Dawnette’s Variety Show

Bay Street Theater will present “Get Down With Dawnette: A Classic Variety Show” on Saturday at 8 p.m. Dawnette Darden, who has performed for 10 years with her own band, New Dawn, and more recently with the HooDoo Loungers, will host the program, which will be modeled after such classic television fare as “Laugh-In” and “The Carol Burnett Show.”

Ms. Darden will sing with her two bands as well as with special guests — Inda Eaton, Mama Lee and Rose Lawler, Marvin Joshua, Julia Minerva, a comedian, and Danny Ximo.

New Dawn is a six-member band that specializes in rock ’n’ roll, blues, funk, and neo soul. The HooDoo Loungers is a nine-piece East Coast band whose music is inspired by the rhythms, sounds, and spirit of New Orleans.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the event, and can be purchased at baystreet.org.