"We had a similar start,” Dillon Brown said, amused to compare his own initiation as a poet with that of Langston Hughes, a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and a frequent visitor to Long ...

You’re a musician and you want to get out there and share your music. How do you get heard? Turn up the microphone. Or the mic, that is. Throughout Lancaster County, clubs, restaurants, taverns and ...

For more than thirty years, countless creatives have birthed ideas, spoken their truths and made connections between the brick walls of the Mercury Cafe — now The Pearl — at the venue’s long-standing ...

If a few drinks in, or with a few mocktails down the trap, or totally sober, you’re ready to show off your stuff, open mic nights are a great way for musicians to get their reps in and receive ...

Donah Leigh, 66, shares her writing with strangers every other Tuesday. At least, these people began as strangers. Now, after two years of dedicated open mic attendance — “I’ve missed one or two,” she ...

Wearing a flannel shirt and toting a guitar case, Nicholas Lopardo walked into the Amityville Music Hall on a recent Wednesday night and jotted his name on a list. The 37-year-old HVAC technician, who ...

Communities in Belmont, Sammamish, and beyond are embracing open mic nights as vibrant cultural gatherings, offering music, poetry, and spoken word. Belmont’s The Lariat Tavern will host its Sunday ...

Atlanta offers a wide variety of places where independent aspiring musicians, comedians, storytellers and poets can share their work — and patrons can catch a rising star. Here is just a small ...

The open mics section of Backstage’s Call Sheet entertainment industry database contains popular open mics across the country. The directory can be searched by performance type, cover charge ...

Open mics are the great equalizer of stand-up comedy, a place where everyone starts and even once successful professionals occasionally come back. Whether you dream of being on TV or you’re just a ...

Done right, an open mic night can entertain patrons and introduce a new artist to music fans. Most big names in the music business started somewhere, and for plenty of musicians, it was thanks to a ...

For many comedians, poets, musicians and other creatives, telling jokes, sharing stories and singing for audiences can be a cathartic experience. Gathering for live performances has been difficult to ...