Two German
men met under an oak tree on Quihi Creek on May 26, 1890 to organize
the Quihi
Schuetzen (shooting) Verein (club). Now called the Quihi Gun Club, it is one
of
the oldest social clubs in the country with over 600 members. Having been built
on the Quihi Creek, the club's building had been washed away 3 times before the
building that stands today was built.
Dances are still held every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month! Visitors from all over the world enjoy dancing on one of the best wooden dance floors ever.
The Quihi and Elm Creeks that surround the Dance Hall are the reason the building stands 6' feet off the ground. Many of Texas' greatest Legends like Pappy Selph, Caesare Masse, and Cliff Bruner have spent many nights in Dance Halls like this. The Club, originally built to defend against Indian attacks, is the oldest continuous running gun club in the United States. They continue to meet each month.
Contact us at (830) 426-2859
UPCOMING DANCES
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008
DANA LEE & THE RANGER BAND
9:00pm-1:00am
$8.00 per person
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
CACTUS COUNTRY
9:00pm-1:00am
$8.00 per person
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
BOBBY JORDAN & RIDGECREEK
9:00pm-1:00am
$8.00 per person
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Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008
ALAN TORANS & MISTY BLUE
8:30pm-12:30am
$8.00 per person
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Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
BILLY MATA & TEXAS TRADITION
8:30pm-12:30am
$8.00 per person
For more than 30 years, Billy Mata
has been performing traditional music for
Honky Tonkers and a brand new generation
of Western Swing dancers.
His music is all energy, heart, spirit,
and the magic musical talent of his band,
The Texas Tradition - now celebrating
more than a quarter of a century together!
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Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008
TBA-pending
8:30pm-12:30am
$8.00 per person
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Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008
TOM TOBEE & TEXAS CITY RAMBLERS
8:30pm-12:30am
$8.00 per person
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Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008
CACTUS COUNTRY
8:30pm-12:30am
$8.00 per person
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This page last
updated March 12, 2008
Little Country Dancehall written and sung
by Brenda Franckowiak of
Quihi Gun Club
header, pic of dancehall
and Visit Quihi, Tx logo are copyrighted by Katherine Adlong.
