A Yellowknife establishment got to making more than one type of racket Saturday.

Of course, we鈥檙e talking about the patio at the Raquet Club, Patrick Jacobson and Travis Nick.

Jacobson said before his performance he hoped that the show would bring awareness to the area at the Racquet cCub, singing its praises before singing out on the deck.

鈥淚t鈥檚 great,鈥� said Jacobson. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just such an excellent space. I have spent time at the Racquet Club, on the patio there before, and I feel like it鈥檚 a pretty underutilized space in the city. It鈥檚 definitely one of the best patios in town, and I think people don鈥檛 really know it鈥檚 there. So I think this is going to help bring some people out, people that don鈥檛 really think of the Racquet Club as a place they can go and have a beer on the patio in the sun.鈥�

Nick was also enthusiastic to be playing at the Racquet Club, especially after the long wait of the pandemic.

鈥淥h it鈥檚 fantastic,鈥� said Nick. 鈥淚鈥檓 ecstatic to be playing again, we all are. The last show I preformed was just before Saint Patrick鈥檚 Day and that was it. There hasn鈥檛 been anything since then. Even the local performers, we haven鈥檛 gotten together to play. We essentially followed the rules, we didn鈥檛 even get together to play much during the last 14 months. So, it鈥檚 just fantastic to be back, to be playing again, anywhere. So, it鈥檚 nice to see it actually start to happen.鈥�

Meghan Newberry, event director and co-ordinator at the Yellowknife Racquet Club, was excited to get things rolling as event season last year came to an abrupt end.

鈥淭he purpose was to get people out on the deck,鈥� said Newberry. 鈥淚 genuinely think it鈥檚 the warmest place in Yellowknife. Like it鈥檒l hit 42 degrees on there on a good day, and it has such a great energy. You can see Great Slave Lake, you can see Old Town, there鈥檚 a nice breeze, all of that stuff. We really want to give exposure to that.鈥�

As well, Newberry wanted to give something back to the community.

鈥淎long with showing people what a great facility that we are and how accommodating we can be, that type of thing,鈥� said Newberry. 鈥淲e have been really lucky to receive so much support during the pandemic, we just wanted to see people out here and having a good time.鈥�