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National Polka Month Dance in San Antone
It's here! The 5th annual dance that celebrates National Polka Month and raises funds for the
International Polka Association will be held Saturday at Martinez Social Club near San Antonio. The dance from 7-11 pm will feature a Czech-Mex of music with Mark Halata & Texavia and Grammy winners Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs. The evening will be emceed by IPA Trustee for the Southwest US region, Danny Zapletal, and IPA Hall of Famer, Alfred Vrazel. "This
region of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and New Mexico has many different genres of polka music. That's why our region is a valuable asset to the IPA, which is looking to expand its reach beyond Polish polka in the Chicago and Eastern US areas," Danny Z said.
Texas Polka News is proud to once again sponsor the dance and is joined this year by the National Polka Festival of Ennis as a cosponsor. Admission is $15, but only $10 for IPA members. If you pay the $15 fee to join that day, you'll get $5 back on your admission!
Doors open at 6. Mark Halata & Texavia will kick off the music at 7 pm. Max Baca & Los Texmaniacs will take the stage at 9. And who knows, we may be serenaded out of the hall with a jam at the end of the evening! You are welcome to bring in food and snacks. Let's show the IPA how Texas does polka!
And for your Sunday entertainment: The Texas Heritage Music & Dance Club is hosting a winter break public dance at American Legion Hall in Sealy from 2-5:30 pm. Al Sulak & Country Sounds will provide the music...The Jodie Mikula Orchestra will be in Penelope at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The day starts with Polka Mass at 10 am, meal at 11:30 am, and dance at 1 pm. The ad in the Texas Polka News had the wrong date. It's not Jan 26, it's this Sunday!...If you're in the West area come out for a free dinner & dance with the Ennis Czech Boys, celebrating Fr. Anthony becoming a US citizen. Dinner @ noon; dance 2-6P.
Check out these TPN/polkabeat advertisers
Cistern Country Store Friday: DJ Superman...Saturday: Jonathan Hernandez
SPJST Lodge 18 Elgin: Sunday: Glen Collins & The Alibis
Krause's Cafe
Sunday: Dachshund Races!...Thursday (01/24): Squeezebox
Mullins Prairie Store Friday: Bryan Pavlock...Saturday: Pettit Brothers
Schroeder Hall
Friday: Richie Allbright in the Saloon...Saturday: Mickey & The Motorcars
Sweet Home Sunday: Charles & Fab 4
Also this weekend
Friday
ROUND TOP: Sean Orr @ Stone Cellar...SEGUIN: Vernon & Friends @ Silver Center
Saturday DA COSTA (Victoria): Red Ravens (Western Club) @ Hermann Sons...PEARLAND: Enzian Buam @ King's Biergarten...WALLIS: Charles/Fab 4 @ American Legion
Sunday GERONIMO: Good Ol' Boys @ VFW...SAN ANTONIO: Randy Carson Band @ Martinez Social Club...SEATON (Temple): Jerry Haisler/Melody 5 @ Sefcik Hall
Looking ahead to next week
:
Monday
- Charles Thibodeaux & Austin Cajun Aces in Austin...Fayette County Country Opry featuring Arnold Carpenter, Kelly Hartsfield & Josh Tiemann
Tuesday
- HOUSTON: Houston Accordion Association Jam (3rd Tues) @ Pizza Inn on Mangum & 18th...NEW BRAUNFELS: Comal County Country Music Show (3rd Tues) @ KC Hall...PLANO: Alan Walling @ Bavarian Grill (Wed., Thurs., too!)...ROUND TOP: Mike Stroup @ Teague's Tavern.
Wednesday
- HOUSTON: Bob & Mike @ Rudi Lechner's...SAN ANTONIO: Countyline @ Martinez Social Club Thursday - EL CAMPO: Charles/Fab 4 @ American Legion
We love pivo and kolaches; tamales and cerveza! Polka on!
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Click on photo to see images by Earline Berger Okruhlik and Gary E. McKee
Watch the videos by George Weber of Lost Cause at the PoLK of A dance
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Red Ravens @ Schroeder Hall
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Click on photo to see images by Karen Kurtz
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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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Pavlas Tavern Birthday Bash
Click on the photo to see images by Bill Bishop, Joe Cool Pavlicek, and Gary E. McKee
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
A couple was celebrating their 60th anniversary. They had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after they retired. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school. It was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they'd shared, where Jerry had carved I love you, Sally.
On their way back home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car, practically landing at their feet. Sally quickly picked it up and, not sure what to do with it, they took it home. There, she counted the money - fifty thousand dollars!
Jerry said, "We've got to give it back."
Sally said, "Finders keepers." She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic.
The next day, two police officers were canvassing the neighborhood looking for the money, and knocked on their door. "Pardon me, did either of you find a bag that fell out of an armored car yesterday?"
Sally said, "No."
Jerry said, "She's lying. She hid it up in the attic."
Sally said," Don't believe him, he's getting senile."
The agents turned to Jerry and began to question him.
One said: "Tell us the story from the beginning."
Jerry said, "Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday ...... "
The first police officer turned to his partner and said, "We're outta here!"
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