Central & Eastern European Events: Northern California 2009
(German, Swiss, Slovenian, Croatian, Russian & Polish Events and Dances)
(Compiled by: California's Polka Bob)
(If you know of other dance site or bands - email me at: polkabob@polkabob.com)

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EVERY SUNDAY 5-9PM POLKA DANCING AT: LITTLE SWITZERLAND in EL VERANO (near Sonoma)
- various bands including Al Gruber, Steve Balich, Edelweiss Trio. Call 707-938-9990 for information.

For years I have been getting Northern California polka dance info
from Kent Williams. He no longer able to continue this effort.

Therefore I have listed links to the calendar events of the bands who have a Internet presence.
I also have listed known links for the Halls and Restaurants.

If

Northern California Polka Band Roster:

Al Gruber Band - P.O. Box 14170 South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151 (530) 544-3913, http://www.algruberband.com/schedule.php
The Internationals / Chico Bavarian Band - 4032 2nd Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (408) 842-6867, http://www.theinternationals.com/sked.php
Joe Smiell's Bavarian Band / Big Bavarian Band - 863 Portal Ave. Oakland, CA 94610 (510) 832-6938, http://www.schroederssf.com/
Alpiner's USA (Joe Domitrovich) - 833 Cottonwood Dr. Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 255-1259
Showcase The Band (Louie Perez) - Sonoma, CA (707) 938-8295, http://www.showcasetheband.com/Calendar08.html
The Brassworks Band (Frank Beau Davis) - 8153 Surrey Lane, Oakland, CA 94605 (510) 569-7993 frank@brassworks.us
Tony Raymann's Edelweiss Trio - 10 Valla Vista, Suisun, CA 94585 (707) 422-4392
Karl Lebherz Band - 148 Rock River Dr. Vallejo, CA 94589 (707) 644-4577, http://karllebherzband.com/july_sept_flyer.html
Steve Balich Polka Band - 12991 Occidental Rd. Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 874-3494, http://www.stevebalichband.com/events.php
Peter Steiner's Edelweiss Quartet - Cloverdale, CA (707) 894-0425
Karl Koch Ishan's Europa Band - 3517 Adler Canyon Way Sacramento, CA 95842 (916) 722-9177
Polka Power California - 141 Yura Way Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 791-1284, http://www.polkapowercalifornia.com/gpage.html
Don Sommerfeld Band - Lodi, CA (209) 334-1433
Frank Beeler Swiss Orchestra - 606 East Main St. Ripon, CA 95366 (209) 599-7267
Ron Scheiber Swiss Orchestra - 3104 Garden Hwy. Nicolaus, CA 95659 (916) 656-2547
Joe Bajuk (Slovenian button box) - 3 Eastgate Dr. Daly City, CA 94015
Big Lou's Polka Band - P.O. Box 593 Brisbane, CA 94005 415 468-5986, http://www.accordionprincess.com/index_004.htm
Polkacide (Johnny Jack) - San Francisco, CA (415) 587-6872, http://www.polkacide.com/calendar.html
The Squeegees (Tom Torriglia) - P.O. Box 475136, San Francisco, CA 94147
Die AlpenBand (Kevin McKnight) - 8228 Greenland Court, Citrus Heights, Ca 95610 (916) 721-1579, badenia@mindspring.com
Golden Gate Bavarian Club Band, c/o C. Boggs - 1901 Melvin Rd., Oakland, Ca 94602, http://www.bhtvgoldengate.org/GGBHTV/Events/Events.html

Northern California locations that feature Polka & European dance music:(halls, centers and clubhouses)

Little Switzerland - Riverside at Grove St., (In El Verano) Sonoma, CA 707-938-9990, www.lilswiss.com
Slovenian Hall - 2101 Mariposa St., San Francisco (415) 864-9629
Slavonic Cultural Center (Croatian) - 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco (415) 584-8859
Polish Club (hall) - 3040 22nd St. , San Francisco (415) 285-4336
Concordia Sport Club (clubhouse) - 2355 Ocean Ave., San Francisco (650) 344-8213
Russian Center of S.F. (hall) - 2450 Sutter St., San Francisco (415) 921-7631
Schroeder's Restaurant - 240 Front St., San Francisco (415) 421-4778, http://www.schroederssf.com/
Naturfreunde/Turistenverein S.F. (clubhouse) - 30 Ridge Ave., Mill Valley (415) 388-9987
Hermann Son's Hall - 860 Western Ave., Petaluma (707) 762-9962
Naturfreunde/Turistenverein Oakland (clubhouse) - 3115 Butters Dr., Oakland (510) 531-2930
Swiss Park (hall) - 5911 Mowry Ave., Newark (510) 793-6272
Germania Hall - 261 North 2nd St., San Jose - (408) 295-4484
Teske's Germania Restaurant - 255 North 1st. St. , San Jose (408) 292-0291, http://www.teskes-germania.com/events.php
Napredak Hall (Croatian) - 770 Montague Expressway, San Jose (408) 435-9933
German-American Hall - 230 Plymouth St. , Santa Cruz (408) 462-4020 or (408) 425-9367
Sacramento Turn Verein Hall - 3349 "J" St. , Sacramento (916) 442-7360, http://www.sacramentoturnverein.com/events/
Eagles Lodge #9 - 4401 Fruitridge Road, Sacramento
Croatian-American Cultural Center - 3730 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento (916) 489-0339
Hermann Son's Hall - 2891 Garden Hwy., Nicolaus (916) 656-9918
Polish-American Community Center (hall) - 327 Main St., Roseville (916) 782-7171
San Joaquin Valley Swiss Club (hall) - 110 North Manley Rd., Ripon (209) 599-3735
Tyrolean Inn - 9600 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond (831) 336-5188, http://tyroleaninn.com/

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