Casimir Pulaski Days coming in March

For the past nine years, Promote Pulaski Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, has helped to promote Pulaski by hosting the Casimir Pulaski Days event along with many businesses and organizations that have sponsored the event. The festival will take place March 6-13. The committee is bringing back the Mollie B “Casimir Pulaski’s Birthday Celebration” Virtual Polka Show at 6:30 p.m. March 6. A historic virtual bus tour of local bars in and around Pulaski, Wisconsin, “If These Bars Could Talk” will show at 6:30 p.m. March 9. On March 11, Mountain Bay Bar will host the Wicka’s Famous Polka Jam Session from 2-6 p.m. and Casimir’s Polka Party Dance from 7-11 p.m., featuring “Live Wire.” There will be a $5 cover charge. On March 12, the Scolly’s Historic Ballroom (formerly known as Zielinski’s Historic Ballroom) will host the first-ever Concertina Swap Meet in the afternoon, and in the evening from 7-11 p.m., the Big Casimir Dance. There will be basket raffles and special performances by the youngest talent in Pulaski, Zander’s Music rayMakers, along with the featured IPA Tribute Band from Chicago, Illinois. Admission is $15 for adults, but anyone under 18 gets in free. Promote Pulaski will again host the Casimir Pulaski Raffle, an online virtual raffle. This year, it will feature an authentic, commercial grade Skee-Ball Home Arcade Premium Machine as top prize, valued at $5,000. The raffle will launch live on Facebook on Feb. 14. The Skee-Ball was donated by The Village Companies of Pulaski. This commercial-grade machine is specifically designed for homes. Anyone can participate in the raffle by purchasing chances through the online raffle. Proceeds from the raffle will go toward the nonprofit’s projects and events to help continue their mission building tourism and business in Pulaski and surrounding areas. The raffle will run through March 12. Casimir Pulaski Day is a holiday celebrated around the country, on the first Monday in March, honoring Revolutionary War hero Gen. Casimir Pulaski. One of the goals of the nonprofit organization has been to educate the public about Count Casimir Pulaski and why this community was named after him. Bringing awareness not only to the residents of Pulaski, but to neighboring communities, the schools and businesses are another goal of the organization. The nonprofit group is focused on tourism and business growth for Pulaski, hoping to make the village a destination for visitors from around the world year-round. Currently, the organization is looking for sponsors and donations for this event. Businesses and organizations are encouraged to participate. For information, call 920-822-4450, email promotepulaski@gmail.com, or visit www.casimirpulaskidays.com.