By Stephen K. Peeples

On Friday night, progressive blues band Five Yard Dog takes the patio stage at Wolf Creek Brewery – not the restaurant – on Rye Canyon Loop in the Mann Biomedical Park.

Spokesdog Doyle Smith promises we won’t hear butcher jobs of the same old blues standards. The band’s on from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and you can take your own food, but no beverages except water.

For more info, check out the band’s website.

You know summer’s almost over when the city of Santa Clarita stages the last of its Concerts in the Park for the season on Saturday night.

Headlining is Mirage – Visions of Fleetwood Mac, one of the world’s best-known Mac tribute bands.

Santa Clarita Valley Entertainment Report: August 27, 2015

Singer Michelle Tyler invokes the sound and vision of Stevie Nicks, who’s been quoted as saying Tyler is “the closest thing to the real Stevie Nicks.”

Showtime is 7 p.m., and it’ll be a beautiful, warm evening. It’s free for all ages. Find out more information, click here.

And lastly on a programming note, SCVTV’s “House Blend” hosted by yours truly is on summer vacation, but all five seasons are archived for on-demand viewing at scvhouseblend.com.

You’ll find lots more local entertainment news 24/7 at HometownStation.com, SCVNews.com and my blog, stephenkpeeples.com. That’s what’s thumpin’ on the SCV Entertainment Beat.

See the SCV Entertainment Beat report in SCV NewsBreak.

Santa Clarita journalist Stephen K. Peeples is an entertainment reporter for SCVTV and SCVNews.com, as well as AM 1220 KHTS Radio News and the station’s website at HometownStation.com. Peeples also hosts and co-produces SCVTV’s acclaimed “House Blend” program, and posts more entertainment news and reviews on his own site at stephenkpeeples.com.