The Holland Theatre kicks off its 2023-24 Holland Presents series with two exciting shows in September.The month begins with “Remembering Red: A Tribute to Red Skelton” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.
Popular Pigeon Forge performer Brian Hoffman returns to the Holland with his heartfelt re-creation of the beloved comedian’s jokes, routines and characters. Audience members will enjoy laughs with Clem Kadiddlehopper. Giggle along with Gertrude and Heathcliffe, the two seagulls; and feel the love of Freddy the Freeloader, the hobo who lived in the city dump.
Sponsoring the show is Belser Accounting and Tax Service.
Next up is Ken Waldman and The Wild Ones featuring Dom Flemons at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24.
It’s an interdisciplinary arts extravaganza with a troupe of eight musicians: a poet, a dancer, a banjo virtuoso and more.
Grammy-winner Dom Flemons has gone from being a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops to an acclaimed international solo career. Longtime Alaska resident Ken Waldman is a writer with 20 books and a fiddler with 12 CDs.
The lineup also includes virtuoso banjo player and fiddler Aaron Jonah Lewis; Hannah Lewis, multi-instrumentalist and prize-winning percussive dancer; and guitarist Chris Westhoff.
The show is sponsored by WYSO 91.3.
The Holland Presents series continues in October with vocal greats The Manhattan Transfer and more.
Season sponsors are Beasley Architecture & Design and Marker, Inc.; media sponsors are the Bellefontaine Examiner and V-Teck Communications; and season support is provided by Honda of America and Ohio Arts Council.
REMEMBERING RED: A TRIBUTE TO RED SKELTON
KEN WALDMAN AND THE WILD ONES