DANCES - FESTIVALS - EVENTS - LIVE MUSIC

DANCES - FESTIVALS - EVENTS - LIVE MUSIC

DANCES - FESTIVALS - EVENTS - LIVE MUSIC

Saturday, November 1 SEALY: Sealy Lions Dance Club presents Liberty Hill at the Sealy American...
An image from an invitation to a USO Dance during World War II.

An image from an invitation to a USO Dance during World War II.

Myron Floren, Another Type of Veteran

The word “veteran” has been bandied about for several centuries, the word coming from the Latin...
Gene Lichnovsky performing at the Brenham Bluebonnet Opry last month.

Gene Lichnovsky performing at the Brenham Bluebonnet Opry last month.

McKee: More Good News from the Polka Beat

Fayette County has new owners who are busy restoring this old hall, it’s so old that when I...
Larry Sodek: 1952-2025

Larry Sodek: 1952-2025

Larry Sodek: 1952-2025

The polka world lost another major performer in September.
The Bluebonnet Opry in Brenham will host Gene Lichnovsky (above) and Mark Halata (below) at a special polka show on Oct. 16.

The Bluebonnet Opry in Brenham will host Gene Lichnovsky (above) and Mark Halata (below) at a special polka show on Oct. 16.

Polka Show This Month at Bluebonnet Opry

It’s October and it is polka time in Brenham.
SCENES FROM WESTFEST

SCENES FROM WESTFEST

SCENES FROM WESTFEST

The first of two days at Westfest Czech Festival featured music by The Happy Players, Ennis Czech...
Marie Tupa (right), former owner of the Texas Polka News, passed away in September at age 95. She is pictured here with Theresa Cernoch Parker, who purchased the paper from Tupa in 2014.

Marie Tupa (right), former owner of the Texas Polka News, passed away in September at age 95. She is pictured here with Theresa Cernoch Parker, who purchased the paper from Tupa in 2014.

Former TPN Owner Dies at 95

Marie Schultz Tupa, the widow of Julius Tupa, the founder of the Texas Polka News went to Heaven in...