NATCHEZ — Dust off some boots and slip on your Wranglers for a night of country music fun Saturday.

Wild Horses, a country band from west Texas, will put on the show at the Natchez City Auditorium as a fundraiser for the Natchez Festival of Music.

Rena Jean Schmieg, president of the Natchez Opera Guild, the fundraising and organizing arm of the Festival of Music, said Saturday’s happening is not just a concert — it’s an event.

The band brings with it a disc jockey to provide music from 7:30 p.m. until the band takes the stage at 9. There will be barbecue and brisket plates as well as a cash bar.

“It is going to be lots and lots of fun,” Schmieg said. “We are going to have a really good time down there and hopefully fill the auditorium.

“It is a good thing for a cold night in January.”

Tickets for the night are $15 each and available at Natchez Pilgrimage Tours, the Natchez Visitor Reception Center, Scott Tractor Equipment Company in Jonesville and the Delta Music Museum.

Tickets can also be purchased online at www.natchezpilgrimage.com or by calling 601-446-6631.

Wild Horses, primarily a country act, plays a mixture of original material and covers from a variety of musicians. They will play classic country, modern country and classic rock.

The group has graced the stage at Ceasar’s Palace, the Ryman Auditorium and Nashville hot spot the Wildhorse Saloon.

Their most popular song, a top 40 hit with a music video on Country Music Televsion and Great American Country is “I Will Survive.”

Schmieg said the audience is in for a special treat in the form of a guest artists who will perform several songs with the band.

“George Hogan, the festival’s artistic director, he grew up in west Texas and is a friend of the band,” she said. “He is going to get up there and sing a few numbers with them.”

In preparation for the concert, Barbara and Mike Lomasney offered line dancing and Texas two-step lessons Monday night at Bowie’s Tavern.

“When Rena Jean was at the tourism meeting and mentioned they were going to bring Wild Horses here, I thought it was a shame that more people didn’t know how to do the country line dances and country dances,” Barbara said.

So the Lomasneys took it upon themselves to offer a class and donate the proceeds from the event to the festival.

“I think that is what music is for — to dance to,” Barbara said. “And if you know the appropriate dances to do, then it is even more fun.”

And, Barbara said, the Texas two-step is a dance anyone can do.

“If you can walk, you can two step.”

With just a few days left until the concert, Schmieg said the community’s response has been good, with many anticipating a fun-filled night.

And, she said, while some may see the country concert as a stretch for the Natchez Festival of Music, Schmieg said the mission of the festival and the Opera Guild are to educate people about music of all types.

“There are a lot of people who are very excited about this,” Schmieg said. “Some people think of the festival as just opera lovers, but they will find out that we like all types of music. We like to have fun, too.”