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TEXAS CZECH HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER'S 2024 HERITRAGE FEST & MUZIKY

While in high school, some students (or their parents) are contemplating what they will do after graduation.

A Visit to the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

Cleveland, Ohio has two Hall of Fame music museums – Rock & Roll and the National Cleveland-Style Polka. I recently had the pleasure of visiting both museums.

Dance On!

West (comma) Texas is just north of Waco and is an agricultural town with roots going back to the mid-1800s. When the railroad came through in 1881 one of the major landowners was Thomas West, who was instrumental in establishing a depot for the...

La Grange's Pavilion Hall Hits the Century Mark

The Pavilion Hall, on the north bluff next to the Fayette County Fair Grounds in La Grange, will turn a century old this October of 2024. In March of 1924, the Fayette County Fair Association (first established pre-1888) began looking for a suitable...

Czech Governor Honors Zapletal at National Polka Festival

At the 57th Annual National Polka Festival in Ennis, Texas, they featured the young Czech Dechovka (brass band) Pardubická muzika. Pardubická muzika consist of musicians from the Pardubice Music Conservatory ages ranging from 17 to 24 years of age....

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The Olle Brothers

While in high school, some students (or their parents) are contemplating what they will do after graduation.

By Gary E. Mckee Fayetteishome@gmail.com

Calendar Of Events

Friday, November 1 CONROE: Liberty Hill at Conroe Senior Dance (1204 Candy Cane Ln.), 6:30-9:15 p.m.

TEXAS CZECH HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTER'S 2024 HERITRAGE FEST & MUZIKY

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Editor's Log

Polkadate November 2024. Ten years ago I asked George Koudelka, who will be celebrating performing on drums for seventy years in the next several months, to write a history of polka.

By Gary E. Mckee Fayetteishome@gmail.com

Editor's Log

Editor’s Log Polkadate October 2024.

This month, the Texas Czech Cultural Heritage Center’s annual tribute to an influential band with spotlights the Baca Orchestra.

Publisher's Note

Congratulations to the new Texas Polka News on your 10th year of publication and to TexasPolkaNews. com.

By Retta Slavik Chandler TCHCC President & Chairman

Editor's Log

Editor’s Log Polkadate September 2024. Ten years ago, my life changed, the long dream of being a journalist and being involved in the music business combined and became a reality.

By Gary E. Mckee