It’s a ‘Hall of Fame’ Halloween

Published 10:04 am Thursday, October 30, 2008

It’s a “Hall of Fame” Halloween party coming Friday night to the Austin Elks Club.

The DC Drifters and Nancy Rindflesch will entertain beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Austin Elks Club.

In addition, Billye Jane Kruse will perform.

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All tickets are $5.

Party-goers can dress up in their favorite Halloween costume or come-as-you-are, according to the party organizers.

The featured acts include Denny Charnecki and his DC Drifters partners, Ann Hemann and Doug Bathke.

The DC Drifters were inducted into the Minnesota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 with the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nobody knows rock music — particularly the 1950s and 1960 — better than Charnecki.

He has promoted countless concerts, shows and dances all to the tune of classic rock music.

In addition, he has presented tribute shows and helped other performers extend their careers.

One example of the latter is Austin’s Rindflesch.

A mother and grandmother, as well as a career person, Rindflesch and her Continental Coets were inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

While a teenager, Rindflesch and her band members had a Top 40 hit record “I Don’t Love You No More.”

For two years, she lived every teenager’s rock ‘n’ roll dreams, performing on stages in the Upper Midwest.

Two years ago, she returned to the stage and toured with Charnecki.

She has done concerts at the Paramount Theatre and was featured in one of Charnecki’s tribute shows “The Legendary Ladies of Country Music.”

In addition to the DC Drifters and Rindflesch, Billye Jane Kruse will perform Friday night.

Kruse is from Ormsby and one of the Upper Midwest’s top fiddle players as well as a singer and song-writer.

Advance tickets can be purchased at Apold Music, Hy-Vee Food Store and B&J Bar and Grill in Austin.

For more information about the Halloween party and concert, call the Elks Club at 437-4020.

The Austin Elks Club is located at 102 First Ave. N.E. in downtown Austin.