The Salmon Bay Eagles will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Blue Thursdays on Jan. 17.

During the past two decades, the Salmon Bay Eagles have had a virtual parade of the finest local and national blues acts on their stage on Thursday evenings.

Little Bill and The Bluenotes, Mike Lynch and Nitelife, Duffy Bishop, Sweet Talkin’ Jones, Mark Defresne, Mark Riley, David Brewer, Jack Cook, Paul Green, Chris Stevens, Mark Whitman, Robbie Laws Trio and Tim Sherman are amont the artists who have appeared at the 1,040 Blue Thursdays.

"Blues musicians and bands continue to play the club as homage to the dedication of the club to this genre of American roots music, Dennis Zyvoloski, music coordinator for the Salmon Bay Eagles, said in a press release. "New musicians and newly formed bands in the area feel that they haven’t quite been accepted in the community until they have been hired to play a gig at this humble venue."

The 20th anniversary celebration runs from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 17 and will include a blues jam that will incorporate as many of the musicians who have played at the club in the past 20 years that can fit into the time slot.

The show is free, and even though the Salmon Bay Eagles is a private club, anyone can attend its events. The club is open to all ages.

The Salmon Bay Eagles, located at 5216 20th Ave. N.W., is revered as a backbone of the local blues community and a major contributor to the history of that community, Zyvoloski said in a press release.