Polka Time on 98.7 WVMO-FM
Every week
Polka Time is an hour-long, all-vinyl show specializing in Dutchmen-style recordings from Wisconsin and the upper Midwest.
Listen LIVE on Sundays at 7 p.m. CST in Monona and Madison’s east side at 98.7 FM or stream it at mymonona.com or on your favorite radio app.
Hear the rebroadcast the following weekend on other radio stations around Wisconsin. Find times and streaming links.
Madison Roller Derby bout with halftime polka dance
Saturday, November 23 - doors open at 4 p.m., first whistle at 5 p.m.
Alliant Energy Center, Madison
Madison has been the home of a vibrant roller derby scene since MRD started in 2004.
The fierce athletes and passionate volunteers will host a bout at the Alliant Energy Center on November 23. The halftime show will give you a chance to polka with DJ Shotski to Wisconsin’s official state dance.
[Bonus points if you call DJ Shotski by her old recreational roller derby name, Helena Skirt!]
Krampusnacht 2024
Sunday, December 1, 3-10 p.m.
Vintage Wisconsin polka by DJ Shotski from 5-7 p.m.
Brewery District - Best Place, 917 W. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee
Milwaukee Krampusnacht will be held on Sunday, December 1, 3-10 p.m. at Best Place and other businesses in the Historic Brewery District on Juneau Ave between 9th and 11th Street.
Krampus is a folkloric monster of Alpine tradition. Children are told that goodly Saint Nick will reward them with treats if they are good, but if they are bad they will be visited by the hideous Krampus.
DJ Shotski plays polka tunes from 5-7 p.m. in the historic Best Place hall.
Madison Public Library Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703
How to beat the post-holiday winter blahs? COZY TIME WITH JIGSAW PUZZLES. What makes that even better? Contests! Prizes! Open puzzle tables!
DJ Shotski will be spinning vintage elevator music. You think you like my polka? Wait until you hear my selection of groovy, jazzy, funky easy listening tunes.
Event will be from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. with teams setting up at 9:30 a.m. Stay tuned for information to register your team, or just sign up to visit an open table.
Grumpy Old Men Festival Polka Dance Party
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 4-7 p.m.
The Transfer Building, 128 W 2nd St, Wabasha, MN
If John Gustafson and Max Goldman are your vibe, you will love this dance party at the annual Grumpy Old Men festival in Wabasha, Minnesota.
DJ Shotski will team up with Twin Cities dance instructor Miss Shannon to share an all-Minnesota polka music set and teach people how to dance the polka. Dancing shoes and buffalo plaid encouraged.
Find the dance at The Transfer Building, 128 W 2nd St, Wabasha, MN from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, February 22.
