Johann Strauss Jr. wasn’t called The Waltz King for nothing. The Austrian composer wrote more than 500 waltzes, polkas and other dance pieces during his lifetime. You can get a sampling of Strauss and ...

A big fan of the JTO, which also consists of drummer Jim Penko, is State Rep. Kenny Yuko, D-Richmond Heights. Yuko, who attended the awards show, said he is a friend of Tomsick’s and owns a copy of ...

After nearly two years of not being able to produce live in-person concerts due to the pandemic, the Warren Symphony Orchestra will make its triumphant return to the stage with “Come Dance with Us,” a ...

A Polka Mass and Dance with the Wayne Tomsic Orchestra will take place July 24 at the SNPJ Farm, 10946 Heath Road in Kirtland. The members and friends of SNPJ Lodge 5 welcome the public to the ...

The Cheyenne Polka Club has helped keep the polka-waltz style of dancing alive for at least 22 years. Claude Pruter, now retired after 32 years in maintenance at F.E. Warren Air Force Base both in the ...

CLEVELAND -- Lou Trebar, a button-box accordionist, known for incorporating elements of Viennese waltzes and American jazz into traditional Slovenian polka music, died Thursday at the Slovene Home for ...

The onset of Alzheimer’s disease has stolen pieces of Oliver Koenig’s memory. Names and faces aren’t as clear as they once were, his wife, Helen Koenig, said. But there’s one thing 84-year-old Oliver ...

What’s the difference between an accordion player and a terrorist? Terrorists have sympathizers. Yes, that’s a joke, but you can forgive the polka community for not laughing right now. On June 4, the ...

Each dance brought a new partner for Paul Farkas, who made sure none of the ladies left without a waltz or a polka at the Lehigh Valley Polka Travelers’ annual Christmas dance on Wednesday. There was ...