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 ...

Fröhliche Musiker Blasorchester is the name of mid-Michigan’s own German Polka Band. The band’s name translates to “happy musicians in a wind band” and features 14 members, including co-founders Sara ...

The German Heritage Festival is a 28-year-old family affair that started with a woman who was just poking around in her genealogy. She was surprised to discover a significant portion of her family ...

The hammered dulcimer, accordion, trombone and bass blend to create unique polka melodies and the 100-year-old dance tradition of the Volga Germans. Meet the musicians, dancers and families who ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- Dolly and Gene Lind listened to polka music and sipped beer. All the Cedar Falls residents needed to make their Oktoberfest experience complete Saturday afternoon were the ...

Charlie Braunreiter and I are several generations apart but we can agree on one thing: I don’t know much about old-time polka music and he doesn’t know much about music past the early 1960s. But we’re ...

PULASKI (WLUK) -- A fun summer tradition has returned to Pulaski once again. Despite rain in the forecast, Pulaski Polka Days is back for its 46th year as hundreds of people are already joining in on ...

MANITOWOC - The slate is now set for Manitowoc's two-day, free-admission summer music festival Metro Jam, which takes place June 16-17 at Washington Park, 1115 Washington St. June 16 will be "a ...

Walt Groller’s parents gave him his first accordion when he was 4 years old. There was one problem, though. The boy played it so much that his mother became tired of hearing it and threw it down the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – Have you ever danced the polka? Kansas lawmakers are working to get the polka named as the official state dance of Kansas. Originally a Czech dance, the polka spread throughout ...