For information call: Sherry Huiras  -  414-546-3370.
 
Please scroll down to see our list of upcoming 2011 Concerts and events.

Monday - January 23, 2012

Featured Program: SWAP NIGHT
 
Anything music related is encouraged for sellers: accordions, keyboards, amplifiers, guitars, vinyl records, sheet music, etc.
 
Table rental: $5 per table for MAC members
$10 per table for non-members
Contact Sandy Bednarek for Registration Form:
S.Bednarek@sbcglobal.net or phone 414-421-7577
Admission Fee: Non-members: $3 - No charge for members
 
6:30 – 9:30pm: SWAP NIGHT

Monday - February 27, 2012

Featured Program: POST-VALENTINE DANCE
Dance to the music of THE KENNY BRANDT BAND
 
Kenny Brandt has been active on the Milwaukee polka circuit for many years, but it’s not just polkas. You can be assured of a mixed program of a great variety of music. Kenny provides some smooth sounds on that tenor sax. Joining Kenny for this evening’s dance will be Tony Sabo on accordion and Joe Grilli, drums. When this trio gets together you’re guaranteed a great and exciting evening of dancing.
 
Altered schedule that evening:
6:30 pm: Brief business meeting
7:00 - 9:30 pm: Dance to the music of THE KENNY BRANDT BAND
 
Admission is $5 for MAC members; non-members $10

Monday - March 26, 2012

Featured Program: HONKY TONKITIS
 
Honky Tonkitis brings back that honky tonk music your grandpa and daddy listened to when you were a kid and brings back the glory days of life spent plugging the jukebox. They have been playing live shows in the Wisconsin area since 2008. Along the way they’ve hit such big name venues as Wisconsin State Fair and Bastille Days, as well as your favorite watering holes such as Bay View Brew Haus and Kochanski's Concertina Beer Hall, to name just a few. ‘Our live shows have a reputation for being obnoxious, cantankerous, and confrontational, and that's just the audience!’
 
Members of the band: Johnny Maplewood (Vocals, Upright Bass); Chris Conrad (Electric/Baritone guitar); none other than our own Milwaukee Accordion Club Vice-President, Don Turner (Accordion); Tom Hanson (Fiddle); Kurt Weber (Drums).
 
6:30 pm: Performance by club members
7:30 pm: Brief business meeting
8:00 pm: Honky Tonkitis

Admission is $3 for MAC members; non-members pay $5

Monday - April 23, 2012

Featured Program: THE EDDIE RODICK BAND

Eddie Rodick has been wowing audiences with his accordion playing for over 50 years. He knows how to turn polka fans into a frenzy.

Eddie’s first band in 1960, a trio, was called the Champagnes. On his return from U.S. Marine Corps duty in1969, Eddie teamed up with Bob Oblocki and his band. The band took top honors in the Polka Band of Tomorrow Contest. A year later, Eddie set out on his own. In the early 1970’s, Eddie started a band called ‘Eddie Rodick and the Goodtime Boys’ with Dan Wojtila, Don Wojtila, Dave Skrajner and Al Bambic. The group took the polka world by storm, recorded an album and appeared regularly on TV’s Polka Varieties Show. The band was together for eight years. Eddie formed a new band in the early 1980’s. The popularity of the band inspired four record albums. In the mid-1990’s, Eddie developed a new band and a dynamic sound to go with his high-driving style of playing. Kim Skovenski joined the band as the drummer, and Eddie Rodick III became a member of his dad’s band.

Eddie recorded three more albums, including ‘Polka Sweethearts’, which was voted the 2007 Recording of the Year. His band was named Band of the Year in 1990, 2002 and 2007, and had the Recording of the Year in 1990. Eddie has played throughout the United States, Spain, Netherlands, Canada and Mexico.

Altered schedule that evening:
6:30 pm: Brief business meeting
7:00 - 9:30 pm: Dance to the music of THE EDDIE RODICK BAND

Admission is $5 for MAC members; non-members $10

Monday - May 28, 2012

‘The MAC’s Got Talent’
 
Master of Ceremonies and MAC Board Member, Roger Boll, will introduce a showcase of MAC Member talent at this May Meeting. We’re going to let our local lights shine and give you a glimpse of the talent that comprises our club membership. Our MAC Secretary, Shirl Barry, will be coordinating the talent for this event. If you are interested in letting your ‘Little Light Shine’ at this event, contact Shirl, 414-543-7714, to reserve your place in the spotlight.
 
Altered schedule that evening:
6:30 pm: Brief business meeting
7:00 – 9:30 pm: OPEN MIC
 
Admission is $3 for MAC members; non-members $5

Monday - June 25, 2012

To be announced

Monday - July 23, 2012

Betty Jo Simon brings endless enthusiasm to the stage. A vivacious performer who enjoys intimate concert settings where she can talk with her audience, Betty Jo has a wide repertoire from which to choose. Her favorite? "Around the World with the MIDI Accordion."
 
Betty Jo performs as a soloist throughout the United States and internationally. In 2000 she appeared on a Chinese satellite TV musical variety program aired on Chinese New Year and went on to give concerts in Beijing and Shanghai. In 2007 she won the Maddalena Belfiore Entertainment Competition for Female Accordionist and currently leads a German polka band called The Alpen Spielers. In August 2009 she performed as soloist with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra at three different venues, one being the opening concert of the 64th Annual Coupe Mondiale. (World Championship Accordion Competition)
 
6:30 pm: Performance by club members
7:30 pm: Brief business meeting
8:00 pm: Betty Jo Simon
 
Admission is $3 for MAC members; non-members $5

August, 2012

To be announced

September, 2012

To be announced

October, 2012

To be announced

November, 2012

To be announced

December, 2012

To be announced