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Let’s Dance Big Band Weekend to hold 10th run at NIU

By Northern Star staff | June 30, 2015

John Smith and the Shananigans Big Band will release a CD of ballroom dance hits for the 10th annual Let’s Dance Big Band Weekend.The event, which will run from July 17-19 in the Holmes Student Center, Duke Ellington Ballroom, will feature performances...

Local musician plays for charity

Local musician plays for charity

By Ryan Chodora | February 10, 2013

John Smith uses his talents and his drive to better the community while also perfecting his musical craft. “I tell most people I’m a scientist,” Smith said. “I’m always experimenting, I’m always looking. What can I learn?” Originally from...

Local non-profit promotes music for a change

By Ryan Chodora | February 3, 2013

In 2001, John Smith decided that it was time to reintroduce live band music into a community in which it was absent. Just Make It Happen, 337 Knollwood Drive, is a non-profit organization that produces events all around the DeKalb-Sycamore area to preserve...