Dr. James Babiuk is a board certified oral surgeon in Joliet. Dr. Babiuk regularly holds educational lectures regarding the latest techniques in oral and maxillofacial surgery. From biopsies to maxillary anesthesia, Dr. Babiuk teaches the most advanced methods. His lectures award continuing education credits to fellow oral care practitioners.

Steve Thurston is the Program Manager at Edward-Elmhurst Health and Fitness.

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SINGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN & FOUNDER

of AMERICAN ROCK GROUP

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

California native Jack Russell is a rock vocalist and songwriter, and a founding member of early-'80s hard rock radio staples Great White. Citing influences like Robert Plant and Steven Tyler, Russell spent his formative years fronting high-school bands. In 1977 he co-founded the band Danté Fox alongside guitarist Mark Kendall. In 1981 the band changed its name to Great White, and in 1984 the group issued its eponymous debut album via EMI. Great White hit it big in 1987 with their third LP, Once Bitten..., which featured the hit single "Rock Me," and again in 1989 with ...Twice Shy, which included their chart-topping cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten Twice Shy." Russell left the group in 1996 to pursue a solo career, and released Shelter Me in 1999 via MVP Records. That same year saw Russell rejoin the band, but by 2001 Great White had called it quits, holding a farewell show on New Year's Eve at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California.

The following year saw Russell begin touring under the name Jack Russell's Great White. The outfit gained international attention in 2003 after a massive pyrotechnics failure at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island set fire to the venue's ceiling, resulting in the deaths of 100 concertgoers. By 2005, the stress from lawsuits, inner band turmoil, and Russell's substance abuse problems had taken its toll, and Jack Russell's Great White ceased operations. The original lineup of Great White re-formed for a tour and released their tenth studio album, Back to the Rhythm, in 2007. Another studio LP, Rising, followed in 2009, but it would be Russell's last outing with the group. In 2011, after a period of recuperation following multiple back surgeries stemming from a fall in 2009, a newly sober Russell began operating once again under the Jack Russell's Great White moniker. In 2017 the band released its debut studio album, He Saw It Comin', via Frontiers Records. 

Purchase the latest album by Jack Russell’s Great White entitled...

He Saw It Comin’ at amazon.com

For more information about Jack Russell and Great White

visit https://www.facebook.com/JackRussellsGreatWhite

JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE

TOUR DATES 2019

SAT 16 NOVEMBER

Church Street Orlando, FL, US

FRI 6 DECEMBER

Herman's Hideaway Denver, CO, US

SAT 7 DECEMBER

Sunshine Studios Live Colorado Springs, CO, US

SAT 14 DECEMBER

The Blue Note Harrison, OH, US

THU 19 DECEMBER

The Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN, US

FRI 3 JANUARY

Showroom, Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV, US

FRI 10 JANUARY

The Canyon Agoura Hills Agoura Hills, CA, US

SAT 11 JANUARY

The Canyon Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, CA, US

FRI 24 JANUARY

The Canyon at the Rose Pasadena, CA, US

SAT 25 JANUARY

The Canyon Montclair Montclair, CA, US

”Music has Unspeakable Power! Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. Music is the mystical resonance that makes people cry, laugh and feel their hair stand up. For heights and depths no words can reach, music is the soul's own speech. Music expresses that... which cannot be said when it is impossible to be silent.” – John DeBoer 

John De Boer

(Spirit of Thunder) 

Music is not just something that he does… music is everything that he is.

John has been performing on stage and national television since he was four years old. As a professional musician, he played keyboards with a polyphony of Rock and Roll bands and was the Keyboardist for the Dick Clark Rock and Roll Revival Tour.  

John’s original flute songs are composed and inspired while playing in natural surroundings. The listener is taken on a magical journey into the natural world with the ancient sound of the Native American Flute. Performing Native American flute, John’s 3 CD's with Oyate Music are distributed nationally and internationally. He is featured on PBS specials. His flute songs are available on the internet through CD baby, itunes, Pandora and a host of other internet providers. His music has been used as sound tracks for other artists.  He has performed at the Gathering of Nations, the world’s largest POW WOW. 

John holds a degree in fine arts and is a certified music teacher. He currently teaches Native American Flute at the University of Cincinnati, and presents historical musical programs to public schools and park systems. John is a wonderful storyteller and teaches thousands of children every year about nature with his “Storyteller’s Flutes”, a collection of the world’s finest Native American flutes mostly gifts to him from the makers. 

John’s current project with Mystic Flute and Tribal Drums continues that theme and is an effort to showcase talented local musicians using musical instrument from Around the World; Hand pans, Sitars, Didgeridoos, Synthesizers, Tablas, Guitars, Harmonicas, Jam-bays, Buffalo Drums, Singing bowls, Temple bells and Kalimbas to name a few.   The result is a unique mesmerizing sound appealing to a wide audience and appropriate for a family venue.

TINA NICOLE

A very special memoir, DREAM DESIGN DISRUPT by TINA NICOLE, is a must read for anyone with a yearning to “do” things their own way and a desire to live their best life. 

It may seem counter-intuitive for a celebrated luxury-furniture designer to create a book designed to encourage us to exit our comfort zones, but in DREAM DESIGN DISRUPT, author, creative entrepreneur, and award-winning Los Angeles-based furniture designer TINA NICOLE challenges readers to do just that. In this beautifully produced and boldly original memoir of a life in design, Nicole explores the personal joys, professional rewards, occasional frustrations, loss and fierce growth that come from disrupting low expectations, embracing big bold change, and pursuing a meaningful and memorable life-at home, at work, and at play.

As an award-winning furniture designer, licensed attorney, and co-founder of the fashion-forward, LA-based home design brand Nathan Anthony, this native Californian moves through life with the kind of confidence and competence that makes her impressive list of achievements look easy. But the behind-the-scenes stories, strategies, and inspiration Nicole shares in this boundary-breaking memoir/art book/style statement make it clear that this multifaceted woman’s greatest teacher is hard-won, hands-on experiences, inner grace, and pure grit.

Enriched with multiple personal photographic images, evocative original illustrations, and essential, straightforward life lessons applicable to students, entry-level professionals, or mid-life career switchers who dream of customizing their own lives, DREAM DESIGN DISRUPT inspires us all to summon the courage to embrace change, reach for our dreams, exceed our highest expectations, and make everyday life a beautiful, meaningful, memorable adventure.

About Nathan Anthony:

Founded in 2005, Nathan Anthony https://www.nafurniture.com/ produces award-winning contemporary furnishings at its own factory in Los Angeles. Lead designer Tina Nicole made the World’s Leading Design Names list 2018, and has been recognized for design excellence with five consecutive International Product Design awards in 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 by design et al’s International Architecture and Design competition in the U.K. She has also been recognized as a Best of Year 2017 Honoree by Interior Design, and by the American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) with 2016 and 2012 Pinnacle Award nominations.