The Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange invites you to celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a family Sunday filled with music, food, laughter, Czech culture and remembrance during the 20th Annual Slavnost ‘May Fest’ on May 15. Festivities begin with a recognition ceremony honoring 25 years of TCHCC at 10:30 AM.
Big Band and Jazz Music (Modern Music) got the short end of the drumstick when it came to being remembered as a popular musical force in Central Texas in the 20 century as polka and waltz (Old Time) music got all the attention because of its uniqueness.
A big time was had by lots of folks at the South Texas Polka & Sausage Festival in Hallettville on March 25-27.
Editor's note: Robert Besetzny, longtime co-chairman of the St. John Picnic, passed away last year. I interviewed him at the July 4 Picnic in 2019 for a story that appeared in the Fayette County Record. After a break for COVID in 2020, the picnic returned last year just a few months after Besetzny died. He was sorely missed, but the picnic carried on and it will again this year. Here’s the story that appeared in the Record:
Thousands flocked to downtown Schulenburg on April 2 for the triumphant return of the Schulenburg Sausagefest.