Involving students in planning and fostering a supportive environment can encourage even the most reticent to participate, one expert says.

So you’ve got some jokes, right? Think you can make people laugh? Then you might find this list we’ve compiled, of the most prominent comedy open mics in D-FW, particularly useful. We’ve also got ...

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 ...

University of Iowa fourth-year student Zach Jakubiak, a regular at Alley Cat’s open mic nights, performed his first open mic back in his hometown of Milwaukee. Jakubiak’s journey as a local stand-up ...

The Animas City Theatre filled with aspiring musicians, stand up comedians and performers for the venue’s fourth official open mic night. Open mics have been held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Thursday ...

The mark of a good open mic is its applause, but not in the way you might think. Of course, an audience might cheer for a singer’s perfect high note or a guitarist’s complex riff, when the musicians ...

Candlelit Open Mic, hosted by Dallas singer-songwriter Ryan Berg, treats open mic nights like the best shows of the week.