Holly Follies on middle school stage this weekend
The Holly Follies are back!
The follies, a weekend of local entertainment held once upon a time in Bluffton were originally part of the Blaze of Lights.
They are back, thanks to Pat Rodabaugh. This year’s performances are at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, in the Bluffton middle school cafetorium. Tickets are available at the door at $5 for adults, $3 for children and free for youth 3 and under.
Ticket sale proceeds are split between the Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary and the Bluffton Community Assistance food pantry.
Here’s a sample of entertainment -
• Dancer Elite
• Barbershop quartet
• Dan Basinger
• Katie Hohenbrink
• Skit – Mother Goose in the ER
• Flag City Cloggers
• Jazzercise demonstration
• Nick Nowlan (Saturday only)
• Skit – Operating room drama
• Pat Rodabaugh
• Bluffton HS show choir (Saturday only)
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Production offers a modern take on the story of St. Clare of Assisi
- Bluffton volleyball edged in 5 by Van Buren
- Pirate girls soccer tie O-G
- October 16 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Bluffton Council recap: Officers honored for 25 years of service
- Bluffton Clean Up teams up with Troop 3256 Cub Scouts
- Ada FFA: Feeding the Farmers
- Nov. 7 Fall Community Day at Bluffton University
- Quarry Farm Nature Preserve news for Fall 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy