The Two Rivers Historical Society is hosting a weekend of events on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Festivities include a one-man show, a free polka band concert and the Polka Bowl II fundraiser. Polka Bowl II ...

When polka music made its mainstream debut in the Midwest in the mid-20th century, it was a hit among young crowds. Today, those crowds and accordion players at polka events (like those hosted ...

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NANTICOKE — John “Stanky” Stankovic, the legendary Northeast Pennsylvania polka king who entertained millions of people from around the world for decades, died on Christmas Day. He was 89. Stankovic, ...

CAMERON — On Sunday, Dec. 28, Alfred Vrazel will do something he has done nearly every week since 1955. He cues up polka music, greets his listeners and fills the afternoon airwaves with the sound ...

The organ bench at Our Lady of Hope was vacant as parishioners celebrated Mass on Thanksgiving Day. Instead, the Catholic church in Dundalk was filled with the foot-tapping zest of an accordion, ...

The 61st Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, hosted by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame will once again serve as a showcase for Cleveland-Style and Slovenian polka. It will take place Nov.

He’s a pirate and he calls himself Jimi Jimi Jimi, the Polka Dancing Pirate. If there’s an Oktoberfest event at the Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul, a polka mass at St. Boniface Catholic ...

KENT, Ohio – If you are looking for something fun to do in Northeast Ohio this weekend, check out Kent Oktoberfest. The festival is Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon to 8 p.m. Highlights include seasonal ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- 18-time Grammy Award polka player Jimmy Sturr started his polka band when he was just 11 years old. A native of Florida, New York, Sturr grew up around polka music and ...