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The Westmont Special Events Corporation would like to express gratitude to all of the board members, committee chairs and volunteers who generously gave their time in making the Taste of Westmont, Cruisin' Nights and all the other events we support a great success.



The Westmont Special Events Corporation recently debuted a new public service announcement to promote the 2010 Taste of Westmont. "We wanted to have a little fun while trying to get people energized about this year's event," says Larry McIntyre, WSEC Publicity Chair and Writer/Director of the PSA.

The WSEC has decided on the theme "Fun in the Sun" and the PSA reflects this mantra. The video stars WSEC board member Al Carson who seems to be on a virtual surfboard-slash-roller coaster ride. Hopefully, the PSA will get people thinking about planning for the 2010 Taste of Westmont.

"Everyone is very excited about how these promos turned out," says WSEC President Bob Mackert. "We have another PSA that will come out next month and we're already talking about future sequels."

The 2010 Taste of Westmont is scheduled for July 8, 9, 10 and 11 and the theme for the weekend is "Fun in the Sun". Entertainment schedules are still being developed, but it is expected that the weekend will features summer themes and the music of bands such as The Beach Boys, Jimmy Buffet, some reggae, and more. Sunday night will continue to be the highly-regarded Muddy Waters Blues Night including an open mic blues jam and a Muddy Waters Slide Guitar Contest in honor of the blues legend's 95th birthday.

For more information regarding the 2010 Taste of Westmont and other WSC events, check out the WSEC website at www.westmontevents.com or call the office at 630-829-WEST/9378.
WSEC PLANS OPEN HOUSE IN HONOR OF
MUDDY WATERS' 95th BIRTHDAY

Date issued - 03/29/10

Open House Will Be Held At Westmont Centre On March 29


The WSEC will host a Westmont Chamber of Commerce After Hours event and Open House on Monday, March 29, 6 to 8 p.m. at WestmontCentre. The event will be co-hosted by the Village of Westmont in conjunction with their promotion of Census 2010.

"We realized that both Muddy Waters' 95th Birthday and the Census 2010 kickoff were occurring in the same week, so we decided to partner with the Village of Westmont to co-host an open house," says WSEC President Bob Mackert. "There will be refreshments, live blues music and we'll be debuting some new features to our Muddy Waters Historical Exhibit. The event is open to the public and we're hoping for a good turnout."

The WSEC will be offering tours of the Muddy Waters Exhibit which features rare artifacts on loan from the McKinley Morganfield Estate as well as items that have been donated by the public. To commemorate the Godfather of the Blues' birthday, the WSEC will debut a new on-line version of the museum so to promote the exhibit and the fact that Muddy Waters lived in Westmont from 1973 until his passing in 1983.

For more information, contact the WSEC at wsec@westmontevents.com or 630-829-WEST/9378.

The 2010 WSEC Board Members
Date issued - 08/05/09

The Westmont Special Events Corporation is proud to announce our new elected 2010 Board Members.
  • Bob Mackert - President
  • Nancy Tannahill - Vice President
  • Tom Zarembka - Treasurer
  • Karen Mackert - Secretary
  • Joe Moffa - Board Member
  • Audra Bell - Board Member
  • Al Carson - Board Member
  • Robin Gardner - Board Member
  • Linda Sobotka - Board Member
 A special "Thanks" to our departing Board Members Dave Gullotto and John Svitak for their year's of dedication and service to on WSEC Board.

WESTMONT SPECIAL EVENTS CELEBRATES 5th ANNIVERSARY
Date issued - 01/01/09

Two-thousand and nine marks the fifth anniversary for the Westmont Special Events Corporation. The non-profit organization was created under the leadership of Mayor Rahn in January of 2004 for the purpose of supporting community events, particularly the Taste of Westmont.

"We are having this anniversary to celebrate our success with everyone who has made it possible," says WSEC President Bob Mackert. "This is an opportunity to showcase our organization."

Mackert continued by stating the importance of WSEC volunteers. The WSEC board is made up of nine elected volunteer officials and hundreds of additional volunteers assist with all of the work needed to complete the various events throughout the year. "The volunteers are the lifeblood of this organization," says Mackert. "There would be no Westmont Special Events without our great volunteers."

The goal of creating the WSEC was to satisfy a desire to continue various community events that needed assistance in the areas of coordination and fundraising. In the first year, the new organization focused on the Taste of Westmont. A year later, the WSEC became the host of the Westmont Cruisin' Nights events. Over the years, the WSEC has become involved with Concerts in the Park, Artists in Action, Celebrate Downtown Westmont, the Pumpkin Harvest Festival, Westmont Holly Days and more.

The WSEC also has worked cooperatively with the Westmont Historical Society to create the Muddy Waters exhibit, which is on display at the WSEC office in Westmont Centre, One South Cass Avenue. The exhibit features rare artifacts of Muddy Waters, the Godfather of the Blues, who lived in Westmont from 1973 to 1983.

Westmont Special Events is planning an open house in January to celebrate their 5th Anniversary. For more information, contact the WSEC office at (630) 829-WEST (9378).