Open Mic nights are when Cafe's, coffeehouses, or bars open their stage to anyone who wants to perform. It's a great opportunity for new performers to get out there and try their thing, and it's entertaining to watch, both the good and the bad. Unfortunately,
Places to go for Open Mic Nights
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Open Mic night at Boulder Coffee Co. Monday and Wednesday.
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Open Mic night at Java's Monday 9-11 pm. Black August provides entertainment between each performer.
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Poetry Open Mic at Starry Nites Cafe. On TweedlesWedDay from 8 to 10 pm 1 Hosted by Michael Thompson. 2
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Poetry Open Mic at Fairport Village Coffee on the third Monday of the month from 7pm-9pm. Fairport Village Coffeehouse, 6 N. Main St. Hosted by Marla Pelletier (marladeviyoga@gmail.com). Upcoming featured readers: Joe St. Martin (Sept 17), Trish Annese (October 15). Readers featured previously: Donna Marbach, Kathy Van Schaick, Dee Hogan, Pat Schwartz, Ron Bailey, and Nubia Hassan.
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Music Open Mic at Fairport Village Coffee every Thursday, 7 pm. Don't bother showing up until at least 7:15. Nice size crowd, although heavily populated by young performers, with the occasional older adult. Very modern and clean. Free parking, safe area with lots of pedestrians.
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Burlingham Books Call for times.
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Johnnys Irish Pub Bluegrass open mic with String Theory [www.stringtheorybluegrass.com] bring down your banjo's, fiddles, mandolins, guitars, etc. and sign up to pick with the band. Or just come out and check out the fun!
Rants and Raves
I always end up at the right place, at the right time, to catch some college kid doing his cover of Dave Matthews Band. Again. For the 34th time. Also, what is up with Rochester Cafe's insisting on haveing an event EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. It's impossible to find a cafe that is not in the middle of open mic night, band night, or mancala night to sit and work in. Sheesh. - FarMcKon
