W. Chicago Sister Cities presents Oktoberfest-style Community Dinner

West Chicago, Illinois: September 20, 2012 - An Oktoberfest-style community dinner, planned for Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, is being organized by West Chicago Sister Cities. The event will be held at the American Legion Post located at 123 Main St. in downtown West Chicago. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a cash bar with dinner being served at 7 p.m.

The same menu, which received rave reviews last year, will include roast pork loin with mustard sauce, lemon basil chicken breast, German potato salad, cucumber salad, vegetable and soft pretzels.

The Mike Schneider Band, which has been entertaining audiences throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio since 1996, will perform a great assortment of traditional music. According to its website, since 1996 the band has been nominated for 17 polka awards from five separate organizations. In 2009, it took home the Band of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame after eight nominations in the category since 1998. Mike also holds the honor of being one of the youngest people ever inducted into the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame, at the age of 18 in 1997.

Tickets are $18 per adult, $10 for children ages 6 - 12. Tickets for children under 5 are free. For more information about the community dinner or to reserve tickets, visit www.westchicagosistercities.com or contact Melissa Birch at (630) 621-0128.