Chicago Accordion Club 37 Years Strong!
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Our meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at the Elmhurst Normandy American Legion Hall, 310 W. Butterfield Road, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126. The phone at the Hall during meetings is 630-833-7800.
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You do not have to be a member, accordion player, or musician to attend and enjoy. Member admission is $14 including pizza. Non-members pay $17 with pizza. Dress is casual with all ages welcome!
The Club Schedule
The Club Schedule
The Club Schedule
Doors open at 6pm. Accordions and sheet music are often bought and sold at the social hour. Pre-meeting music begins at 6:30pm. Membership meeting with jokes is held at 7:15pm. The main act takes the stage at 7:30pm. Pizza is served at 8:30pm with drinks available at the Legion bar all evening.
Black Forest Duo
What began as Kay Overpack asking Mike Iwema to come over and practice the accordion with her has turned into an accordion duo. Kay recognized Mike’s talent, and with her knowledge of the German community near the Lincoln Square neighborhood (At 15 yo, she was the accordion player for an adult dance group called Edelweiss), she has done her best incorporating him into it. They have performed together at Oktoberfests and at Himmel’s German restaurant on Lawrence in Chicago. The type of music that Kay plays is mainly German folk music, and the type of music Mike plays is, well, everything.