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SqueezeBox & El Campo Polka Fest
They're here! Mollie B, Ted Lange, Joe Poper, and Dana Linblad begin their Texas tour tonight at Krause's Cafe in New Braunfels. Here's a look at their performance dates, some already sold out!
Jan. 24 Round Top Rifle Hall SOLD OUT
Jan. 25 Hallettsville KC Hall SOLD OUT
Jan. 26 Cyclone Flag Hall SOLD OUT
Jan. 28 PHARR: Squeezebox @ Tip O'Texas, 7P Show
Jan. 29 PALMVIEW: Squeezebox @ Bentsen Grove, 7P Show
Jan. 30 Mission Fiesta Village SOLD OUT
Jan. 31 Brazoria Columbus Hall SOLD OUT
Feb. 1 HOUSTON: Squeezebox @ SPJST Lodge 88, 6-9:30P Get your tickets here
Feb. 2 SAN ANTONIO: Squeezebox @ Martinez Social Club, 1-4P Get your tickets here
Taiton Community Center is the scene on Sunday for the 33rd Annual El Campo Polka Fest
from 1-7 pm. It's another Big Three dance-a-thon with Fritz Hodde & the Fabulous 6, Leo Majek Orchestra, and Red Ravens. Doors open at 11 am, and you can feast on BBQ sandwiches, fried gizzards, and noodle soup throughout the day. You'll want to be sure to be there from 4-4:30 pm for the three-band concert.
Saturday morning, Gary and I will be at the Civic Center in Caldwell for the Texas Czech Genealogy Society program Understanding Yesterday - Planning for Tomorrow. We'll be joined by Erik McCowan, director of the documentary Dance Hall Days. We're first up on the agenda at 9 am. After watching the film, we'll answer questions about the past and future of polka in Texas. Click here to see the rest of the day's program.
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Cistern Country Store Friday: DJ Superman...Saturday: Abel & The Boyz
SPJST Lodge 18 Elgin: Sunday: Czech Melody Masters
Krause's Cafe
Armadillo Races coming Feb. 8
Mullins Prairie Store Saturday: Cody Ray Henry
Schroeder Hall
Friday: Devyn Whittington in the Saloon...Saturday: Jarrod Birmingham
Houston VFW #10352
Sunday: Bootleg Country
Sweet Home Sunday: Good Ole Boys
Also this weekend
Friday ELM MOTT: Roger Kirby/Texas Heartbeat @ American Legion...
HOUSTON: Bob & Mike @ Rudi Lechner's (Sat., too!)...SEGUIN: Cactus Country @ Silver Center
Saturday AUSTIN: Glen Collins/The Alibis @ Gueros Taco Bar...BRENHAM: Battle Dance: Rocky King Band & Jeff Woolsey/Dancehall Kings @ Silver Wings Ballroom...HALLETTSVILLE: Southpaw @ Blase's Hall...PEARLAND: Enzian Buam @ King's Biergarten...RED ROCK: Nathan Colt Young @ Watterson Hall
Sunday GERONIMO: Lonestar Pickerz @ VFW...HALLETTSVILLE: Battle Dance - Lost Cause & EZ Country...SAN ANTONIO: Justin Trevino @ Martinez Social Club
Looking ahead to next week
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Monday
- Charles Thibodeaux & Austin Cajun Aces in Austin..AUSTIN: Central Texas Accordion Assoc Meeting @ Casa Chapala.
Tuesday
- PLANO: Alan Walling @ Bavarian Grill (Wed., Thurs., too!)...SAN ANTONIO: San Antonio Accordion Assoc. @ Chester's Hamburgers.
Wednesday
- HOUSTON: Das Ist Lustig @ Rudi Lechner's...SAN ANTONIO: Countrymen @ Martinez Social Club...SCHULENBURG: Mike Stroup Trio @ Sengelmann Hall...Thursday - WACO: Roger Kirby & Texas Heartbeat @ Sul Ross Center
Enjoy the fried gizzards in New Taiton and Polka on!
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Coming in February: What better way to celebrate the month of love than with a feature on polka sweethearts Ross and Valina of Das Ist Lustig. Read about this couple's mission to promote polka to all age groups and how they stay true to their band's name, which translates to That's Fun! Gary E. McKee continues his look at the Roaring Twenties, this time focused on the dawn of radio. Justin Everett reviews Brandon Hodde's new CD, interviews DJ Dallas Wayne, and gives us a glimpse of what life is like for Dennis Svatek of the Czech Melody Masters. Also in this issue, info on the Alex Meixner Texas tour, and photos of the Pavlas Tavern anniversary bash in Moulton and the Tomball German Christmas Market. Of course, we have your February calendar of dances, festivals, and live music events.
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National Polka Month Dance
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Click on photo to see images by Gary E. McKee
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Click on photo to see images by Karen Kurtz
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Dion Pride @ Bluebonnet Opry
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Click on photo to see images by Julie Matus and Gary E. McKee
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Texas Heritage Music & Dance Club Dance in Sealy
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Click on photo to see images by John Roberts and Gary E. McKee
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TEXAS CZECH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PROGRAM SET FOR JANUARY 25
Dance hall days, the Velvet Revolution, and the Spanish American War are just a few of the topics to be covered in the program presented by the Texas Czech
Genealogical Society on Sat., Jan. 25.
The event will be held at the Caldwell
Civic and Visitor Center. Registration
and refreshments start at 8 am
followed by the program 9 am-4 pm.
The day's agenda:
Texas Czechs Bring the Music -Documentary Special Cultural
Feature - Theresa Cernoch Parker,
Publisher and Gary E. McKee,
Editor of the Texas Polka News,
and Erik McCowan, producer of
Dance Hall Days documentary will report on the current status of dance halls andpolka bands.
Yesterday's Weather - Today's
Genealogy - Dan Mares, an avid
historian and genealogist has traveled
to the Czech Republic multiple
times, studied the Czech language
at Charles University in Prague, and
taught in summer English language
schools in Moravia and Bohemia.
Ways to Find Your Ancestors - T.J.
Slansky has immersed himself into
Czech culture, language, and activities
and is an expert in researching the
Opava Archive records.
Velvet Revolution: Questions and
Memories - David Chroust was in 1st
grade in Czechoslovakia days after
the 1968 Soviet occupation.
Czech Texans in the Spanish-
American War in 1898 - Patrick
J. Janis has extensive experience
conducting genealogical research
in the Czech Republic.
See the Texas Czech Genealogical
Society (TCGS) website
txczgs.org
for registration (includes a catered
lunch) forms, and information or
contact Carolyn Holub 214-577-0029,
[email protected].
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Watch the videos
by Walt Harfmann of Fritz Hodde & Fab 6 at NYE dance in Elgin...Walburg Boys on Dec. 28...Dujka Brothers, SqueezeBox, Chris Rybak at Tomball German Christmas Market...The Johnny Koenig Band, Mark Halata & Texavia, and more from Wurstfest...Jodie Mikula Orchestra at Moravian Hall in Corn Hill...Schuetzenfest with
The Original Bavarian Blasmusik and
Donnie Wavra
Watch the videos
by George Weber of Lost Cause at the PoLK of A dance...Das Ist Lustig and SqueezeBox at Tomball German Christmas Market...Red Ravens and Dujka Brothers at Ellinger Polka Fest...Czech & Then Some and The Moravians at Caldwell Kolache Festival...Texas Sound Check, Charles & Fab 4, Mark Halata & Texavia at PoLK of A party in New Taiton
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WEEKLY LAUGH
Just before a boy enteres the barbershop, the barber tells his customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch."
The barber puts a dollar in one open palm and two quarters in the other and asks the kid, "Which do you want?" The boy takes the quarters and leaves.
"See?" says the barber, laughing.
Later, the customer passes the boy, who is standing outside a candy store. "Why'd you take the quarters and not the dollar?" he asks.
"Because," says the boy, "the day I take the dollar, the game's over."
Connie Behensky/Reader's Digest Share your jokes:
[email protected]
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