Poland was well represented alongside many other countries on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Brazos Valley Worldfest in College Station, Texas. The weather was nice as thousands of people entered the 20 acre Wolf Pen Creek Park for the international heritage celebration. The festival featured cultural displays, demonstrations, international cuisine, performances, children’s crafts, educational competitions and many other activities.
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Festivals and Bazaars
On Sunday, October 23, 2011 St. Mary’s Catholic Church hosted their 21st annual Polish Heritage Festival at the Parish Activity Center on the church grounds in Brenham, Texas. At 11 am, the diners lined up to fill their plates with delicious Polish food which included baked ham, kielbasa, rosół z kury, czarnina, sauerkraut, potatoes and green beans along with delicious desserts and ice tea, soft drinks and cold piwo to drink.
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It was a beautiful fall day with blue skies and warm temperatures on Sunday, October 16. 2011 as a large crowd of people with Polish roots in Robertson and Falls county came together to celebrate St. Mary’s Catholic Church annual homecoming bazaar. A delicious barbecue brisket and sausage dinner with all of the trimmings including homemade desserts and ice tea was served beginning at 11:00 am and the large parish hall soon filled up with diners. Beef, sausage and chicken by the pound for take home was available outside at the barbecue pits.
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It’s been a long time since Anderson Texas has received any significant amount of rain but on Sunday, October 9, 2011, the day of St. Stanislaus Catholic Churches 57th annual homecoming bazaar, the skies opened up and the rain continued for much of the day. The good soaking rain was a welcome sight and it didn’t stop the die-hard bazaar fans from having a good time. The day began with a Holy Mass celebrated by pastor Fr. JoJo Cal-Ortiz and a blessing in the parish hall.
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After a successful launch party with electronic music geared to the younger crowd on Friday, Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston Texas began their annual Dożynki or Polish Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 17, 2011 with a grand opening showing of the American, Polish and Texas flags and the singing of the national anthems.
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A large crowd of people came to Chappell Hill Texas on Sunday, September 4, 2011 for St. Stanislaus Catholic Church’s 74th annual homecoming bazaar. A delicious catered barbecue dinner from Carl’s Barbecue was served beginning at 11am along with plenty of cold beer and soft drinks. There were Grocery, Ham and Sausage and Cake booths along with bingo for the adults and a Toy Booth and other activities for the kids. The live auction with lots of great items was held at 2pm.
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Polish flags, Polish food and plenty of cold piwo set the stage for an amazing Polish music jam session in downtown Bremond, the Polish capital of Texas on June 25, 2011. The Polish pride was apparent as Texas Polish danceband fiddler Brian Marshall took the stage around 4 pm on this hot Texas afternoon. Brian introduced an all-star cast of around 20 musicians and then proceeded to rock the house with good old time Polish music.
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Excitement was in the air early on Saturday morning, June 25, 2011 as the 24th annual Polski Dzien or Polish Days began in downtown Bremond, Texas. Vendors were setting up on Main Street long before the sun came up and the day officially started at 8:00 am with the Polish Pickle Run, a 5K run for adults and a 1K run for the kids. There were a record number of runners this year and each participant received a beautifully designed t-shirt with a photo of a vintage Polish wedding on it. As they crossed the finish line, the runners were greeted with cold piwo, kielbasa, watermelon and lots of other refreshments.
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