Patty Chmielewski and Michael Bell are producing and hosting the 39th annual International Polka Fest May 19-21 at Grand Casino Hinckley. Video from the event will be used to create 26 episodes of “Funtime Polka Party” on Pioneer Public Television. (Photo submitted)
Patty Chmielewski and Michael Bell are producing and hosting the 39th annual International Polka Fest May 19-21 at Grand Casino Hinckley. Video from the event will be used to create 26 episodes of “Funtime Polka Party” on Pioneer Public Television. (Photo submitted)
Those who know polka are probably familiar with the Chmielewski family.
Apple Valley resident Patty Chmielewski traces her family’s involvement in polka to the late 1800s when her great-grandfather, Frank, played his fiddle at barn dances and weddings.
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