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50th National Polka Festival Weekly Lineup Ennis, TX Janak's Country Market Church Picnic Alert: Sacred Heart in Flatonia and Holy Trinity in Corn Hill, Sunday, June 5.

Friday, June 3 Austin: Sean Orr @ Russian House, 9P Polka On Pre Party Friday Night Austin: Billy Mata/Texas Tradition @ The Broken Spoke, 8P Austin: Casa Loma Playboys @ Historic Wessels Hall, Pioneer Farms, 8-11P Bandera: Ricky Adams Band @ 11th Street Cowboy Bar, 8:30P Eagle Lake: Texas Mavericks @ Community Center, 8-11 Granger: Steel Country Outlaws @ Cotton Club, 8:30P-12A Houston: Jeff Woolsey/Dancehall Kings @ SPJST Lodge 88, 8-11:30P (Ad, Monthly Calendar page) Houston: Das Ist Lustig @ Rudi Lechner's, 6P Navasota: Clayton Gardner @ The Western Club, 8:30-11:30P Saturday Sunday Pearland: Enzian Buam @ King's Biergarten, 6-10P Refugio: Country Opry @ Expo Center - Chris Rybak, 7P San Antonio: Gunpowder Soup @ Leon Springs Dancehall, 8:15P Stafford: Reckless Kelly @ Red Neck Country Club, 7-11P Watuga: Brave Combo @ Capp Smith Park, 7-9P Yoakum: Tom Tom Festival - Los Kolaches, TBA

Saturday, June 4

Parade Austin: TX German Bier & Kase Festival @ Scholz Garten, 5-11P - Brave Combo Cat Spring: 160th June Fest @ Agricultural Hall (Banner ad, above) - Lazy Farmers, 5- 6:30P and after auction ~8:30P-11:30P Dripping Springs: Billy Mata/Texas Tradition @ Mercer Street Dancehall, 8P Granger: Kenny Orts @ Cotton Club, 9P-1A Click on a photo above to see the images Houston: 27th Accordion Kings & Queens @ Miller Outdoor Theatre (Banner ad, above) by Theresa Parker, Walt Harfmann and - David Lee Garza, Geno Delafose, Magnolia Sisters, Czech Melody Masters, 7-11P Connie Schielack Houston: Moonglow Orchestra (Big Band) @ SPJST Lodge 88, 8-11:30P (Ad, Monthly

T-shirts Calendar page) Watch the videos by Walt Harfmann of All Houston: Das Ist Lustig @ Rudi Lechner's, 6P Around Czechs, Czechaholics, Brave La Grange: Mike Stroup Band @ Rohan Meadery, 1-5P Combo, Mark Vyhlidal Orchestra,Dujka Liberty: Liberty Opry on the Square - Gospel, 2P Brothers, Fritz Hodde/Fab 6, Texas Sound Navasota: Can't Hardly Playboyz @ The Western Club, 8:30-12:30A Check, Mark Halata/Texavia, and The New Baden: New Baden Jamboree @ Community Center, 6-10P Moravians at National Polka Fest Pearland: Enzian Buam @ King's Biergarten, 5-10P

San Antonio: Rocky King @ Leon Springs Dancehall, 8:15P Schulenburg: Frank Martin Gilligan @ The Garden Co., 6:30-9P Asleep at the Wheel Sealy: Central Texas Sounds (Sealy Dance Club) @ American Legion, 7:30-11:30P Round Top Shiner: Red Ravens @ KC Hall, 8P-12A Stafford: Bri Bagwell @ Red Neck Country Club, 7-11P CANCELLED Tomball: Honky Tonk Festival - Jeff Woolsey/Dancehall Kings, Amber Digby, Miss Leslie, and Country Jim & His Country All-Stars Victoria: The Nightriders @ DaCosta Hermann Sons Hall, 8P-12A (Banner ad, above) Webster: Kenny James @ Alpine Brauhaus, 6-9P Yoakum: Tom Tom Festival - Gabe Garcia, Scott Taylor Band, Bellamy Brothers

Sunday, June 5 Elgin: Chris Rybak @ SPJST Lodge 18, 3-7P See the photos by Gary E. McKee and Ella Flatonia: Sacred Heart Picnic - Incredible Music Makers, 11A-1P & 3-6P Broussard Geronimo: Charles/Fab 4 @ VFW, 3-6:30P Granger: Can't Hardly Playboyz @ Cotton Club, 5-10P Shiner Church Picnic Houston: Homecoming @ SPJST Lodge 88 (Banner ad, above) - All Around Czechs, Red Ravens, 2:30-7P Houston: Texas Roadrunners @ VFW #10352, 2-6P (Ad, Monthly Calendar page) Jarrell (Corn Hill): Holy Trinity Church Picnic (Banner ad, above) - Jodie Mikula Orchestra, 1-5P Pearland: Kenny James @ King's Biergarten, 5-8P San Antonio: Jim Bolado/Country Sounds @ Martinez Hall, 3-6:30P Sweet Home: Kowboy Kountry @ Community Center, 3-7P (Ad, Monthly Calendar page) See the photos by Louise Barcak, Earline Berger Okruhlik, Julie Matus, & Gary E. Monday, June 6 McKee Austin: Charles Thibodeaux/Austin Cajun Aces @ Evangeline Cafe, 6:30-8:30P Giddings: Lone Star Opry @ Giddings High School, 7:30P - Featuring Kinberlyn Hallettsville Church Picnic Krause, Sally Carlson, Rian C, Margie LeBlanc, David Lewis

Tuesday, June 7 Austin: Accordion Free-For-All - Sponsored by Central Texas Accordion Assoc. @ Senior Activity Center, 7P - Special Guest Chris Rybak (Banner ad, above) Geronimo: The Gathering Music Show @ VFW, 7P - Featuring Tommy Reed, Priscilla Speed, Sally Carlson Houston: Houston Accordion Association Jam @ Son Nam Vietnamese Restaurant, 2903 Woodridge @ Winkler, 6:30P Waco: Spur City Rounders @ Sul Ross, 7P

Wednesday, June 8 Wednesday, June 8 San Antonio: Rex Allen McNiel @ Martinez Hall, 7:30-10:30P Schulenburg: Pettit Brothers @ Sengelmann Hall, 7P

Thursday, June 9 El Campo: Odessa @ American Legion, 8-11P Pearland: Bierfest - Das Ist Lustig, Enzian Buam @ King's Biergarten, 6-10P See the photos by Louise Barcak, Earline Snyder: 20th Western Swing Festival Berger Okruhlik, Julie Matus, & Gary E. Leon Rausch w/Morey Sullivan & Brazos Valley Boys; Rance Norton/Cadillac Cowboys; McKee Tommy Hooker Band

Lost Cause @ Moravia Store Friday, June 10 Bellville: Abigail Taylor @ Silver Saddle Smokehouse, 7-9P Granger: Pearl Snaps @ Cotton Club, 8:30P-12A Pearland: Bierfest - Das Ist Lustig, Enzian Buam @ King's Biergarten, 6-10P San Antonio: Cactus Country @ Leon Springs Dancehall, 8:15P Snyder: 20th Western Swing Festival Larry Lange/Lonestar Troubadours; Jeff Woolsey/Dancehall Kings; Jody Nix/Texas See the photos by Gary E. McKee Cowboys

2016 Fan Photos Visit the Monthly Calendar, along with the Church Picnics brought to you by Janak's Country Market in Hallettsville, and Texas & US Festivals pages. It's always best to call the dance venues to check on any last-minute schedule changes.

Weekly Laugh

See the photos added to the album from Why I Don't Play Golf Anymore the Mollie B Polka Party in Ennis While golfing, I accidentally overturned my golf cart. A very attractive golfer, who lived by Betty Nemec in a villa on the golf course, heard the noise and called out, "Are you okay?" "I'm okay thanks," I replied as I pulled myself out of the twisted cart.

She said, "Come up to my villa, rest a while, and I'll help you get the cart up later." I Polka Trending noticed her silky bathrobe was partially open, revealing what appeared to be a very nice Texas: Czechs gather to remember 50 years figure. of heritage "That's mighty nice of you," I answered, but I don't think my wife would like it. North Dakota: Rolling Out the Barrel at Polka "Oh, come on now," she insisted.She was so pretty, and very, very persuasive. Fest I was weak. "Well okay," I finally agreed, "But I'm sure my wife won't like it." Pennsylvania: The persistence of polka After a couple of Scotch and waters, I thanked her and said, "I feel a lot better now. But Massachusetts: Mitch Moskal brings polka I know my wife is going to be really upset. So I'd better go now." music back to Saturday mornings "Don't be silly!" she said with a smile, letting her robe fall slightly more open. "Stay for awhile. She won't know anything. By the way, where is she?" 27th Annual Accordion Kings & Queens I replied, "Still under the cart, I guess." Lineup Announced

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