'Come & Polka Long' For March First Friday
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The March 4 event will honor Thaddeus Kosciuszko, who Kosciusko County was named after, and the theme is “Come and Polka Long.”
Activities will be from 5 to 9 p.m., with “Learn to Polka” lessons every half hour. A pierogi toss is at 7 p.m. and a pierogi eating contest at 7:30 p.m. Sign-up and wrist bands will be at the information booth on the courthouse square next to the cannon.
The different restaurants downtown – B’Macs and One Ten particularly – will have special Polish food, according to First Friday coordinator Paula Bowman. B’Macs is going to have a Polish plate, including pierogi (a stuffed pasta), golabki (stuffed cabbage) and kielbasa (sausage). There also will be a variety of desserts.
Each of the restaurants and bars – B’Macs, Mad Anthony’s, Rex’s Rendezvous and One Ten – will be serving a Polish drink specific to the region, Bowman stated.
She said the “Polka Long Trail” is where people will be able to go from one of the four locations to the others for food and drink. It starts at 6 p.m. and will go past 9 p.m.
“You register at the booth. Get your wristband to show proof of age because a couple of these are bars. And you’ll get six tickets for $30, and you can use those six tickets for drinks or food at any of the participating restaurants and bars,” Bowman said.
One Ten may have some bortsch outside for children to try. It is a potato, beet and sausage soup. “It sounds gross, but it’s really good,” promised Bowman, who has Polish ancestors.
Teena Nichols is bringing a group of dance instructors to teach people how to polka. There will be lessons on the half hour throughout the night. Chris Cage will provide polka music “all night long,” Bowman said.
The Kosciusko County Historical Society is going to have information on the beginning of the county and on Kosciuszko. They will have a tent in the middle of the block with footprints that lead to the Old Jail Museum. At the museum, there will be the beginning history of Kosciusko County “because technically this is the start of our ‘Decades of Change’” theme for First Fridays in 2016, Bowman explained. Indiana is celebrating its bicentennial this year.
Plans are also underway for the county’s weekend Bicentennial Celebration, which will be Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. A pancake breakfast, vintage baseball tournament, parade and concert are among the many events planned.
For more information or to get involved, visit the Facebook page at warsaw/Kosciusko/bicentennial celebration or email [email protected]
On March 16 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a meeting at Warsaw City Hall for anyone interested in volunteering, helping plan activities or just wanting to know more. Representatives from all communities are encouraged to attend as events will be countywide.
Bowman said they are looking for parade entries, including the oldest person, vehicles, businesses and families.
“We are looking for creative souls to make up our logo for our T-shirt, that we will have for sale at all of our festivals (in the county),” Bowman said, adding that they may have a contest for that.
She said the bicentennial committee is still hoping people will purchase the Indiana torch lighted sign, which is $500 and manufactured by Hermann’s Christmas Land in Pierceton.
First Friday in April will look at the county’s religious roots, while May will be all about music, covering the decades from 1900 to 1940.
Bowman noted that First Friday is looking for a 7-foot by 7-foot by 20-foot enclosed trailer to store its equipment and decorations in. If anyone has a good, used trailer or one they would like to donate, she said that would be greatly appreciated.[[In-content Ad]]
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The March 4 event will honor Thaddeus Kosciuszko, who Kosciusko County was named after, and the theme is “Come and Polka Long.”
Activities will be from 5 to 9 p.m., with “Learn to Polka” lessons every half hour. A pierogi toss is at 7 p.m. and a pierogi eating contest at 7:30 p.m. Sign-up and wrist bands will be at the information booth on the courthouse square next to the cannon.
The different restaurants downtown – B’Macs and One Ten particularly – will have special Polish food, according to First Friday coordinator Paula Bowman. B’Macs is going to have a Polish plate, including pierogi (a stuffed pasta), golabki (stuffed cabbage) and kielbasa (sausage). There also will be a variety of desserts.
Each of the restaurants and bars – B’Macs, Mad Anthony’s, Rex’s Rendezvous and One Ten – will be serving a Polish drink specific to the region, Bowman stated.
She said the “Polka Long Trail” is where people will be able to go from one of the four locations to the others for food and drink. It starts at 6 p.m. and will go past 9 p.m.
“You register at the booth. Get your wristband to show proof of age because a couple of these are bars. And you’ll get six tickets for $30, and you can use those six tickets for drinks or food at any of the participating restaurants and bars,” Bowman said.
One Ten may have some bortsch outside for children to try. It is a potato, beet and sausage soup. “It sounds gross, but it’s really good,” promised Bowman, who has Polish ancestors.
Teena Nichols is bringing a group of dance instructors to teach people how to polka. There will be lessons on the half hour throughout the night. Chris Cage will provide polka music “all night long,” Bowman said.
The Kosciusko County Historical Society is going to have information on the beginning of the county and on Kosciuszko. They will have a tent in the middle of the block with footprints that lead to the Old Jail Museum. At the museum, there will be the beginning history of Kosciusko County “because technically this is the start of our ‘Decades of Change’” theme for First Fridays in 2016, Bowman explained. Indiana is celebrating its bicentennial this year.
Plans are also underway for the county’s weekend Bicentennial Celebration, which will be Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. A pancake breakfast, vintage baseball tournament, parade and concert are among the many events planned.
For more information or to get involved, visit the Facebook page at warsaw/Kosciusko/bicentennial celebration or email [email protected]
On March 16 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a meeting at Warsaw City Hall for anyone interested in volunteering, helping plan activities or just wanting to know more. Representatives from all communities are encouraged to attend as events will be countywide.
Bowman said they are looking for parade entries, including the oldest person, vehicles, businesses and families.
“We are looking for creative souls to make up our logo for our T-shirt, that we will have for sale at all of our festivals (in the county),” Bowman said, adding that they may have a contest for that.
She said the bicentennial committee is still hoping people will purchase the Indiana torch lighted sign, which is $500 and manufactured by Hermann’s Christmas Land in Pierceton.
First Friday in April will look at the county’s religious roots, while May will be all about music, covering the decades from 1900 to 1940.
Bowman noted that First Friday is looking for a 7-foot by 7-foot by 20-foot enclosed trailer to store its equipment and decorations in. If anyone has a good, used trailer or one they would like to donate, she said that would be greatly appreciated.[[In-content Ad]]
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