Wick-Ed Wine Social Club sends summer out swinging with its Dog Days of Summer Blues Festival — two evenings of live blues on Colby. Friday night, The Rick Bowen Trio jams in the courtyard from 5:30 to 8 PM, led by one of the Northwest blues scene’s most respected drummers and writers.

Pair the music with Wick-Ed’s end-of-summer wine deals and you’ve got the easiest great night out in downtown Everett. Night two follows Saturday, August 29, with Whiskey Business rockin’ the house, same hours.