From THE BGSU DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN RUSSIAN AND EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES
The BGSU German Club and the Department of German Russian and East Asian Languages are hosting an Oktoberfest Polka event on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom of Bowen Thompson Student Union on the Bowling Green State University campus.
This event will be an opportunity to learn about – and dance to –German-American polkas and popular music played by The Jay Fox Bavarian Band. Jay has more than 40 years of experience to his credit along with a classical accordionist background and was four consecutive years AAA National Accordion Champion. His great-grand parents were born in Leipzig, Germany and being of German heritage, he specializes in German vocals and music. He is versatile and plays a variety of styles including: Viennese waltz, polka, big band, standards, country, blue-grass, pop, rock, oldies and semi-classical. For more info on the band and its members, visit http://jayfoxband.com/band/band.html.
An exciting addition this year is a raffle featuring gift cards and other prizes from area businesses including Coyote Beads, D.P. Dough, The Flower Basket, For Keeps, Ginny’s Fashions, Grounds for Thought, Kabob-It, Mister Spots, Pagliai’s Pizza, Pisanello’s, Wings Over BG, and El Zarape. Falcon Food Restaurant is sponsoring the event.Tickets for the raffle will be available at the event.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and a traditional German buffet featuring Bratwurst and German potato salad will be served from 6-8 p.m. The $10 admission fee (for non-students) also covers the buffet; students have free admission but there is a $5 charge for the buffet for students. A cash bar serving soft drinks and beer will also be available.
For further information, contact Prof. Kristie Foell at foell@bgsu.edu
or German Club President Molly Closson at mollyrc@bgsu.edu
