When benefits hit close to home, local artists are more than happy to share their talents.

Local DeKalb County country cover band Back Country Roads will be performing Saturday at the Regale Center, 124 S. California St., with Free Beer and Chicken Band opening for the band at 7 p.m.

The benefit is being held to raise money for local community member Melissa Bester. Bester, of Shabbona, has Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS).

According to the benefit’s Facebook page, Bester was taken into emergency surgery which resulted in the removal of a large part of her bowel due to a blockage caused by a 4.5-centimeter polyp in 2005. That day she was diagnosed with PJS.

Since her first surgery, she’s had four additional intestinal surgeries. Bester was recently hospitalized for more than three weeks due to complications with her PJS, resulting in three of her five surgeries.

The benefit will begin at 9 a.m. with a 5K walk in Shabbona. There will be a ticketed dinner that evening; tickets to the dinner are sold out.

The Back County Roads concert will follow the dinner, with the Free Beer and Chicken band kicking off the event.

Kyle Miller–NIU alumnus, former special education major and member of Back Country Roads–said the band is very excited about playing for this benefit.

Miller knows Bester’s sister, Samantha, and Samantha’s family has attended the band’s shows before. Miller also said when it came to a local family, he was more than happy to help.

Back Country Roads has played for several benefits, including the “Band Together” for Special Olympics benefit at the Opportunity House in Sycamore, where Miller coaches basketball, soccer and softball. Opportunity House is a rehabilitation center for people with special needs and disabilities.

A $10 donation at the door is requested for admission to the concert. Cocktails will also be available for guests 21 or older.

According to the A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia, PJS is a “disorder often passed down through families (inherited) in which the person develops intestinal polyps and is at a significantly higher risk for developing certain cancers.”