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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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Polish Music Jam Session At Polski Dzien 2011 In BremondRead More »

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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Polski Dzien 2011 Held In Bremond Texas on June 25Read More »

Five thirty in the morning. That’s what time you have to arrive on Main Street to get your booth ready for the day’s festival browsers. Don’t even ask what time you have to get up.

Every year, the Polish community of Bremond, Texas holds Polski Dzien (Polish Days), a wonderful small-town festival with a parade, a Polish Pickle Run, 42-tournaments, washer-thrower contests, a barbecue cook-off, and booth after booth of wares sold by tired, hot vendors–all to lively polka music cranked up loud on the PA system.

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What’s Polish for “Sold-Out”?Read More »