Monthly Archives: June 2019

Street Performing in Downtown Holland

Since moving here in 2016, we’ve enjoyed street performing in Downtown Holland. Thank you to everyone who stopped to listen to our music at the first of this year’s Downtown Holland Street Performer Series. We played our handbell duets for more than two hours on Thursday evening, in perfect spring weather.

Street performing in Downtown Holland - handbells
It was a beautiful evening for music in Downtown Holland!
Downtown Holland handbells - Carla Sue
Carla at our first Street Performer Series of 2019

If you missed the first evening, the 2019 Street Performer Series runs on Thursdays until the end of August, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. We’ll be performing again on the following dates:

  • Thursday, July 25, outside the Knickerbocker Theatre at 86 E 8th St;
  • Thursday, August 29, outside Resthaven Warm Friend at 5 E 8th St.

We also play our handbell duets in Downtown Holland at other times during the summer. Look out for us on 8th Street on Sunday afternoons! If you’re going to be visiting Downtown Holland and you’d like to know when we’re planning our next street performance, please contact us. Sreet performing tends to be weather-dependent, so here in Michigan it’s often a last-minute decision!

Calliope House – one of the pieces we played in Downtown Holland (recorded in California)

Thursdays evenings are always fun in Downtown Holland. Stores and restaurants are open, and 8th Street is full of entertainment. The event is free to attend and enjoy, but tips for the performers are appreciated!

Downtown Holland street performers - handbell duo

Handbell Duets at the 2019 Downtown Holland Street Performer Series

After a successful application process, we’re pleased to be be taking part in the 2019 Downtown Holland Street Performer Series. It’s our third season of performances at this exciting summer event!

Downtown Holland Street Performer - Larry and Carla
Larry and Carla at the Downtown Holland Street Performer Series

The Street Performer Series is an annual event here in Holland, Michigan, taking place on Thursday evenings throughout the summer. Downtown Holland comes alive with the sights and sounds of musicians, magicians, circus acts, dancers, face painters and other talented performers. It’s a fun community event, and a great way to spend a summer evening with friends and family.

Our performances at this year’s event

The 2019 Street Performer Series starts on Thursday, June 13. It runs for twelve consecutive Thursdays until the end of August, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

We’ll be performing our handbell duets on the following dates:

  • June 13, outside Resthaven Warm Friend at 5 E 8th St;
  • July 25, outside the Knickerbocker Theatre at 86 E 8th St;
  • August 29, outside Resthaven Warm Friend at 5 E 8th St.
A recent performance in California

Our thanks go to Gentex Corporation for sponsoring this event, and also to the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs for their support through the Holland Area Arts Council. We’re looking forward to another summer of music in Downtown Holland!