Weekend Lineup
Sweet Home is rockin'

Saturday night and Sunday afternoon dances are back at Music City Sweet Home! And from the looks of the dancers, y'all are glad about that. This Saturday, two bands will provide the music - Stephanie Ross & The Southern Drive Band and the Justin Cooper Band. Then on Sunday, Blue Denim will be in the house.

If you want to polka on, Texas Legacy Czech Band will be at the American Legion Hall in Wallis Saturday night.

The Not Just Oom-Pah accordion workshops start next week, kicked off by a live stream concert by Alicia Baker Straka on Monday from 8-9 pm. Have you registered for the workshops?  Click here to learn more and register.





Another way to celebrate National Accordion Month is to sign up for Legendary Accordion produced by Terry Cavanagh. Every morning from June 22-26, you'll receive an email  that spotlights one of these experts:
Alex Meixner: "Living and Breathing Passion"
Danny Jerabek: "For the Love Of It"
Carl Finch: "The Master's View"
Michael Bridge: "The Accordion Wizard"
Ted Lange: "The Consummate Musician"
You'll get an insider's personal view of what makes them tick, how they approach music and performance, and musical performance tips for accordion as well as a performance from them.


Check out these TPN/polkabeat advertisers!
Cistern Country Store - FRIDAY: Johnny Loco Karaoke & Dancing; SATURDAY: EZ Country
Krause's Cafe  - They are hoping to reopen soon
Schroeder Hall  - FRIDAY: Nathan Colt Young; SATURDAY: Parker McCollum 
Houston VFW #10352  - June dances canceled; dances resume in July
Sweet Home - See info 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 - You never know when an impromptu jam session will occur!

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.

Latest cancellations of festivals/events:
Ammannsville: St. John the Baptist picnic, June 21, 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
Corpus Christi: South Texas Summer Polka Fest, Aug. 8, canceled
Polka Party Cruise with Barefoot Becky, Jan. 3-10, 2021, canceled

Hoping all dads can Polka On this weekend!

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 
Cotton Gin Fest in Burton 
Click on photo to see images by Gary E. McKee
Charles & Fab 4 @ Sweet Home
Click on photo to see images by Joe Cool Pavlicek

Polka Trending


 
Shiner's 2nd Wind @ Blase's Hall
Click on photo to see images by Joe Cool Pavlicek, Karen Kurtz, and Gary E. McKee

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

Thanks Shane for sharing this poem by Carl Roesler

AS CHILDREN, WE CAN'T COMPREHEND
OR FULLY REALIZE
THE MEANING OF A FATHER'S LOVE,
HOW TENDER AND HOW WISE.
HIS PATIENCE AND HIS GUIDANCE,
HIS HELPFUL, CARING WAYS.
THE SPECIAL, THOUGHTFUL THINGS HE DOES
TO BRIGHTEN UP THE DAYS.
YEARS GO BY BEFORE WE KNOW
THE DEPTH OF HIS CONCERN,
THE LOVE IN HIS PROTECTIVENESS--
IT TAKES SO LONG TO LEARN.
BUT AS WE GROW, WE UNDERSTAND,
FOR WE LOOK BACK AND SEE
THROUGH OLDER EYES AND WISER HEARTS.
HIS LOVE AND LOYALTY.
IT'S THESE AND MANY OTHER THINGS
THAT MAKE HIM GROW MORE DEAR,
MORE ADMIRED, AND MORE APPRECIATED
WITH EVERY PASSING YEAR.

Submitted by Shane Lala   Share your jokes: [email protected]
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