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Brazos Valley CHS plans October Czech Heritage Celebration

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 5:00am

Brazos Valley Czech Heritage Society (BVCHS) is celebrating October Czech Heritage Month by putting on its annual Czech Heritage Celebration Saturday, October 14, at the St. Joseph Parish Activity Center, 700 East 26th Street, Bryan, Texas 77803. Doors will open at 12:00 p.m., and lunch and dancing will be 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. with music by JRP Entertainment, LLC. The cost is $15. RSVP by October 9, 2023. Call or text Amanda Eisele at (979)220-3829 or email her at akv123@aol.com.

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Jimmy Brosch Would Have Turned 100 This Year

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:00am

Happy 100th Birthday Jimmy Brosch! Jimmy passed into Polka Heaven ten years ago this year, and was born in 1923 in Praha, Texas. He spent time in Firasek’s Store in Praha listening to the local Czech ladies singing in their Czech language. Jimmy was born into Czech music with the Henry Brosch Orchestra on his Father’s and the Adolph Migl Orchestra on his Mother’s side.

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PRAHA PICNIC

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:00am

The 168th Annual Prazka Pout, or Praha Picnic, took place on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Praha. The picnic takes place every year on August 15, regardless of the day of week, since that date marks the feast day for the parish and a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics. This year the picnic fell on a Tuesday, but that didn’t stop thousands of visitors (including a group of seminarians from the Czech Republic), who flocked to the country church for Praha’s famous fried chicken and stew meal, along with musical entertainment throughout the day, games for the kids, bingo and a big auction.

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