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Plans for the second annual Texas Blacksmith Conference & the Hume L. Baker Texas Antique Gas Engine Reunion have been finalized. The events will be held January 28-29, 2022 at the Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center’s Czech Village grounds in La Grange, beginning at noon on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Last year’s event was huge and we hope to make this year’s event even better!.

Enjoy the best evening of the year at the Valentines Dinner and Piano Concert sponsored by the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center in La Grange on Saturday, February 12, 2022. The formal evening will begin at 4 p.m. with a social which will include appetizers and featured wines and Czech mead from local Texas wineries. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. in the Hanslik Banquet Hall. A delicious four course meal and desserts will be served to your table as you dine with friends. The highlight of the evening will follow with the Grand Piano Concert featuring well known pianist John Dujka.

Justin Everett was a special person, who saw the world through a wonderful lens, escaped from his earthly chains December 8, 2021 following a prolonged illness. Justin was born into a family that embodies Texas music, polka music in particular. His grandfather, Anton Vrazel, was a founding member of the celebrated Vrazel Brothers Polka Band. Growing up surrounded by the sights and sounds of some of the best musicians in Texas, Justin absorbed the rhythms of his Czech heritage and shared them with others as an occasional percussionist at festivals and dances.