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Trek 100 charity bike ride

Saturday, June 7

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/

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September 21, 2024

Dancers at the World’s Largest Polka Dance broke the world record!

Thanks to Green County Cheese Days

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Polka sticker reads "1.10(2) The Wisconsin state dance is the polka."
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Grumpy Old Men fest to host polka dance party with DJ Shotski

Getting a chance to play at this festival is going to be a delight. I’m going to share an all-vinyl and all-Minnesota set, so get ready for lots of Elmer Scheid, Les Schuft and Six Fat Dutchmen.

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Puzzlepalooza: Madison Public Library’s jigsaw puzzle contest

On Saturday, January 11, I played easy listening for around 70 jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts. I mc’d the event and announced rules, door prizes and celebrated winners.

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Milwaukee Krampusnacht

Another dream gig happened this month. On December 1, I got to play polka records in the Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee for Krampusnacht.

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