United States Polka Association Festival & Convention
When:
Fri, May 23, 2008 at 6:00 PM to
Sun, May 25, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Where:
Doubletree Hotel Cleveland South
6200 Quarry Lane
Independence, OH
Lat/Lon: 41.3934, -81.6512
What:
The United States Polka Association's 40th annual Polka Festival and Convention features three days of polka music over Memorial Day Weekend. The weekend also includes the USPA's annual awards banquet to recognize outstanding achievements in the polka industry. The banquet will be held on Saturday, May 24th, at 11:30am.
The festival also features a large wooden dance floor, ample seating, food and concessions, and the 1st annual Junior Miss USPA and Teen Miss USPA pageants.
Bands performing at this year's festival include:
* Phocus featuring Scrubby
* Polka Family
* Polka Country Musicians
* Lenny Gomulka and Chicago Push
* Dynabrass
* Maestro's Men
* The Knewz
* John Gora and Gorale
* Downtown Sound
* Ethnic Jazz
* New Brass Express