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Westphalia Waltz DVD Premiers

The Waltz to Westphalia DVDOn the first weekend of November, 2011, Austin, Bremond, and Westphalia, Texas all welcome Joe Weed, documentary film maker from San Jose, California. He will show his new production, “The Waltz to Westphalia.” He will also explain why he produced this 60-minute film about a tune known and loved by Texans for more than fifty years.

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2011 Houston Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival Scheduled For September 16 – 18

2011 Houston Dozynki Polish Harvest FestivalThe 3rd annual traditional Dożynki or Polish Harvest Festival will be held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston, Texas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 16, 17 and 18, 2010. The festival starts on Friday evening with a Launch Party and Electronic Music Festival and continues on Saturday and Sunday with two full days of …

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Get Ready For Good Polish Food and Music At Polski Dzien In Bremond

Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz At Polski Dzien (Polish Day) In Bremond Texas

The Bremond Chamber of Commerce is busy getting ready for the large crowd that will come to celebrate Bremond’s rich Polish heritage at Polski Dzien (Polish Day) XXIV on Saturday, June 25, 2011. This year’s festival will feature delicious Polish food served by several new vendors and plenty of foot-stomping Polish music by Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz, Brian Marshall and friends.

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Houston Polish Festival To Be Held On April 30 – May 1

Houston Texas Polish Festival - Our Lady Of Czestochowa ChurchHouston’s 5th Annual Polish Festival is a celebration of all things Polish – the food, the music, the language, the customs and the culture of the Polish people. The Festival will be held on the grounds of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church conveniently located at 1731 Blalock Drive, in the Spring Branch area of Houston, about 1.5 miles north of the Katy Freeway. The festival will run from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm on Saturday, April 30, 2011 and from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday, May 1, 2011

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Restoration Underway At St. Mary Catholic Church In Brenham

Restoration At St. Mary, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Brenham, Texas.St. Mary, Immaculate Conception Catholic parish in Brenham, Texas was founded in 1870 and was the spiritual home of many of the early Polish immigrants in Washington County. The large brick church that is in use today was built in 1936. When I visited the church on March 10, 2011, the entire church was covered by sections of scaffolding supporting a plywood floor just below the arched ceiling of the sanctuary and the assembly area.

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Koledy Polskie Scheduled For December 26 In Chappell Hill

2010 Koledy Polskie In Chappell HillFriends and family (Przyjaciólmi i rodzina):

On behalf of the “Koledy Polskie” organizers, we want to invite you, your families and friends to join the “Koledy Polskie” on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 1 p.m. in Chappell Hill, Texas at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. This will be our third annual “Koledy Polskie” and we hope that you will invite your families and friends to join in this historic Polish tradition. …

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Rustic Cross Marker Placed In Bremond Cemetery

Rustic Cross Marker Placed In Bremond CemeterySt. Mary’s Cemetery records show that there were some members of the Marszalek family buried in the cemetery in the early 1900’s. There are no markers still standing for their graves. One of the Marszalek’s without a marker is the great grandfather of well-known Polish musician Brian Marshall. The others are his great uncles and aunts.

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