October is known as "Czech Heritage Month" in Texas. I've always remembered it to be a packed month while singing with Kovanda's Czech Band, but due to my Czech Slovak titles, it became even busier! I drove over 1,500 miles to be present at festivals and other events. I would like to thank everyone who extended their invitations to me over the past four weeks.
Towns/cities that I traveled to (all in the state of Texas) included: Dimebox, Sealy, Hostyn, Houston, Taiton, Fayetteville, Temple, West and San Antonio. I would love to talk about each place I went to, however, it would take me quite some time! Instead, here is a compilation of pictures (and video)!
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| My sweet Little Sister and I posing for a cute picture before we went out and enjoyed the festivities in Dime Box |
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| Introductions and singing at the Dime Box bridge festival |
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| Such a cute picture of Saylor looking at Wallachian dolls while she is wearing her Wallachian kroj |
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| Queen of the Holy Rosary Church grounds in Hostyn. I was blessed to sing with the church choir for their Czech mass. |
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| Everything outside at the catholic church in Hostyn is written in Czech. This altar has the infant of Prague. |
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| Ben Bohuslav has become my adopted grandpa over the years. Love him! |
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| Hostyn looks so much like the Czech Republic with the cemetery on a hillside |
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| "Ferda" my Vozembouch came with me to the church picnic. I sang a few songs playing this Czech folk instrument |
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| At the Harris Co. Soup Tasting in Houston. This is the only picture I had with our family friend's daughter dressed in kroj! I also sang songs for the guests at this event. |
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| Being introduced on stage at the Dozinky festival in Taiton, TX |
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| Speaking/singing |
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| I was introduced before Druha Trava went on stage at the Lickskillet festival | |
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| I had a little fan :-) |
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| With the court of the festival |
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| Singing for guests |
With the festival queen and Sheriff of Fayetteville
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| Meeting Druha Trava |
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| I represented my Texas title at the Czech Educational Foundation of Texas Anniversary Celebration. I'm so glad Saylor can travel with me to different areas in Texas! |
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| My Mom and I with Brian and Joan Vanicek |
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| Teaching Mildred Dokupil (and the guests) how to play a Vozembouch |
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| Maggie Grmela and her grandchildren with Mildred and I |
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| Singing the US and Czech National Anthems |
With members of the Bexar Co. Czech Heritage Society at their Czech Festival
I wish I had more pictures to show you but, I hope you enjoyed the ones I acquired. Now that October has come to a close, I am looking forward to my November adventures! Where am I going next you may ask? San Francisco, California.
To be continued...
S láskou,
Christiana Gentry
