On December 19, the Variety Playhouse will host Kevin Scott’s Funky Holiday Spectacular dance party. The evening will raise funds for the Georgia Music Foundation and Backline. Presented by Good Times Productions, the show pledges to “usher in the holiday season with an uncompromising serving of funk and spunk.”

Band leader Kevin Scott (Gov’t Mule, Col. Bruce Hampton, Jimmy Herring) will be joined by Mark Letieri, Duane Trucks, Grant Green Jr., Jennifer Hartswick, Jontavious Willis and many others. They will present a repertoire “ranging from James Brown and Otis Redding to Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin to Frank Zappa and Black Sabbath, and a few seasonal standards with just the right amount of holiday flavor.” In addition, Charlie Starr, Benji Shanks, Kevn Kinney and Trucks will present mini-sets.

Additional special guests are expected and tickets are now onsale.