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SUMMARY:Pioneer Bluffs Fall Round-Up
DESCRIPTION:Reception 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.\nAn “open barn” reception will welcome and thank Executive Directors at Pioneer Bluffs. Lynn Smith\, the recently retired Executive Director\, and Christie Reinhardt\, the new Executive Director\, will greet visitors in the barn. The community is invited to stop in and visit\, enjoy light refreshments and stay for the Round-Up activities. Smith is the first Executive Director of the nonprofit and helped the organization grow into the well-respected Center for Flint Hills Ranching Heritage that it is today. Reinhardt is originally from Kansas\, and has recently retired from a public health leadership position in Alaska.\nOriginally planned for Saturday\, September 2nd\, this reception had to be postponed due to illness. This is the rescheduled event. \n1:00 Ranch Activities for all ages \n2:00 – 3:00: Prairie Talk: Prairie Talk: Kansas Music History by Derrick Doty \n\nDerrick Doty \nIn addition to the talk\, Derrick Doty will include a music performance featuring the fiddle of Henry Rogler. This activity is sponsored by Humanities Kansas. \nCowboy Poetry \n\n3:15: Scott Wiswell\n3:45: Carl Stueve\n\n4:30 – 6:30: 3 Trails West \n \nThis performance features vintage Western Music drawn from the Silver Screen Era of Cowboy Music and Bob Wills-style swing. Laced with humor and audience interaction\, 3 Trails West is a family-oriented show band.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/pioneer-bluffs-fall-round-up/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Volunteer “Work-Is-Fun” Brunch at Pioneer Bluffs
DESCRIPTION:We invite all past\, present\, and potential future Pioneer Bluffs volunteers to join us for a special brunch\, prepared by volunteer coordinator Tracey Graham. \nA brunch buffet featuring Eggs Benedict\, Biscuits & Gravy\, Breakfast Bundt Cake\, Bacon/Egg Muffins\, Cheesy Hash Browns\, Peach Blackberry Flognarde\, French Toast\, Donuts\, Coffee\, Tea\, Hot Chocolate\, and Hot Cider will be served at 11 am. \nThose who really wish to “work” on our volunteer day are welcome to come as early as 9 am to put away the tables and chairs in the barn\, but no-one is required to do any work on this day. We just want a fun time for our Pioneer Bluffs “family” to come “home” and enjoy each other’s company. \nPlease RSVP if you can by emailing pbtracey@yahoo.com\, marking “going” on the facebook event page\, or texting Tracey at (620) 343-4397. Please let Tracey know if you have any form of dietary restrictions.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/volunteer-funday-a-workday-and-brunch/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Barn Dance at Pioneer Bluffs
DESCRIPTION:It will be a classic\, old-time Barn Dance in the loft of our 1915 barn\, considered by some to be the best dance floor in the Flint Hills. \nPioneer Bluff historic ranch is located just north of Matfield Green on the beautiful Flint Hills Scenic Byway. \nDances will begin at 6:30 and alternate between couple’s dances (two-step and waltz) and caller-led\, group or “contra” dances (in lines\, circles and squares). Beginners are invited to come at 6:00 p.m. for caller-led-dance instruction. \nNew to the event this year\, Lisa Harris is featured as caller for the group dances. She specializes in calling for all levels of dancers\, including beginners. \nMusic will be provided by top notch musicians from across Kansas – in the seven-person Land Band. Specializing in traditional music – fiddle\, accordion\, etc. – songs will include old-time fiddle tunes as well as classic and vintage country music. \nFor more info: contact Annie – five_oaks_ranch@yahoo.com \n 
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/barn-dance-at-pioneer-bluffs/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Concert / Performance
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SUMMARY:National Day of the Cowboy
DESCRIPTION:Relax in the shade\, cool off with ice cream\, and sing along – or just sit back and listen – as Jeff Davidson and Annie Wilson play classic cowboy songs of the trail.  Out on the lawn next to our beautiful 1915 barn.  We will have chairs available\, but feel free to bring your own as well. Music indoors in case of rain.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/national-day-of-the-cowboy-2/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Bluffs Fall Roundup
DESCRIPTION:How can today’s Flint Hills ranchers and residents find guidance for the future from cultures who have lived here for millennia? Pioneer Bluffs will focus on Native Heritage in the Flint Hills in their annual Fall Roundup on Saturday\, October 12 \, from 2:00 to 4:30 in the historic 1915 barn. \n2:00 Welcome and the Year in Review \nThe afternoon will begin with a welcome and brief presentation reviewing the past year of Prairie Talks and activities. \n2:10 Prairie Talk – “Native Heritage and Place in the Flint Hills” \nPresented by celebrated Native American speaker and songwriter Elexa Dawson\, this talk will explore themes of Native traditional knowledge\, and philosophy of kinship with the land. Dawson will discuss how Indigenous ways of viewing the land – the plants\, creatures and bounty of the Earth – can lead us forward. She will share about her work in community gardening with the Goodway Gardens program in Emporia. A member of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation\, Dawson will explain the origins and culture of the Potawatomi\, and how today they are a vibrant and living people with sovereign nations and current relevance in modern society. \n3:00 Break \nRefreshments will be provided downstairs. \n3:20 Concert by Weda Skirts \nThe Weda Skirts are one of the Flint Hills’ most successful bands\, headlining on the main stage at the national Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield again this year. This special concert will focus on Elexa Dawson’s original Native-themed songs. Deeply connected to land\, her lyrics speak of the earth\, community\, and celebrating all relationships – with family\, friends\, children and nature. \n———- \nVisitors are invited to come early to tour the grounds and see updated displays in the historic 1908 ranch house at Pioneer Bluffs. A National Register Historic District\, Pioneer Bluffs is located fourteen miles south of Cottonwood Falls or one mile north of Matfield Green on Flint Hills National Scenic Byway K-177 – 695 Kansas Highway 177.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/fall-roundup/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs: Flint Hills Ranching Heritage Center\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:110th Barn Birthday and Annual Barn Dance
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, May 3rd Pioneer Bluffs will celebrate its historic barn’s 110th birthday and 10th anniversary of restoration with presentations and reception\, followed by the Annual Old-Time Barn Dance featuring the Land Band. The schedule for the afternoon is as follows: \n4:00pm: Welcome\n4:10pm – 4:45pm: Barn Talk featuring barn architect Ben Moore and contractor Rick Mitchell\n4:45pm – 5:15pm: Barn Restoration Video Premiere\n5:15pm – 6:30pm: Guided barn and house tours\n5:15pm – 6:30pm: Reception with heavy snacks and barn birthday cake\n\nOld-Time Barn Dance\n6:00pm Beginner Instruction\n6:30pm Barn Dance \nRSVPs are appreciated\, but not required. They can be made to 620-753-3484 or info@pioneerbluffs.org.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/annual-barn-dance-and-110th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Prairie Talk
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SUMMARY:Fall Roundup
DESCRIPTION:This year the Pioneer Bluffs Fall Roundup will focus on family activities such as face painting\, pumpkin painting\, carnival-type games\, some demonstrations\, etc. There are plans to have food trucks on site and perhaps some boutique vendors. The day will conclude with a performance by the 3 Trails West band. More information to follow.
URL:https://pioneerbluffs.org/event/fall-roundup-3/
LOCATION:Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn\, 695 Kansas Highway 177\, Matfield Green\, KS\, 66862\, United States
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