A special thank you goes out to T. Ron Jasinski-Herbert and our friends at Polonia Today for the video link of our Hall of Fame awards ceremony. The Polka Music Hall of Fame Banquet during the festival of the International Polka Association (IPA) honored the new inductees on August 30, 2014. The event took place at the Embassy Suites in Independence, Ohio. Four polka personalities were inducted; two in the Living Category, one in the…
2014-2015 Officers and Board of Directors: Officers: President – Rick Rzeszutko* (IL) 1st Vice President – Christy Krawisz* (IL) 2nd Vice President – Fred Kendzierski (NJ) Financial Secretary – John Krawisz* (IL) Treasurer – Linda Niewierowski (IL) Secretary – Laura Mateja (IL) Sargeant-at-Arms – Peter Danielczuk (CT) Directors: Debbie Dunaj (WI) Ed Guca (Canada) T. Ron Jasinski-Herbert (IL) Mike Maduzia* – (IL) Dan Mateja – (IL) Mike Matousek – (MD) Dennis Mikolajewski – (IL) Keith…
A sincere and heartfelt thank you to all of the many polka fans that attended the 2014 International Polka Association Festival and Convention. Observing polka fans of all ages singing, dancing, and hopping up and down to the beat of the music, makes all of the time and energy required to put on such an event all worthwhile. Again, thank you all so very much; and please come back again – and bring a friend…
Check out the IPA’s updated and unique design of our 2015 IPA T-Shirt! Your purchase helps the IPA promote polkas and continue the advancement of this great music that we all love. Get yours today!! Check out the IPA Store for other items!
Please join the International Polka Association and the United States Polka Association for a Joint Polka Celebration Featuring Lenny Gomulka & the Chicago Push Saturday ~ October 18, 2014 Holiday Inn ~ 15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville, Ohio Music from 8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Donation: $13.00 per person Special Room Rate of $62.00 plus tax, if you tell the hotel you are with the Joint Polka Celebration. Call 440-238-8800 for Reservations. No outside food or beverages permitted…
If you are attending the IPA Festival & Convention at the Embassy Suites this weekend and are also a Hilton Honors member, be sure to register for their triple points promotion. Earn your next reward night 3X faster with Hilton HHonors. www.hiltonhhonors.com Sign up and earn 2X HHonors Points during the week and 3X HHonors Points on the weekends at participating hotels and resorts from August 1 through October 31, 2014.
The IPA Polka show on WPNA Radio 1490am has a new time and an extended time slot! The IPA Polka show can be heard on Sundays from 11am to 12pm cst (12pm to 1pm est) on WPNA Radio 1490am. Online at: http://www.wpna1490am.com/live.htm TuneIn App: WPNA 1490am Please join us for a full hour of information on up coming polka happenings and some happy snappy polka music to get your Sunday going.
We regret to inform you that Kenneth Gill, a longtime member and pastpresident of the International Polka Association, passed away today, June29, 2014, at the age of 70.Visitation will be at the Skaja Terrace Funeral Home, 7812 N. MilwaukeeAve., Niles, Illinois, on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, 3-9 p.m.The funeral will leave Skaja’s on Thursday, July 3, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. forMass at St. Eugene’s Church in Chicago at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be at St.…
Hey Polka Fans – The I.P.A. wants to hear from you! Help guide our band choices so we can bring the bands you want to hear to our events. Please go to the link below and answer a brief survey telling us your 10 favorite bands. Just click on the link below . . . Thank you for your participation. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IPA-Band-survey
Richie Tokarz Living Category – Inducted 2000 Uniquely, making his name as a sideman, Richie Tokarz is well known particularly in the Polish sector of polka music. Through the years he has demonstrated his talents playing the accordion, trumpet and singing with top polka bands. Also, his efforts as a musical writer have always scored high on the list. Born on February 16, 1949, to Stanley and Florence Tokarz, he was raised in Whiting, Indiana…
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