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The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Mondays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
The Venue's Website describes itself, in the present tense, as offering weekly live shows and open mic nights, with a day-schedule widget listing Monday [s2]. Checked again Aug 14, 2026 specifically for a date, the only date-like text found was a 2026 copyright-footer year, which says nothing about the event itself. With no upcoming instance found, this stays unknown despite the venue's own clear description.
A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.
An open-mic listing site names a Thursday open mic at Endiro Coffee (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website is live and readable but does not mention an open mic; that alone does not mean it has ended, so the listing stays unconfirmed.
Held Thursday with no kind; the Fox Valley Folklore Society's own site puts its weekly sing-around at this address on WEDNESDAYS 6:30–9 since 1975 (landed 2026-09-19 as a second record) — this Thursday record may be that event with the wrong day.
One of several nights or series at this venue
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The sources disagree on the night.
An open-mic listing site names a Thursday open mic at Two Brothers Roundhouse (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website is live and readable but does not mention an open mic; that alone does not mean it has ended, so the listing stays unconfirmed.
A page on middleillinoiscomedy.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Tuesdays, 7:30 PM. Only one source reports it.
A local comedy listing site lists a weekly Tuesday open mic at this venue, with no date given for a specific night (checked Aug 14, 2026). No working website was found for the venue. A tourism site and a dining guide do not mention an open mic, though neither lists venues one by one. Ticketed shows with booked comedians also run here, a different format from an open mic. Whether the mic still runs is unknown.
A page on thesouthern.com lists this event, but may not be current.
A local news site's own search, run Aug 14, 2026, surfaces only coverage from a 2019-2020 feature — including a Jan 30, 2020 article, 'How Tres Hombres' Open Mic gets it right' — with nothing dated to 2024, 2025, or 2026 [s1]. That absence of fresh coverage is a weak negative, since small-venue press often lapses even for ongoing events; the Venue's Website could not be checked, and no source states the mic has ended.
Monthly on a Thursday, 6:00 PM; no source says which week.
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The venue's own events listing shows upcoming instances of S.P.E.A.K. Cafe on Sep 10 and Oct 1, 2026, both falling on a Thursday (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This matches the weekly Thursday cadence already listed for this event.
A civic tourism calendar's event page, re-checked Aug 14, 2026, lists a long run of upcoming, genuinely varying weekly instances of this open mic at The Space, from May 21 through Oct 1, 2026, each falling on a Thursday [s1].
Weekly on Wednesdays, 6:30 PM. Only one source reports it.
The same tourism calendar's page for this Wednesday open mic, re-checked Aug 14, 2026, shows a stale April 30, 2025 date and lists the location as 'Big Grove Tavern' instead of The Space, an unresolved anomaly [s1]. Big Grove Tavern's own site has no matching address or open-mic mention, so it looks like a listing error. A newspaper's search confirms The Space has run open mics since 2023 [s2]. No fresh Wednesday instance was found.
A page on middleillinoiscomedy.com lists this night, but may not be current.
The third Friday of each month, 7:30 PM. Only one source reports it.
A prior claim of a dated Nov 7, 2025 comedy listing for Chatham-Auburn VFW Post 4763 could not be traced to any source. A local newspaper found no matching article, and a guessed community-calendar page showed an error. A local comedy listing site (checked Aug 14, 2026) confirms the venue and a 'usually the 3rd Friday, monthly' pattern with no date tied to an instance. This listing is downgraded to unknown.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Wednesday open mic at Ace's Liquor & Tap (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A Sep 5, 2026 recheck of the Venue's Website also failed to load, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Sunday open mic at aliveOne (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A Sep 5, 2026 recheck of the Venue's Website also failed to load, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
The venue's own live show schedule names this slot 'Y'all Mic,' described as a supportive stand-up comedy open mic, Tuesdays at 5:30 PM, listed forward through Dec 29, 2026 [s2]. An open-mic listing site recorded the same day (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1].
The venue's own live show schedule names this slot 'Open Stage': an opportunity for anyone to get on stage and try out what they're working on — stand-up, sketch, or songs — Tuesdays at 9:30 PM, listed forward through Dec 29, 2026 [s2]. An open-mic listing site recorded the same day and time (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1].
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Sunday open mic at Archie's Iowa Rockwell Tavern (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A Sep 5, 2026 recheck of the Venue's Website also failed to load, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Monday open mic at Bird's Nest (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A Sep 5, 2026 recheck of the Venue's Website also failed to load, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
The sources give the same night and time, but none confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Tuesday open mic at Bramble Arts Loft (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A guess at the Venue's Website failed to load at a Sep 5, 2026 recheck, which is not evidence either way [s2]. A second guessed address also failed to load [s3]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.
An open-mic listing site names a Monday open mic at Bughouse Theater (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website is live and readable but does not mention an open mic; that alone does not mean it has ended, so the listing stays unconfirmed.
Monthly on a Thursday, 6:30 PM; no source says which week. Only one source reports it.
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The sources disagree about whether it still runs.
A news article dated Feb 26, 2026 reports the next 'Third Thursdays' open mic at Build Coffee and Books would be March 19, 6:30-8:30 PM [s1]. The venue's own homepage makes no mention of an open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. Its events page is silent on it too [s3]. Its own location page gives the address as 6100 South Blackstone Avenue, inside Experimental Station [s4]. Its status is uncertain despite the press coverage.
Night and frequency are unclear — no source gives either. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
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The sources disagree about whether it still runs.
An open-mic listing site says Burlington Bar hosts a weekly Wednesday open mic at 9:00 PM [s1]. The Venue's Website, checked Aug 14, 2026, does not mention an open mic or a 'Mill' event [s2]. Another listing site instead lists 'The Mill Variety Show & Open Mic' at the same address, monthly on the third Thursday at 7:00 PM, through Dec 2026 [s3]. The listing sites disagree on day and frequency; both stay undetermined.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Monday open mic at Burton Place (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A Sep 5, 2026 recheck found the Venue's Website returning a 404 page rather than real content, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Sunday open mic at Burton Place (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A Sep 5, 2026 recheck found the Venue's Website returning a 404 page rather than real content, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Wednesday open mic at Carola's Hansa Clipper (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website showed only a placeholder page in August. As of Sep 5, 2026 it failed to load at all, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
An open-mic listing site names a Sunday open mic at Chief O'Neill's Pub (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. A Sep 5, 2026 recheck of the Venue's Website was again blocked rather than served, which is not evidence either way [s2]. The listing stays unconfirmed.
A listing on badslava.com lists this night, but may not be current.
An open-mic listing site names a Tuesday open mic at Claddagh Ring Pub (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website could not be reached, so the listing remains unconfirmed.
Sources mention Wednesdays but are not confirmed; actual night is unclear.
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The sources disagree on the night.
The Venue's Website shows 'Comedy Open Mic' as a upcoming weekly Wednesday event, with named instances through December 2026 and genuinely varying dates rather than a fixed template (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s2]. It's for ages 21 and up, free with a ticket reservation [s2].