2024 Volland Happenings at a GlanceMark your calendars now for upcoming events throughout the year. Check back frequently for added events, latest details, or changes in dates. We are always happy for suggestions. Email us at info@vollandfoundation.org with questions or comments. We look forward to seeing you this year. It's going to be a good one!

Feb-June, 2024

Beth Wynstra and Mary Pinard are returning to Volland with a new theatre project in 2024. The plan is to present an original play written and performed by Wabaunsee Countians. Read on to see how you can be a playwright or an actor - or both!

March 3, 2024

Long time friend of Volland and warmer of many hearts Ann Vigola Anderson is returning to share her latest work "The Adventures of Bottle Calf." Artist Sara Long will join Ann in the presentation and exhibit the charming illustrations she created for Bottle Calf.

Writing Wabaunsee County March 16, 2024

Sign up now. Actor auditions for Writing Wabaunsee County. All residents of Wabaunsee County are welcome, novice to experienced. We promise a fun-filled experience!

March 16, 2024

Join Kansas Astronomical Observers Outreach Coordinator and NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador Jerelyn Ramirez at Volland for a fun and informing afternoon and evening that will include information about the eclipse, stargazing at Volland, and camping out under the stars in the Flint Hills.

March 23, 2024

Lichens are symbiotic organisms -and so can be artists and musicians. A symphony of all things. Enjoy a collective journey through science, sonic space, and visual imagery at Volland with artist Sarah Hearn and musical duo Forcefields, Julia Othmer and James T. Lundie!

April 13, 2024

What happens to the memory of a town when it is completely erased? Author Eric T. Reynolds transports readers into the heart of a debate to save Garrison, KS from oblivion by the creation of Tuttle Creek Lake near Manhattan.

April 14, 2024

Mark Feiden, photographer, videographer and creator of Emil Redmon's Cow, returns to Volland to share stories from Flint Hills' ranches and farms on Sunday, April 14th at 2pm, following a a community potluck hosted by Volland and the Wabaunsee County Historical Society & Museum.

May 5, 2024

It's a Party invitation to The Friends of Volland - they make the arts flourish in the Flint Hills and it's time to celebrate! If you would like to become a Friend of Volland, we will celebrate you too!

June 1 & 2, 2024

Come along for a fun-filled trip to see and learn about beautiful fish species in the clear streams of Wabaunsee County, Kansas! Meet Ray Troll, well-known to biologists and paleontologists for his fishy art which borders on the surreal but is biologically accurate. He plays the guitar too.

June 28 & 29, 2024

Let's create history, together! Your support will help this summer’s community theatre production return to Wabaunsee County! In 2024, collaboration returns to the Ruin, on a new level. Writing Wabaunsee County is written by local playwrights and performed by local actors.

June 28-29, 2024

What do you find when you mine the experiences and talents within an area? Playwrights and Actors! See the hidden talent you didn't know existed in Wabaunsee County. It's a community theatre effort guided by Beth Wynstra and Mary Pinard who created "Heart Roots: Wabaunsee County" in 2022.

September 15, 2024

Volland is looking for creative objects to share for an upcoming exhibition, Wabaunsee County Wonders. Do you make quilts or paint? Have you found you have a knack for leatherwork or amassed a collection of plants? Volland wants to see the creative things you make and collect on September 15!

September 21, 2024

An afternoon and evening devoted to Chinese culture: Chinese history and its relevance to Hong Chun Zhang's exhibit, "Hair of the Dragon," a musical performance on the Chinese Zither, a Chinese classical dance, a Dragon Dance from University of Kansas students, and authentic Chinese food.