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The Free The Night campaign is funded by the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET).
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The Boom has a full service kitchen and a happy hour to die for- Tuesday through Friday from 4-8pm you can find half priced appetizers and $1 domestics.įREE THE NIGHT Launched in 2014, Free The Night is a statewide campaign to encourage bars and clubs to voluntarily adopt smoke-free policies to protect the health of bar and club patrons and workers. Open 6 days a week, The Boom is always jam-packed with activities including their famous “Sunday Gospel Brunch” starring Kitty Bob Aimes and Norma Jean Goldenstein (every Sunday at 11 a.m. The Boom is known to Oklahoma City residents as the premier, off-the-wall dinner theater, cabaret, and nightclub. It’s much easier to cut back when cigarettes aren’t so readily available.” He has tried to quit smoking many times over the years, but struggled with a workplace that allowed smoking indoors. While one of the main motivations for going smoke-free was higher sales from their full service food menu, Gibbons says there was a personal incentive behind the choice as well. “The majority of Oklahomans are not smokers, and catering to the majority is always a good business decision!”
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“Research is consistent and clear: going smoke-free does not hurt business.” Thomas adds. We are proud to have The Boom come on board and encourage any bar owners thinking about this decision to reach out to us for help.
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“There really is overwhelming demand for smoke-free bars and clubs. “We’ve had an incredibly positive reaction to this campaign from Oklahomans,” said Kathleen Thomas, Free The Night campaign manager. We are less than a month into this transition, but already know there’s no way it can be anything but good.” Even my heavy smoking customers haven’t really complained, and I’m seeing new faces who tell me they are coming in because we are smoke-free now. Gibbons says that he has faced very little negative pushback from the change: “This was much easier than I thought it would be. Before opening the weekend of the change, staff did some Spring cleaning: repainting the walls, wiping down all surfaces, removing their cigarette machine, and hiring an HVAC company to make sure they were up to par. As their seven-year anniversary approached, owners John Gibbons and Brett Young made the decision to go completely smoke-free starting April 11. in OKC opened in May of 2009 with a smoking bar and smoke-free stage room.