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Show Oak Saloon to roll out the barrel again by DAVE ADLER Record staff writer For those who believe Park City suffers from a lack of night life, a remedy, in the form of the Oak Saloon, is on the way. And barring unforeseen problems, you'll be able to wet your whistle there before the Park City Art Festival gets underway in early August. Promising a public bar for "those who wear overhauls as well as a jacket and tie," Steve Fisher says he will unveil a nightly entertainment package that will offer drinking, dancing and eating. This cornucopia of fun will, according to Fisher, "represent something for the people. It will be a place where locals and visitors can walk into without joining a club and find some entertainment." "And believe me, this town is dead," he said. "It badly needs some entertainment and night life." The opening of the bar, Fisher hopes, to be in mid-July, "but for sure by the time of the Art Festival, ' ' reopening might be a better word. The two-story brick building at 419 Main St. was constructed in 1922 as an annex to the original Oak Saloon. The interior was gutted in 1974 by the same fire which destroyed the old saloon building itself immediate ly to the south. Since 1974 the refurbished building served primarily as the home of the Park City Newspaper and the Park Record. The Record moved into new quarters last December. The building will undergo about $30,000 to $40,000 in renovation, according to Fisher. It will include a bar and dining area downstairs, and a disco upstairs. "On the lower level we'll provide beer, set-ups and sandwiches," said Fisher. "And upstairs we'll have a disco with a D.J. ' "This town really needs a place to dance, and I think this will be that place," said Fisher. Opening a place like the Oak Saloon is an idea that Fisher had been "kicking around for a few years. And when Ryan's closed a few weeks ago, it really pushed me to get going on the idea," he said. Fisher, 42, will bring considerable ; experience to his venture. Hailing from Miami, Fla., he has spent most of his working life in the hotel and restaurant business. For the past two years, he has been controller at the Yarrow-Holiday Inn. He also brings a great deal of enthusiasm. "I'm excited about this," he said. "I think I'll be meeting a real need in Park City and, besides, it's going to be a lot of fun." ' 'i 'k 4 MM LalJ' The width of the building at 419 Main became a topic of debate in its request to operate as the Oak Saloon. |