Weekend Lineup
Let us dance!

Dance and festival cancellations are listed on polkabeat.com. The list represents cancellations that I know about. If dances/live music are still on the schedule, please call the venue before heading out.

Folks are venturing out to dance halls and live music venues!
Saturday
HALLETTSVILLE: Blue Denim @ Blase's Hall, 7:30-11P...361-772-4329
MOULTON: Mike Stroup & Moravian Woodpeckers @ Pavlas Tavern Pivo Patio, 7:30P. Social distancing will be enforced. Bring your lawn chairs.
SAN ANTONIO: Freddy Cruz @ Martinez Social Club, 8-11:30P
SWEET HOME: Broken Alibi @ Community Center, 8:30P-12:30A

Sunday
SAN ANTONIO: Nashville Sounds @ Martinez Social Club, 3-6:30P
SWEET HOME: Nathan Colt Young @ Community Center, 3-7P


You have several polka options on YouTube:
Mollie B and Squeezebox - Now streaming live every Tuesday night! 
Buttonboxes by Walt Harfmann
The Manaccordionist by Kelsey Lien

Check out polka beat Facebook often as Gary shares artists' live stream info. Enjoy performances by Sean Orr, Das Ist Lustig, Jerry Haisler, Al Sulak, Brian Marshall, and more! 

Also support polka radio. Check out the radio station ads on polkabeat homepage .


Latest cancellations of festivals/events:
Boerne Village Band Concert Series, June 6-July 25, postponed; Date TBD
Sealy Lions Club Dance, June 6, canceled
Cat Spring Agricultural Society June Fest, June 6, canceled
Homecoming at SPJST Lodge 88 in Houston, June 7, canceled
Texas Heritage Music & Dance Club 10th Anniversary, June 7, rescheduled to August 2
Holy Trinity Corn Hill Dinner/Dance, June 7, changed to a drive-thru dinner
Kolache-Klobase Festival in East Bernard, June 13, canceled
Happy Cousins Dance, June 13, canceled
St. Mary picnic in Hallettsville, June 14, canceled
St. Rose picnic in Schulenburg, June 14, changed to d rive-thru dinner, raffle, and online auction
Ammannsville: St. John the Baptist picnic, canceled
Millheim: Annual Father's Day BBQ, June 21, canceled
Bremond Polish Days, June 26-27, canceled
Sealy KC Music Fest, June 28, postponed
St. John Picnic, July 4, canceled
Dubina Picnic, July 5, canceled
Pulaski Polka Days, Wisconsin, July 16-19, canceled
Polka Party Cruise with Barefoot Becky, Jan. 3-10, 2021, canceled

Check out these TPN/polkabeat advertisers!
Cistern Country Store - FRIDAY: Vic Rodriguez Karaoke & Dancing; SATURDAY: Broken Duckfeet
Krause's Cafe  - Closed, plans to reopen mid-June
Schroeder Hall  - June 13: No Chance Band; June 19: Nathan Colt Young; June 20: Parker McCollum 
Houston VFW #10352  - June dances canceled
Sweet Home - See schedule above
Swiss Alp Dance Club - Next dance is Aug. 16 with Dujka Brothers
Goodtime Polka & Waltz Club - Next dance is Aug. 22 with Dujka Brothers
Elgin SPJST Lodge 18 - Western Days Free Dance with Glen Collins/Alibis on June 27, canceled
Pavlas Tavern - See info above on Saturday music by Moravian Woodpeckers


Ready! Set! Polka On!

Texas Polka News will go to an every-other-month publishing schedule due to lost ad revenue from canceled events. There will be no June issue. The July issue will be published the week of June 22. Visit  texaspolkanews.com to see latest issue.


Photo Gallery 
Blue Denim @ Sweet Home 
Click on photo to see images by Karen Kurtz, Joe Cool Pavlicek, and  Gary E. McKee
Ennis Czech Boys @ Pavlas Tavern
Click on photo to see images by Joe Cool Pavlicek and Gary E. McKee


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2020 Not Just Oompah! Goes On ...Line, that is!
 
The 2020 Not Just Oompah! Accordion Concert and Workshops has just changed its dates to June 14, 22, 23-28 with a new online format. Shirley Johnson and Laura Niland have been working with a grant from the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department, and Texas Folklife. Based on recent events regarding Covid-19, we have permission to move to a LIVE online delivery system for concerts and workshops this year. Fees are now reduced to $100 for participants, which is a real bargain for 5 workshops online and 2 online concerts! This gives us the opportunity to provide quality accordion music performances and well-designed workshops to all our participants. We are very excited about this new adventure and encourage you to register for 2020 Not Just Oompah!
Click here for more info and to register!


 

Watch the videos  by Walt Harfmann of Czech Harvesters at TPMM Fundraiser in West...Walburg Boys at Leap Year Day party...Dujka Brothers in Elgin...Red Ravens in Cyclone...all five bands at the Ennis Czech Music Festival...SqueezeBox in Cyclone...Fritz Hodde & Fab 6 at NYE dance in Elgin...Walburg Boys on Dec. 28...Dujka Brothers, SqueezeBox, Chris Rybak at Tomball German Christmas Market

Watch the videos  by George Weber of Fritz Hodde/Fab 6 and 3-band jam at El Campo Polka Fest...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
WEEKLY LAUGH

Pandemic humor
I hope they give us two weeks notice before sending us back out into the real world.  I think we'll all need the time to become ourselves again. And by "ourselves" I mean lose 10 pounds, cut our hair, and get used to not drinking at 9:00 a.m.
 
New monthly budget:  Gas $0  Entertainment $0  Clothes $0   Groceries $2,799.
 
Breaking News:  Wearing a mask inside your home is now highly recommended.  Not so  much to stop COVID-19, but to stop eating.


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