Everyone is invited to get the blues for free on Friday when Blues in the District presents the Rusty Wright Band. The performance will be held in Washington Park from 5 to 9 p.m.

The Rusty Wright Band brings to the stage an electrifying, blues-infused tour de force of rollicking musical interplay that is as much fun to watch as it is to listen to.

Blues Matters Magazine said, “The Rusty Wright band is brilliant.”

You could come just for the food. The Breakfast Optimist Club will be serving chicken breast, hamburger and cheeseburger sandwiches, jumbo hot dogs, baked beans, chips and beverages.

So grab your new girl, family, friends, lawn chairs, blankets, coolers and head for 5th and Maine streets Friday for a great evening of free fun.

And mark your calendar: Mississippi Heat, Chicago’s premier blues band, performs at Blues in the District on Aug. 27.

For information about the Quincy Society of Fine Arts’ 65 member organizations, visit www.artsqcy.org.