I lived in Fayetteville from 1978-early 1982. I remember the Uark being a twin theater in 1980. I went to see Looking for Mr. Goodbar which played in the front theater and Fritz the Cat played in the other screen.
I became a Dickson st regular as I moved closer. There I met Larry Brandt who lived above the theater. When you walk up to the theater on the left there was a door to get into the apartments ( which used to be offices) and at the landing you turn left to the apts or keep going up to the loft. I ended up living in the loft for a few months.
When the theater aspect started to wain Larry asked ( if memory serves me right ) Mr. Pierce who was the owner or caretaker of the building about doing music. It started out being I think a New Wave dance club but soon featured live music under the name: Col. Smuckers. The Corvettes a local band ? played the first show. then Larry started his band : The Mutant Fish. After that show, bands started to come from Tulsa like Los Reactors and Oil Capital Kings and N.O.T.A to name a few. It attracted a following and a few locals like Private 9 and Slob god and John Russell Love and myself helped to keep things going. I left in early 1982 to move back to California and by the time I left the club was all but over with. larry lived there for a few more years I believe and have no idea what happened to him. It was a magical time for Dickson st and a music scene that I later found out kept going and moved the shows to The Icehouse.
That is most of what i remember from that time of the Uark.
I lived in Fayetteville from 1978-early 1982. I remember the Uark being a twin theater in 1980. I went to see Looking for Mr. Goodbar which played in the front theater and Fritz the Cat played in the other screen. I became a Dickson st regular as I moved closer. There I met Larry Brandt who lived above the theater. When you walk up to the theater on the left there was a door to get into the apartments ( which used to be offices) and at the landing you turn left to the apts or keep going up to the loft. I ended up living in the loft for a few months. When the theater aspect started to wain Larry asked ( if memory serves me right ) Mr. Pierce who was the owner or caretaker of the building about doing music. It started out being I think a New Wave dance club but soon featured live music under the name: Col. Smuckers. The Corvettes a local band ? played the first show. then Larry started his band : The Mutant Fish. After that show, bands started to come from Tulsa like Los Reactors and Oil Capital Kings and N.O.T.A to name a few. It attracted a following and a few locals like Private 9 and Slob god and John Russell Love and myself helped to keep things going. I left in early 1982 to move back to California and by the time I left the club was all but over with. larry lived there for a few more years I believe and have no idea what happened to him. It was a magical time for Dickson st and a music scene that I later found out kept going and moved the shows to The Icehouse. That is most of what i remember from that time of the Uark.