Q7FM8V8PJD6BQ/FHC_Book_WEB_Gold.jpg)
SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT MARION COUNTY at the PEABODY HISTORICAL MUSEUM COMPLEX
Be a part of making and preserving the history of Marion County, Kansas by having your story about Marion County be featured in Flint Hill Counterpoint’s Audio Tour Book. Learn more about the project while being inspired by narratives of the past held within the Peabody Historical Museum Complex.
FREE
![SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT MARION COUNTY at the MARION HISTORICAL MUSEUM](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1660671382428-NF58JZ5W3CM2CEB0X4GR/FHC_Book_WEB_Orange.jpg)
SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT MARION COUNTY at the MARION HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Be a part of making and preserving the history of Marion County, Kansas by having your story about Marion County be featured in Flint Hill Counterpoint’s Audio Tour Book. Learn more about the project while being inspired by narratives of the past held within the Marion Historical Museum.
FREE
![SUBMIT YOUR STORY IDEA TO THE AUDIO TOUR BOOK PROJECT](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1660671986230-Z8M8XDSMTOKMNSVZ8KU5/FHC_Book_WEB_Blue.jpg)
SUBMIT YOUR STORY IDEA TO THE AUDIO TOUR BOOK PROJECT
Flint Hills Counterpoint Audio Tour Book is a multi-layered map of text, imagery, and sounds. Be a part of making and preserving the history of Marion County, Kansas!
![COUNTERPOINT MUSIC, ART & CONSERVATION FESTIVAL](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1647032417074-PPIG30DCUVX58BBP3IIT/FHC_COUNTERPOINT+FESTIVAL_WEB.jpg)
COUNTERPOINT MUSIC, ART & CONSERVATION FESTIVAL
Enjoy a day of events at the Flint Hills Counterpoint Home Base and an evening concert at the Flint Hills Counterpoint Pole Barn Stage with Grammy Award winning cellist and composer Eugene Friesen, the Woodfest Symphonia, and the Marion County Community Choir.
Fee: $30 per individual, $20 for Marion County residents, children under 12 are free
![JOIN THE FLINT HILLS COUNTERPOINT COMMUNITY CHOIR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1645570055513-ZK6EELGKKSDISEX80YZE/FHC_Choir+2022_WEB.jpg)
JOIN THE FLINT HILLS COUNTERPOINT COMMUNITY CHOIR
Become a member of the Flint Hills Community Choir to perform two works by Grammy Award winning composer and cellist Eugene Friesen at the Counterpoint Festival June 4, 2022 in celebration of the natural wonders of Marion County.
Fee: $25 (scholarships are available)
!["WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE," PANEL DISCUSSION](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1650485590273-Q3XMSD3GMA714U1QZQXK/FHC_WATER+WATER+EVERYWHERE_WEB.jpg)
"WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE," PANEL DISCUSSION
Join us at the Brooker Central Park in historic Marion, Kansas for the panel talk "Water, Water, Everywhere," featuring Rex Buchanan (Director Emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey), Jim Hoy (Director Emeritus of the Center for Great Plains Studies and professor emeritus at Emporia State University), Heidi Mehl (Healthy Streams for Kansas Initiative) who will explore the role water plays in Marion County historically, presently, and in our future.
Free
![NATURAL SPRINGS TOUR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1643828977030-MSJMZ4N2IK32XYEKQHWC/FHC_SPRINGS+TOUR_WEB.jpg)
NATURAL SPRINGS TOUR
Investigate some of the most beautiful natural springs in Kansas that are found right here in Marion County with our bus tour guided by Rex Buchanan (Director Emeritus, Kansas Geological Survey) accompanied with musical performances and a homemade lunch. The bus tour will conclude with an optional panel discussion “Water, Water, Everywhere,” at the historic Brooker Central Park in Marion with guest speakers Rex Buchanan, Heidi Mehl (Healthy Streams for Kansas Initiative, The Nature Conservatory), and Jim Hoy (Director Emeritus, Center for Great Plains Studies, Emporia State University).
Tickets: $30 per individual
![CHILDREN'S BIKE SAFETY STORYWALK®](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1645581812446-PCS6XDD7XZ005OV2B2WF/FHC_STORYWALK_WEB.jpg)
CHILDREN'S BIKE SAFETY STORYWALK®
Join K-State Research and Extension, Chisholm Trail District for a Bike Safety StoryWalk®, an innovative way for children to enjoy reading and the outdoors while involved in physical activity and family engagement.
Free
![MUSICAL BIKE ADVENTURE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1643828938737-UI3P00I1XIE8BF0RHZ9H/FHC_Bike+Tour_WEB.jpg)
MUSICAL BIKE ADVENTURE
A one of a kind bicycling event throughout the beautiful countryside of rural Marion County, Kansas with several musical performances, local food, and Support and Gear stations. There will be 15-mile and 30-mile routes to choose from.
Tickets: $30 per rider
Musical performances are free and open to everyone
![BABY FARM ANIMAL TOUR](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1643829177299-TPJZ1DCDWJK6KF6EXULZ/FHC_Farm+Tour_WEB.jpg)
BABY FARM ANIMAL TOUR
Enjoy a variety of baby and full-grown farm animals on Flint Hills Counterpoint’s Baby Farm Animal Tour. Explore three family farms in Marion County - learn about life on the farm!
Tickets: $20 per vehicle
![CHILDREN’S ARTIST WORKSHOP with DELILAH REED](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1643828785634-E4A304O2BEBO8U040CUO/FHC_Childrens+Workshop_Farm+Event_WEB.jpg)
CHILDREN’S ARTIST WORKSHOP with DELILAH REED
Youth artist workshop led by artist Delilah Reed with art activities of make and take farm-inspired tote bags. Open to ages 5-18, supplies included. Limited to 30 participants.
Free
![SUMMER SOUND TASTING](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1643845116269-WZP83X62XXSHBVAHDOB8/FHC_Summer+Sound+Taste_WEB.jpg)
SUMMER SOUND TASTING
Come and record sounds of Marion County with composer Susan Mayo commencing with a communal feast of baked goods and tea. Your recordings will become part of an original musical composition performed at the Counterpoint Festival.
![MUSICAL BIKE ADVENTURE](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1643846534911-JPXK9TLIOHPLWRP3P4CR/FHC_Bike+2021_WEB.jpg)
MUSICAL BIKE ADVENTURE
A one of a kind bicycling event through the beautiful countryside of rural Marion county, Kansas with musical performances by local entertainers. Enjoy a concert at the finish line with Pretend Friend while sharing a fireside meal.
![COUNTERPOINT FESTIVAL](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/1643906934109-MUMEGTPQ83OC92100M96/FHC_Anual+Festival+2020_WEB.jpg)
COUNTERPOINT FESTIVAL
Enjoy a day of events at the Flint Hills Counterpoint Home Base and an evening concert at the Flint Hills Counterpoint Pole Barn Stage with Pop & the Boys, the Switchgrass Quartet performing Tallgrass Studies, and a film screening of Phainesthai by Cyan Meeks.
Building community through arts and community programming.
![Counterpoint Festival 2020, photo credit Philip Heying](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/22bde7f8-1dcf-4003-8206-26d1188eb6a8/FHC_Philip+Heying+Barn+Stage+2.jpg)
Counterpoint Festival 2020, photo credit Philip Heying
![Counterpoint Festival 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/d00cbb3f-a7b5-4364-8f09-21326aebfdd4/FHC+First+Year+Exhibition_Sign_01_Cyan+Meeks.png)
Counterpoint Festival 2020
![Pop & the Boys performance at Counterpoint Festival 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/cb28c561-c93c-40b5-b2ca-9d51a5fdef4f/FHC+First+Year+Exhibition_Performance_03_Cyan+Meeks.png)
Pop & the Boys performance at Counterpoint Festival 2020
![Susan Mayo performing with the Switchgrass Quartet at Counterpoint Festival 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/c86b1f9a-da41-4b8e-b5c1-d5ad54a322fa/FHC+First+Year+Exhibition_Performance_08_Cyan+Meeks.png)
Susan Mayo performing with the Switchgrass Quartet at Counterpoint Festival 2020
![Switchgrass Quartet performance at Counterpoint Festival 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/4bc23318-4a48-4bd0-9108-60eacb94b480/FHC+First+Year+Exhibition_Performance_06_Cyan+Meeks.png)
Switchgrass Quartet performance at Counterpoint Festival 2020
![Susan Mayo hosting the Counterpoint Festival 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/87bc17fd-81c4-4728-9298-7e49d3fdf787/FHC+First+Year+Exhibition_Sign_04_Cyan+Meeks.png)
Susan Mayo hosting the Counterpoint Festival 2020
![Counterpoint Festival 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/55d54503-752e-4ecb-b396-13c082acc68a/FHC+First+Year+Exhibition_Crowd_04_Cyan+Meeks.png)
Counterpoint Festival 2020
![Evening film screening of Cyan Meeks' Phainesthai at Counterpoint Festival 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/b9955eb9-140e-44c1-959c-ec313ef63d47/FHC_Screen+Projection.jpeg)
Evening film screening of Cyan Meeks' Phainesthai at Counterpoint Festival 2020
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Musical Bike Adventure 2021, Aaron Waddel at the Copper Shed
![Musical Bike Adventure 2021, Bicyclists at Aulne church](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/ac0990fa-bddb-4942-8a8b-8701b74c165b/FHC_Musical+Bike+Tour_Aulne+Church.png)
Musical Bike Adventure 2021, Bicyclists at Aulne church
![Musical Bike Adventure 2021, performance by Pretend Friend](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/c6d73f35-fc72-46d8-a004-f04b163d02a0/FHC_Musical+Bike+Tour_FHC+Pole+Barn+Theater_Pretend+Friend.png)
Musical Bike Adventure 2021, performance by Pretend Friend
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Musical Bike Adventure 2021
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Musical Bike Adventure 2021
![Musical Bike Adventure 2021, World Music Daze performance](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/32b970a8-4bc5-42df-b605-817b2fc0175f/FHC_Bike+Performance.png)
Musical Bike Adventure 2021, World Music Daze performance
![Summer Sound Tasting 2021, commenced with a communal feast of baked goods and tea](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/7d5df4e4-bce1-4652-9a4e-a073c2373949/Sound+1.jpeg)
Summer Sound Tasting 2021, commenced with a communal feast of baked goods and tea
![Summer Sound Tasting 2021, Artist Talk by Susan Mayo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/b8723864-01d1-4788-b2cd-707d11df74d8/Sound+3.jpeg)
Summer Sound Tasting 2021, Artist Talk by Susan Mayo
![Summer Sound Tasting 2021, collecting sounds of Marion County](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/02b0d9ba-480c-4221-875a-bfe9c7b6f3ed/Sound+6.jpg)
Summer Sound Tasting 2021, collecting sounds of Marion County
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Children's Art Workshop with Delilah Reed, 2022
![Summer Sound Tasting 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/e33a513e-0b9a-4033-b9e4-997122f77900/Sound+5.jpg)
Summer Sound Tasting 2021
![Audio Documentary Workshop with Cyan Meeks, Tabor College, 2021](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/4c9b2a41-c806-4bfb-84fe-987ba5e4c836/Tabor+College_Worksho_Meeks_02.jpg)
Audio Documentary Workshop with Cyan Meeks, Tabor College, 2021
![Site Artist Talk by documentary filmmaker Cyan Meeks](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61f2cec77ae6b9393afc65ed/7cc70327-a9ac-4b59-b9c7-37a639b9980c/FHC_Artist+Talk_Cyan+Meeks.jpeg)
Site Artist Talk by documentary filmmaker Cyan Meeks
Baby Farm Animal Tour, 2022
Baby Farm Animal Tour, 2022
Baby Farm Animal Tour, 2022
Baby Farm Animal Tour, 2022
Baby Farm Animal Tour, 2022