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We won a 2nd place trophy at the Anchorage Fourth of July Parade.
Join our members Marge Ford and Patti Gersich on a polka cruise in February 2010. Their band the Alaska Polka Chips is one of the featured bands. For more information click for a pdf of the flyer.
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Aurora Elementary
School & Anchorage
Folk Festival
Shriners dinner
National Button
Accordion Festival
in Bessemer,
Pennsylvania
Anchorage Saturday
Market - June
Private wedding
anniversary
Private post-wedding
party
Fourth of July
Parade, Anchorage
National Button Accordion Festival, Bessemer, PA
In May, 13 of the group flew to Pennsylvania for the National Button Accordion Festival held in Bessemer Pennsylvania. We joined many other button and piano accordion players at the festival and every half hour another group would take the stage. Jamming occurred outside on the deck. We met new friends and re-connected with long-time friends. We also were invited to be on Val Pawlowski's radio show out of WKTX in Cortland, Ohio.
A sampling of photos is below. More photos can be seen at the Picassa web albums, although many are still in the raw format with no contrast or color adjustments:
First night - May 22, Second night - May 23, May 24 concert, May 24 evening performers
| The performer line-up list. Originally designed by Frank Vidergar and the Fontana Button Box Club for the Fontana Button Box Jamboree, Ron Pivovar used a similar system. Each performing group or person gets 1/2 hour until all have played, then the line-up starts again with each group requesting time if they wish. |
 Friday evening - first day of the festival |
 Ziggy, Flo, Theresa and Nancy raising their bellows for Mountaineer Polka. |
 Playing at the concert on Sunday afternoon of the festival |
 Susan, Ziggy, Flo and Fran (in back) |
 Bev, Mary Lou and Susan playing for Val Pawlowski's radio show in Cortland Ohio |
Alaska Button Box Gang P.O. Box 221744, Anchorage, AK 99522-1744 907-346-3697 |