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Chicago poet, educator, producer, and radio chat show host, Mario is the host/executive producer of News From the Service Entrance with Mario Smith on WLPN-LP Lumpen Radio in Chicago and the host of the Silverroom’s Randomly Selected podcast.

He was featured in the Chicago Reader’s The People Issue in 2022. His poetry appears in the books Power Lines: A Decade Of Poetry from Chicago’s Guild Complex and The Break Beat Poets published by Haymarket Press. 

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The Hyde Park Best Steppers Contest is back - a local tradition now in its second year!

A panel of judges will be selecting first, second, and third-place winner. The winning couples will receive a trophy and cash prize TBD.

A 45-year veteran of the DJ game, DJ ERICK "ET" TAYLOR started his career 1979 playing house music at most of the venues in the Chicagoland area. In 1994 Eric was introduced to stepping music before it was mainstream, and since then he has played at steppers venues in Chicago and across the country.

In 2010 Eric was selected to be a member of the elite V103 mix squad. Eric can be heard every Saturday night with the Midnight Steppers mix inside the Saturday Night Steppers set on V103.

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