Thanks in part to City of Elmhurst Explore Elmhurst Grant Program funding support, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 are co-hosting a trio of country music-themed events—highlighted by the Second Annual Nashville Songwriter Fundraiser on October 16—all staged inside the Legion’s Normandy Banquet Room.

The Nashville Songwriter event will feature the return of country singer/songwriter Jason Sever, a native Texan who has worked the past 20 years in Music City U.S.A, as a headlining solo artist, studio musician and ensemble performer, along with acclaimed singers, songwriters and record producers Frank Myers and Anthony Smith.

Former member of the duo Baker & Myers, Myers is a three-time American Country Music (ACM) and County Music Academy (CMA) award nominee for "Duo of the Year."  His success spans more than four decades in the music industry, including a dozen No. 1 hits--starting with "You and I" in 1982 and including 1994's "I Swear"--and 20 Top 10s charters.  He has written and produced songs recorded by a Who's Who of more than 50 country and pop artists.

Anthony Smith has more than 250 of his songs--including "If That Ain't Country" in 2002--recorded by Nashville artists ranging from George Strait to Blake Shelton, from Tim McGraw to Rascal Flatts, and from Trace Adkins to Faith Hill.

Nashville's Kate Taylor Butler of Cherry Rain will reprise her special rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner."