BEST OPEN MIC

Bar None

What makes a good open mic is the camaraderie between the fellow performers, combined with an appreciative audience to support the musicians working on their craft while entertaining, with a good host making it all work. In a hotly waged contest, Bar None, on the corner of Fifth and Monroe, wins this most prized of categories. With only eight tallies separating the top three vote-getters it was close, but the house PA system and the variable hosts concept took Bar None’s Wide Open Mic to the winner’s circle. Held every Wednesday night, you are encouraged to bring your “guitar, poems, jokes, magic tricks or whatever” and join in the fun, and fun it is at Bar None. Other top vote-getters include Donnie’s Homespun with Josie Lowder, Floyd’s Thirst Parlor with Micah Walk and The Blue Grouch with Sam and Kortney. Runner-up: The Curve Inn