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1. chicago.suntimes.com › movies-and-tv › 2021/12/1Accordion of ‘Polka Queen’ Vlasta Krsek featured in ‘Ferris ...

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   Dec 1, 2021 · Krsek, known as the International Queen of Polka, pounded out “Twist and Shout” and “Danke Schoen” on her accordion on a parade float backing Matthew Broderick in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller.”

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   Jul 1, 2021 · Chicago Sun-Times. National. Maureen O'Donnell. Jul 1, 2021, 5:15 AM. Vlasta Krsek, ‘Ferris Bueller’ accordionist, remembered as ‘International Queen of Polka’. Vlasta Krsek, known as the “International Queen of Polka,” also appeared on TV and in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” | Gene Pesek / Sun-Times file.

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   • Vlasta Krsek dancing the polka with Mayor Harold Washington. She played for President Ronald Reagan, danced the polka with Mayor Harold Washington and performed for Mayor Jane Byrne and Mayor Richard M. Daley. “All the mayors just loved her,” her daughter said.

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   • Polka queen Vlasta Krsek and her Baldoni accordion, featured in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” For decades, Vlasta Krsek kept her favorite accordion — which she played with head-tossing abandon in the downtown Chicago parade scene in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” — at her Berwyn bungalow.

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   • The accordion Vlasta Krsek played in the parade scene in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is to be sold at an auction house that specializes in entertainment memorabilia. Mrs. Krsek, who was born in Prague, was a World War II refugee who became a star, proudly garbed in the traditional Czech folk costumes known as kroje.

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4. www.chicagotribune.com › 2024/01/18 › vintageVintage Chicago Tribune: Meet the city’s polka royalty

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   Jan 18, 2024 · Vlasta Krsek: ‘International Queen of Polka’ Mayor Harold Washington tries some polka steps as accordionist Vlasta Krsek, second from right, dubbed the Queen of Polka, plays in...

5. www.youtube.com › watchInternational Queen of Polka Vlasta Krsek - 5/11/06 - YouTube

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   Nov 3, 1995 · International Queen of Polka Vlasta Krsek - 5/11/06. International Queen of Polka Vlasta Krsek - 5/11/06. About ...

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6. www.thingstodoinchicago.co › accordion-of-polkaAccordion of 'Polka Queen' Vlasta Krsek featured in 'Ferris ...

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   Dec 1, 2021 · Pre-auction bids for the accordion had hit $1,250 by Wednesday, according to Julien’s Auctions. Krsek, known as the International Queen of Polka, pounded out “Twist and Shout” and “Danke Schoen” on her accordion on a parade float backing Matthew Broderick in the 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller.”.

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8. www.womenslproject.com › blogs › newsVlasta Krsek – WomensLProject

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   While she was well known in the polka world, her fame exploded after appearing on Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show and Ferris Buehler’s Day Off where she accompanied Matthew Broderick in the famous parade scene. Even though the “International Queen of Polka” earned only $230 for the movie, she said, “I feel like the ...

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   Jul 6, 2021 · Berwyn’s International Queen Of Polka, Vlasta Krsek, Was 83. Another gem from the Sun-Times’ Maureen O’Donnell: “ Vlasta Krsek was the head-tossing, foot-stomping dynamo in the middle of one of the most exuberant movie scenes ever filmed.