It's a cool place. Since the time I saw a show there (spring of '03), it's burned to the ground and rebuilt. My description is of the pre-fire place. - a cafe/restaurant during the day with an area that's set aside for a stage. It's definitely an acoustic with small PA venue.
I'd bet that at full standing capacity (wall to wall, front to back) that you could get 160 people or so in there. It was configured with tables (albeit fewer than I'd imagine during lunch/dinner time) and chairs for part of it and a few taller tables with stools closer to the "stage" area.
The performance area isn't raised, just a space that's most likely a "dance floor" on non-concert nights. There's a small area where people could dance but if you got more than 5 or 6 couples out there, it would be full.
The old-style "Motor Inn" cottages out back are very cool and I'm sad that I didn't have the foresight to book a room there for after the show I saw.
Lastly, if you partake of the mixed adult beverage, they have a generous pour and very good prices.
All in all, one of the cooler off the beaten path places I've seen a show at.
Like I said, take this with a grain of salt, from what I understand, the old venue burned to the ground so what's there now is probably a bit different but I also understand it's tiny bit smaller so I suspect most of what I said is still applicable.
Here are some shots of the show I saw there - the band was
Reckless Kelly (I highly recommend them) and
here are the pictures from that show.
April 13th, 2005, 09:30 PM
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