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Polka Sunday in Needville & West!
What better way to celebrate spring break in the Houston area than with a polka fest! The Needville KCs are gearing up for the 26th Annual Polka Fest on Sun., Mar. 8 at the KC Hall. From 1-6 pm the music will never stop as the Red Ravens and Czechaholics take turns playing your fave polkas, waltzes, and country tunes. Feast on hamburgers, chicken noodle soup, homemade kolaches, nachos, and sausage on-a-stick!
The Texas Polka Music Museum invites you to the 16th Annual Texas Music Festival on Sun., Mar. 8, from 1-5:30 pm at West Columbus Hall. The Czech Harvesters from Ennis will provide the music for this annual fundraiser for the museum. Musicians are also invited to bring their instruments to be a part of the jam session. Bid on stuff in the silent auction, win a door prize, buy chances in the card draw and 50/50 pot. Food available all day.
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Cistern Country Store Friday: Vic Rodriguez...Saturday: Abel & The Boyz
Krause's Cafe
Friday: Crawfest with Cajun Jeaux & Cowboy Band...Saturday: Armadillo Races...Sunday: Dachshund Races...Wednesday (3/11): Terry Cavanagh Trio
Mullins Prairie Store Saturday: Josh Tiemann
Houston VFW #10352
Sunday: Bootleg Country
Sweet Home Saturday: Texas Wild...Sunday: Blue Denim
Elgin SPJST Lodge 18
Sunday: Fritz Hodde & Fab 6
Wallis KC Hall
Friday: Al Sulak & Country Sound (during fish fry)
Also this weekend
Friday AUSTIN: Sean Orr @ BD Riley's...
DALLAS: Brave Combo, Red Elvises @ Poor David's Pub...EAGLE LAKE: This Is It @ Community Center...GERONIMO: Countrymen @ VFW...HOUSTON: Das Ist Lustig @ Rudi Lechner's (Sat., too!)...SEGUIN: Carol Cochran/Shades of Country @ Silver Center
Saturday BASTROP: Paul Schlesinger/Knights of Texas Swing @ Gracie's...BLANCO: Rocky King @ Twin Sisters Dance Hall...FULTON: Oyster Festival - Charles Thibodeaux/Austin Cajun Aces @ Fulton Beach Park...GAINESVILLE: For the Good Times Ray Price Tribute - Billy Mata, Dave Alexander, Penny Gilley @ Performing Arts Center...GERONIMO: Justin Trevino @ VFW...NEW BADEN (Franklin): New Baden Jamboree @ Community Center...SEALY: Lost Cause (Lions Sealy Dance Club) @ American Legion...SPRING BRANCH, TX: 3rd Annual Crawfish Boil w/Ca Va Bien @ Chick's Prime Meat Market...TEMPLE: Jerry Haisler & Billy Pitts @ Ratibor Grill
Sunday GARLAND: For the Good Times, Ray Price Tribute @ Brownlee Auditorium, Featuring Billy Mata, Dave Alexander, Penny Gilley...GERONIMO: Randy Harrison/The Posse @ VFW...HALLETTSVILLE: Al Sulak/Country Sounds @ Blase's Hall...SAN ANTONIO: Tony Booth @ Martinez Social Club...SAN ANTONIO: Terry Cavanagh Duo @ Riverwalk Biergarten...SEATON (Temple): Larry Burgin @ Sefcik Hall...YORKTOWN: GEEZER @ Gruenau Hall
Looking ahead to next week
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Monday
- Charles Thibodeaux & Austin Cajun Aces in Austin.
Tuesday
- GERONIMO: Jam Session (2nd Tues) @ VFW...PLANO: Alan Walling @ Bavarian Grill (Wed. & Thurs., too!)...VICTORIA: Crossroads Country Opry (2nd Tues) @ VFW...WACO: Roger Kirby & Texas Heartbeat (Young at Heart Club) @ Sul Ross Center.
Wednesday
- HOUSTON: Das Ist Lustig @ Rudi Lechner's...SAN ANTONIO: Burgundy @ Martinez Social Club...SCHULENBURG: Sean Orr @ Sengelmann Hall.
Best Little Cowboy Gathering in Texas starts next Thursday and runs through Saturday at Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange
Remember to spring forward Saturday night so you can polka on at the right time on Sunday!
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Coming in March: Our cover story features piano man Gene Lichnovsky. From the family orchestra to Gil Baca Orchestra, to solo performances, Gene has been playing polkas, waltzes, and marches for more than 70 years. Gary McKee takes a look at Central Texas dance halls that were around during the Roaring 20s. Justin Everett reviews vintage recordings of the Dancehall Boys (now called the Czech Melody Masters); visits with DJ Donnie Howard; and features Scott Hodde: A Third Generation Musical Hodde. Of course, we have your March calendar of dances, festivals, and live music events. And the much-anticipated Spring and Summer Fest Guide. Yes, it's the first listing of church picnics, plus German fests, sausage fests, country music fests, maifests, and polka fests coming in the next few months. Visit texaspolkanews.com to see the latest issue. The Spring and Summer Guide is free to view online.
Visit
texaspolkanews.com
to see latest issue.
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Bexar County Czech Heritage Dance in San Antonio
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Click on photo to see images by Gary E. McKee
Watch the video by Walt Harfmann of Walburg Boys Leap Year Day party
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KJT Hungerford Fundraiser
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Click on photo to see images by Karen Kurtz and Earline Berger Okruhlik
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German Music and Language Scholarship Competition at the Houston Saengerbund
The Houston Saengerbund will hold its Second Annual German Music and Language Scholarship Competition.
Invited to compete for scholarship money totaling almost $11,000 are high school seniors from the Houston area.
Music applicants will sing two songs in German and language applicants will write an
essay in German by answering the question: If you could visit any location and/or time period in the German-speaking world, what would you choose and why?
The
competition final will be held on March 28 at 7:30 pm at St. Thomas University Cullen Hall. Listen to remarkable young voices singing beautiful German music.
During intermission judges will deliberate while the audience has the opportunity to cast their ballots for favorite singer.
Young Accordion Players Are Invited to Learn, Compete and Engage in Live Music Events Across the State!
The 14th annual Big Squeeze Accordion Contest announces its dynamic 2020 event lineup featuring youth competitions, live concerts and music workshops in traditional Texas accordion music genres including conjunto, polka, Cajun, zydeco and more. From February to April, the Texas Folklife team will produce local events in communities across the state - each uniquely highlighting talented young accordion players and celebrating Texas' diverse musical heritage. The competitions and workshops are open to the public and seeking participants.
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Johhny Bush 85th B-day
at Twin Sisters Hall
Click on photo to see images by Lauren Haase and Gary E. McKee
Watch the videos
by Walt Harfmann of 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...The Johnny Koenig Band, Mark Halata & Texavia, and more from Wurstfest
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
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WEEKLY LAUGH
I was in my back yard trying to launch a kite.
I threw the kite up in the air, the wind would catch it for a few
seconds, then it would come crashing back down to earth.
I tried this a few more times with no success.
All the while, my wife
Heidi
is watching from the kitchen window, m
uttering to herself how men need to be told how to do everything.
She opens the window and yelled to me, "You need some tail."
I turned with a confused look on my face and yelled back, "
Make up your mind. Last night, you told me to go fly a kite."
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