DeKALB — Students and residents of DeKalb may not have been able to experience firsthand the talent and imprint Elvis Presley had on music, but now they can. Elvis Presley tribute artist Shawn Klush will be giving guests a chance to relive the King of Rock and Roll’s legacy through an authentic Elvis Presley concert experience hosted Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. in the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St.

This tribute is the third out of a four-part artist tribute series put together by Dynasty Entertainment. The proceeds from Klush’s performance will be given to Opportunity House, 357 N. California St., Sycamore, to support programs aiding mentally handicapped individuals.

“Last year we served 221 clients,” Rick Pesavento, a representative from the Opportunity House, said. “We have a recreation program which most of the funding and benefits go to help. When people see our clients at a restaurant or a museum, it’s basically these donations that provide that for them. It’s our mission to make [clients] feel part of the community.”

Clients of the Opportunity House will be in attendance, and the show will include a brief presentation from a representative of the organization before attendees get an opportunity to rock out with Klush.

Concertgoers can expect a spot on tribute to the King of Rock and Roll with animated lights, as well as costumes, with the same flashy jewels Elvis had. To top off the theatrics, the lively music is sure to take control and make everyone want to thrust their hips like Elvis.

“It’s extremely authentic right down to the clothes and the guitars,” Klush said. “My guitars are $7,000 to $8,000 a piece. They are the same ones [Elvis Presley] played. There’s no wigs, you’re seeing a show that is right off the deal.”

Some of Klush’s biggest achievements include winning a People’s Choice Award for “Best Concert Elvis” to performing at the Las Vegas Hilton, where he headlines the annual Las Vegas Elvis Fest, to being a featured performer on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” according to Klush’s biography.

The tribute show will cover Presley’s most admired hits from the 1969 hit “Hound Dog” to the coveted “Don’t Be Cruel.” Klush said it is important for him to go even deeper into the King’s discography and to feature less recognizable songs such as “My Way” and “Suspicious Minds”—songs he said only true Elvis fans will know by heart.

Passionate about giving a real life glance into the stage presence and legacy of Elvis Presley, Klush said anything for charity is the greatest thing in the world to him. He said making people smile just like Elvis did, even if it is for a minute, is largely important to him.

Tickets for the event are currently on sale and can be purchased at the Egyptian Theatre’s website for between $39 and $59.

“Give [the tribute show] a chance; it really is a real show,” Klush said. “We pay homage to a man that left way too early, and I think had a lot more to do. To get a second chance to see something you might have wanted to see, but were too young, didn’t have money or weren’t around to see. Now maybe you have the chance to do that or maybe you get a glimmer of it.”