LA GRANGE — The Fayette County Country Music Club will host their monthly opry show on Monday, April 20, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7 p.m., and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8.
Entertainers this month will be the oprys great band consisting of John Dujka, Craig Schmidt, Mark Lehmann, Duane Wavra, Jimmy Rohde and the king of sound Chip Wied.
Hailing from the farming community of East Bernard, Dujak started piano lessons at a young age, like many kids, but also was inspired to play the accordion by his grandpa Herman Brossmann of St. John. He played his first paying gig in 1977 and showed much promise as a pianist and organist throughout grade school. Dujka eventually graduated from the University of Houston with a master’s degree in piano in the spring of 1990 and joined the music department at Blinn College-Brenham that fall, where he teaches piano, music theory, and the history of pop & rock music. During his tenure, he has also developed a reputation for his top-notch performances of many styles of music. He has been a member of the Brenham Bluebonnet Opry band since its founding in 1998 and joined the Fayette County Country Music Show Band in 2012. Dujka can be found playing keyboards with bands across the state and has performed with his brother Mark as the Dujka Brothers for nearly 40 years, receiving numerous awards for their polka recordings.
