Unsealing another vintage polka record LIVE
Let’s listen to FRESH Ernie Stumpf polka on Sunday
Sunday, April 27 - Sunday Afternoon Polka Dance with The DB Polka Express and DJ Shotski at The Bur Oak
MADISON… LET’S POLKA! Come hear vintage polka records starting at 1 p.m. We will get an all-abilities polka dance lesson at 2 p.m. (seriously, beginners are very welcome) before you get a chance to practice your moves to The DB Polka Express' Oktoberfest-inspired traditional and modern songs at 2:30 p.m.
All ages and all abilities are welcome. Youth under 18 are free, and young people under 21 are welcome with a supervising adult.
Buy tickets in advance. Spread the word on Facebook. Text five friends who would dig coming to this with you!
Polka Time: Where and when to listen
LIVE - March 30 Ernie Stumpf unsealed!
Sunday, 7 p.m. - WVMO-FM 98.7 Monona
Streaming - Rebroadcast of last week’s twin spins
Saturday, 8 a.m. - WHYS-FM 96.3 Eau Claire - support WHYS
Saturday, 3 p.m. - WRJQ Goodtime Radio - support WRJQ
Saturday, 6 p.m. - WPCA-FM 93.1 Amery - support WPCA
Saturday, 7 p.m. - WVMO-FM 98.7 Monona - support WVMO
Sunday, 7 a.m. - WOJB-FM 88.9 Hayward - support WOJB
Sunday, 8 a.m. - WILW-FM 96.3 Waupaca
Sunday, 9 a.m. - WOCT-FM 101.9 Oshkosh
Sunday, 4 p.m. - WLSP-FM 103.5 Sun Prairie - support SPMC
Thanks to these community and volunteer-powered stations for keeping vintage polka on the air waves.
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Volunteer DJs and Monona city staff put in lots of time to broadcast music and hyperlocal community updates to listeners in the 53716 and beyond. We put it out there, but it’s hard to know who’s actually tuning in and why they listen.
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Events
Sunday, April 13 - Vinylthon: DJ Shotski plays easy listening at 6 p.m. and polka records at 7 p.m., 98.7 WVMO online and on the airwaves
Vinylthon is BACK on WVMO on April 12 & 13! Volunteer DJs at 98.7 WVMO pledge to play 48 hours of nonstop vinyl records.
On Sunday, April 13, DJ Shotski will play two hours of vinyl. The old fashioned vibes start at 6 p.m. with an hour of very groovy elevator music (it will be your jam if you like Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Bert Kaempfert, Burt Bacharach and 101 Strings). Polka Time with DJ Shotski will start at 7 p.m. for the usual live show of all vintage polka.
Vinylthon is both a fundraiser and a challenge to radio stations to play nonstop records in support of college student scholarships in radio broadcasting. Learn more about the College Radio Foundation’s campaign.
Sunday, April 27 - Sunday Afternoon Polka Dance with The DB Polka Express and DJ Shotski
Grab a friend and learn how to do Wisconsin's state dance at The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St
Madison, WI. Starting at 1 p.m., DJ Shotski will spin vintage polka records before a dance lesson for all abilities at 2 p.m. Practice your moves to The DB Polka Express' Oktoberfest-inspired traditional and modern songs at 2:30 p.m.
All ages and all abilities are welcome. Youth under 18 are free, and young people under 21 are welcome with a supervising adult.
Buy tickets in advance. Spread the word on Facebook.
Saturday, June 8 - Trek 100
Since 1990, Trek bicycle company has been hosting a charity ride, raising over $22 million for the MACC Fund. Bike riders take on beautiful, rural Wisconsin trails and rest at party stops along the way. One rest stop will be a polka party with DJ Shotski!
Sign up for the event or send this link to your friends who love a long country bike ride: https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/trek100/
Saturday, September 13 - Gemütlichkeit Days
Jefferson County, Wisconsin has thrown a party to celebrate its German heritage since 1971. This year will be no exception as the community gathers for polka music, dancing, games and the welcoming spirit of Gemütlichkeit.
Join DJ Shotski in the GDays biergarten for vintage polka from Wisconsin and the upper Midwest from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Dancers welcome.
The event is held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds at 503 N. Jackson Ave., Jefferson, WI. In the event of rain, the event will move inside a fairgrounds building. Thanks to generous local sponsors, GDays is free.
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