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    SOUND CHECK
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
from the Tri-Cities stripped and
recoated the facade and this
spring Brann said the top coat
was applied in what he called
an older style stucco with the
color mixed in the concrete
and hand plastered on to the
exterior.
“We are using more historic
versions of colors — muted,
stately hues of sandstone and
blue,” Brann said.
To further bring the facade
back to its original look, Brann
said all windows are being re-
stored to their original size. Cur-
rently covered in plywood, he
said the glass will be installed in
a couple of months.
The adjacent storefront fa-
cades will be restored to match
the historic design and inside,
Brann said, the ceilings in the
new bar area were moved to
their proper height.
Brann’s “day job” is running
a construction company and
his own employees have done
much of the work. In the winter
of 2021 he said his crew de-
molished the concession stand
area, the adjacent store fronts,
the Green Room and an apart-
ment “down to the studs.”
“About 75,000 pounds of
debris was removed to get back
to the building’s framing,” Brann
said.
In the winter of 2022 Brann
said they began structural
framing, bringing it up to 21st
century codes. In the process,
a performance space was cre-
ated behind what is now Perry
and Associates, with access
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JUNE 22�29, 2022
OK Theatre/Contributed photo
Desolation Horse plays June 29 at the OK Theatre in Enterprise
from the alley. Brann’s daughter
Meredith was the fi rst artist
to grace the stage along with
“Jezebel’s Mother,” the local
power duo of Janis Carper and
Carolyn Lochert.
JUNE 30 CONCERT
On June 30, the band “Jo-
seph” returns to the main stage.
Brann has acts booked into
2023 and looks forward to
getting back to normal, includ-
ing continued fundraising and
increasing revenue.
“We are looking for annual
subscribers and businesses
who want to be sponsors,”
Brann said.
To follow the remodeling
progress and get all the latest
musical act announcements,
visit the “OK Theatre” on Face-
book.
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Darrell Brann/Contributed photo
The OK Theatre in Enterprise has undergone extensive renovations in the last few years, and welcomed back live
music in June.