I'm another allergic one. (Asthma.) I've had to give up bowling because of smoke, and I can't even walk into many stores because of strong incense or perfumes. I also avoid smoky music venues. I do believe that it's the business' right to choose whether they allow smoking or not. I want to see it posted in large letters on the door, so I know not to go in, though.

(I hate "smoking or non-" restaurants, though, because I invariably have to walk through the smoky part to get to the bathrooms. Make it all one or the other, and then say that a switch from smoking to non-smoking means cleaning your carpet and ventilation systems...)

If you do go to non-smoking, make it known! Put it in your ads or flyers for the first year or so, so that people like me who have given up on trying to go to listen to folk music because we can't breathe have a chance to discover that there's a place we can go now. And ask your current audiences if they know of friends who don't come any more because of the smoke.

As far as the sub-issue of "a right to smoke", I think that as long as we allow people to surf in shark infested waters and drive race cars, we can't stop 'em from smoking. But I am infuriated by people who smoke in places where they know that smoking is not allowed. If I am going out of my way (and I frequently am) to avoid places where smoking is allowed, then I should be able to breathe. Inconsiderate smokers tar, if you'll forgive the pun, the reputation of every smoker.