NEWS
IPA WILL
CELEBRATE ITS
40TH YEAR IN JANUARY
Chicago—The International Polka
Association (IPA) celebrates its 40th year of existence in 2008. To
begin the year of celebration, there will be a gala dinner-dance on
Saturday, January 19. The event will take place at Polonia Banquets,
4604 South Archer, Chicago, Illinois. It features dinner, a silent
auction and musical entertainment by Danny Mateja & the Downtown
Sound. Reservations can be made by calling (312) 315-2215.
Then, on Sunday, January 20, the
festivities continue at the IPA’s annual Chicago Festival of Polka
Bands, the largest full-day polka event of the winter months. This
one day event boasts some of the Midwest's finest polka
entertainment. It takes place at the Glendora House, 10225 S. Harlem
Ave., Chicago Ridge, Illinois.
Bands scheduled to perform include
Midway Cavaliers, Downtown Sound, Stas Bulanda & Old School Review,
Jimmy Kilian’s Honky Band, Music Company, Joe Walega’s Happy Hearts,
One More Tyme, Freeze Dried and the E-Z Tones from Indiana. Bands
scheduled to perform include Midway Cavaliers, Downtown Sound, Stas
Bulanda & Old School Review, Jimmy Kilian’s Honky Band, Music
Company, Joe Walega’s Happy Hearts, One More Tyme, Freeze Dried and
the E-Z Tones.
January is National Polka Month. So
polka fans are encouraged to save the dates of January 19-20, 2008,
and join the IPA at the celebration.
For further details, contact the IPA at
1-800-TO-POLKA. You can also keep up to date on the latest event
information by tuning in to the IPA Radio Show every Sunday morning,
from 10:00-10:30 a.m. on WPNA, 1490 AM on the radio dial.
GUZEVICH, POLISKY, LYSKAWA ELECTED TO
THE POLKA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
Chicago--The International Polka
Association's Polka Hall of Fame Chairman Leon Kozicki has announced
results of the balloting and the Annual Polka Music Awards.
According to the official report from Professor Paul Grant of Loyola
University, who served as the election judge, the following
personalities were certified the winners:
• Henry "Hank" Guzevich (Bloomsburg,
Pa.)--bandleader, vocalist, composer, recording engineer, promoter;
• Dennis Polisky (Colchester, Conn.)--musician,
bandleader, composer, vocalist, recording artist;
• Stanley "Wesoly Stas" Lyskawa
(Chicago, Ill.)--musician, bandleader, vocalist, recording artist,
performer (Deceased)
• John
Demerski (Bristol, Conn.)--musician, bandleader, promoter, polka
news publisher, recording artist, DJ. (Pioneer)
GOMULKA, RINK, MAESTRO’S MEN
CAPTURE 2006 MUSIC AWARDS
Chicago--The following will receive the
International Polka Association’s Polka Music Awards at the IPA
Festival in August:
Favorite Album or CD—"Decade" by Dennis Polisky &
the Maestro’s Men
Favorite Song—"As Sweet As Candy" by Lenny
Gomulka & Chicago Push
Favorite Female Vocalist--Lynn Marie Rink
(Nashville, Tenn.)
Favorite Male Vocalist--Lenny Gomulka (Ludlow,
Mass.)
Favorite Instrumental Group--Dennis Polisky & the
Maestro’s Men (Colchester, Conn.)
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