Angie and Jason Kriz of Omaha dance to the “Ice Cubes and Beer Polka” during the Halfway to Oktoberfest Party at Huber Haus on Sunday. The crowd obeys a call to “clink ‘em and drink ‘em.” Tyrolean ...

The Sokol Omaha Polka Hall of Fame has been in operation since 1972, inducting nearly 150 people who have contributed to Nebraska’s polka scene. Inductees include both living and deceased, both ...

A Yutan, Nebraska, man spends his evening on social media, fulfilling song requests on his accordian. Barry Boyce has played the instrument since age 10 and his longtime polka band, the Barry Boyce ...

Addie Hejl,13, center, plays accordion at a tribute to the Bohemian Cafe on December 4, 2016 at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha. Friends of Addie, Addison Earnest and Josephine Holiday, twirl May 15, 2017 ...

Goodrich Middle School in Lincoln now has a Hall of Fame member. Every year in September Sokol Omaha Polka Hall of Fame votes for a nominee and inducts them. "This is the best honor of my life," said ...

It was a Sunday afternoon at the South Omaha Eagles Hall, a Czech stronghold in an increasingly Hispanic neighborhood here. Under a low ceiling and fluorescent lights, Lila Dvorak, 74, danced a ...