News & Brews
News & Brews
We are in our 21st year of business! We have had the pleasure of hosting local and international artists as well as letting up & coming artist try our stage. We are proud to support all artists. The artwork on the walls is from amateur artists. We rotate a few times a year to keep the walls alive and hope you support them too.
We have been composting our food scraps, coffee grinds and paper products for over 18 years with Inglis Environmental (local company - literally blocks away!). Inglis takes the compostable waste to Roseridge Waste Management just outside of Morinville. https://www.roseridge.ab.ca/Compost
We are gearing up for our fall lineup! PJ Perry is back as well as the Opera Pub.
August 30th is a combo, McMillan's Camp Boys will be joined by The Western Thistles. There will be country, bluegrass and old time music as well as some original songs.
We are closed September 1st - Labour Day.
PJ Perry and his Quartet is playing every Wednesday in September. Its also Wine Wednesday, come for a glass and listen to some
Yonghy Bonghy Bo's are back on stage September 6. This diverse group of musicians play a combination of blues, rock, & folk. They will be playing songs from their albums and new music with a couple of covers.
September 11th is our very first open mic with Marten Borch as our host. This will be on the second Thursday of every month. Musicians are welcome to sign up at 5:30m as we get started at 6 pm. There is a $5 cover charge to support our show. Open mic is from 6 pm to 9 pm come listen or give it a go on our stage. We will have food and drink specials all night so come and support our local artists.
September 12th is Brrrs & the B. This folk, Celtic, indie trio is an intimate evening with a fiddle and guitars.
September 13th we welcome The EXISTence to our stage for the 1st time! This energetic indie band has played local festivals and will be playing originals from their album. Come down and give them a great welcome.
Christina Bell is back with her quartet. She plays originals and covers with a variety of jazz, pop, & R & B from her album.
Pepperland the Beatles tribute band is back September 20th - tickets are going fast! They will also be our feature band for New Years Eve! They never play the same show twice as the Beatles have more than enough material to keep them going.
Sam's Jams is starting September 25th and every 4th Thursday of the month. Sam Heine our singing server is starting his own jam (open mic) with a band. The jam is from 6 - 9 pm and is by donation. Sign up to sing and play with Sam's band is 5:30 pm. There will be drink and food specials all night and a reminder we are family friendly for all our shows.
Bobby Cameron and Stuart MacDougall are taking the stage September 26th! This will be a great show with these two veterans.
October 3rd Crawdad is brining some friends to the stage for a bit of variety and a lot of blues.
October 4th is Rube & Rake. Although new to our stage they have been together since 2013 with multiple albums.
We appreciate the support over the last year for both the restaurant and live music.
Operating Hours:
Mon - 8 am - 2:30 pm
Tue - 8 am - 8 pm
Wed - Thur - 8 am - 9 pm
Fri - Sat - 9 am - 10 pm
Sun - 9 am - 2:30 pm
Call us for takeout with 10% off
We appreciate your business.
Our breakfast special is from 8 am to 10 am. 2 eggs, hashbrowns, toast & fruit with your choice of bacon, home made sausage or capicola ham for $12.50 great way to start the day!
We have a weekly dinner special on Friday and Saturday Nights. Our pies are home made and change weekly with a crust that melts in your mouth!
We have always been and continue to be family friendly. Our children’s menu includes breakfast and combo meals that have been recommended first hand! Please let us know if you have favorites that you would like to see on the menu.
We offer gluten and vegan friendly options, ask your server.
Keeping up the Bar
Live Music
Blue Chair has been one of Canada's premiere live-music venues for over 18 years. When we have shows with covers, we will add the charge to your tab. Please make a reservation as we do fill up quickly.
Parties of 4 or more will be asked for a table deposit of $50 and parties of 10 or more is $100 when attending our shows. This will be deducted from your tab on the evening of the show. This is not part of the cover but a deposit to hold the table.
Cancellation Policy: 24 hours notice prior to the start of the show for a full refund of the deposit.
We have limited seating and request all reservations call for any adjustments to your party. The advanced notice is to help us accomodate your booking and allow us time to sell any extra tickets.
All Friday, & Saturday Night Shows have a cover per person and some Thursday shows. Our brunches are by donation.
Current Art Exhibition
Tanner Findlay was born in Red Deer and has lived in the Stettler area his whole life, in particular a farm near the village of Botha. Tanner first started to draw at an early age, filling several sketch books, and was heavily influenced by the cartoon medium, with emphasis on Disney cartoons. His early drawings were in pencil and pencil crayon. He also started to draw in pen for a time. Tanner has always enjoyed drawing and painting in very fine, very tiny detail, as you will see in his pieces displayed here. He attended several schools around the Stettler area. His first guided teachings in art started in junior high, and Tanner relished the art classes taught in high school. He received a certificate in the Transitional Vocational Program at Red Deer College after high school.
Tanner has developmental disabilities which put him in a modified classroom setting throughout high school. Despite this, Tanner was able to attend regular art classes as well as participate in the afterschool art club. The art classes in high school introduced Tanner to several different mediums, including painting with oils and acrylics, sculpture , pottery and water colour pencil . It was here that Tanner embraced painting. He has taken some instruction from his sister, Dawn Saunders Dahl with acrylics and water colours, one summer he also attended her painting classes during Red Deer Colleges’ summer series.
Today Tanner's paintings are influenced by fashion and nature, he often takes photos with either his phone or his professional camera to keep for ideas and reference in his art. He is currently a member of a local painting club called the Church Mice and is also a member of the local writing club, where he is writing his own fantasy novel. Tanner's full-time employment has him raising chickens and selling eggs off of the farm. Almost all of the paintings on display were painted during COVID-19 pandemic and are acrylic on canvas.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you are interested in commissioning Tanner, please contact his sister Pamela Grouette at pam.grouette@gmail.com
