International Polka Association the mutual interests and encourage greater cooperation among its members who are engaged in polka entertainment; and to encourage and pursue the study of polka music, dancing and traditional folklore." The IPA is structured to serve as an educational resource. The IPA is also responsible for the continued operation and growth of the Polka Music Hall of Fame and Museum. It is through this branch that the association has been able to continue its historical, educational and research goals on behalf of polka music. International Polka Association The International Polka Association (IPA) is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to
Pavane (novel) alternate history subgenre of science fiction and the work's high reputation continues; "The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction" assesses it as "now credited as the finest of all 'alternate histories' ". Algis Budrys found the novel to be "a tapestry of a book; a marvel of storytelling", and concluded that, despite an unnecessary "Coda", it was "a truly wonderful work". Pavane (novel) Pavane is an alternate history science fiction fix-up novel by British writer Keith Roberts, first published by Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd in 1968. Most of the original stories were published in "Science Fantasy". An additional story, "The White Boat",