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Wednesdays, 7:00 PM. Runs seasonally.
Bentley's Saloon's own website states its 2026 season runs April 30 through Oct 18, 2026, a specific, checkable claim rather than generic evergreen text (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. This is a seasonal venue, so a winter absence of programming should be read as the season being over, not as the open mic having ended.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
An archived capture of the Venue's Website from Jan 1, 2026 shows a persistent 'Open Mic' navigation link to a dedicated page, and further archived captures show real, changing content roughly every two to six weeks from mid-2025 through at least that date, indicating an actively maintained site rather than a stale one (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A dated Nov 19, 2025 listing on an events site corroborates the same program [s2].
Weekly on Thursdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
An archived capture of the venue's own events page, dated Jun 7, 2026, lists 'Thursdays / Open Mic Night / 8PM-11pm' [s1]. It links to a dated Facebook event. A broader archive history shows frequent, changing captures through that date, not a frozen page [s2]. The host is named as Michael Krapovicky, confirmed elsewhere at Fast Breaks. Sources give 7 PM and 8 PM as the start time, and which is correct remains unresolved.
A local business page lists a Tuesday 5-8 PM Songwriters' Open Mic here, with upcoming occurrences on Aug 18 and 25, 2026, both confirmed as Tuesdays (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].
A local business page lists a Sunday 2-5 PM community jam here, with upcoming occurrences on Aug 16, 23, and 30, 2026, all confirmed as Sundays (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1].
Thursdays, 7:00 PM. How often is unclear. Only one source reports it.
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The sources disagree about whether it still runs.
Nocturnem Draft Haus's own website mentions live music generally but no open-mic day or time (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A business-directory page for it does not mention any open mic [s2]. A web search claimed a Thursday 7:00 PM start, but no page read confirms it. A listing site links to a page titled a 'Comedy Open Mic,' conflicting with the recorded music format [s3]. Existence, day, time, and format remain unconfirmed.
A local business-district site's venue page, checked Aug 13, 2026, lists upcoming Tuesday dates of Aug 18 and 25, 2026 for an Irish Jam from 6-8 PM followed by an Open Mic from 9 PM to close [s1]. An open-mic listing site agrees on the day and time, but its host-name and other details are boilerplate used across many venues, so they aren't relied on here [s2].
Weekly on Mondays, 7:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
An open-mic listing site's own listing for The Sports Arena contradicts itself: its header says Monday 7-9 PM while its description text says 'Sundays at The Sports Arena from 7-9' (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The Venue's Website states only 'Live & Local Music every weekend,' with no specific day, time, or mention of an open-mic format [s2]. No further dated source was found for either day.
Thursdays. How often is unclear. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
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The sources disagree about whether it still runs.
A chamber of commerce's calendar lists entries titled 'Hoot Night at the Suds!' for Apr 2 and Jun 4, 2026, and earlier 2024 dates, all falling on Thursdays, but every page now shows a not-found error and could not be read (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. This is one possible source, not confirmed evidence, and is consistent with a review that mentions 'Hoot Night.' The Venue's Website still shows no usable schedule content [s2].
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Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce calendar (search-indexed tit (page no longer available)· web page · business.bethelmaine.com
Night and frequency are unclear — no source gives either. Only one source reports it.
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A page on mainstreetmaine.org lists this event, but may not be current.
A directory listing describes Elements Books Coffee Beer as hosting live music and special events, and confirms it is open Thursdays, consistent with the Thursday claim (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A review site separately describes weekly live music and open mics, also in generic terms. No source states an actual day or time with a checkable date. The venue's social media page showed no open-mic scheduling in recent posts.
A page on mainesongwriters.org lists this night, but may not be current.
A musicians' association's open-mic list gives every Thursday, 7-10 PM, sign-up at 6:30 PM, undated, and listing sites are not evidence by themselves however many agree (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. This matches the day, time, and sign-up detail found earlier for this venue. Other listings found are only restaurant reviews, plus a one-off booked performer, a different event. The venue has no checkable website beyond a social media page.
last Thursday of the month · 7 PM · sign-up 6:30 PM
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A news article on sunjournal.com lists this night, but may not be current.
The last Thursday of each month, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A news article dated April 15, 2025, names 'Live at St. Joe's' for Thursday, April 24, the last Thursday of that month [s1]. That is about 16 months old, too old alone to confirm current activity, though it matches the claimed cadence. An earlier page from Jan 2024 shows the same format already running, spanning over a year [s2]. No 2026 confirmation was found; the address is still disputed (checked Aug 13, 2026).
A poetry organization's own page, read directly, confirms a quarterly open mic on Thursday, Jul 30, 2026, 6:30-8 PM, at the Freeport Community Center, hosted by Freeport Folio and featuring Richard Blanco (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. This is about two weeks old at the time of the check, easily recent enough for a quarterly series; earlier instances from April 2026 and June 2025 add further support.
Weekly on Thursdays, 8:30 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The only source for the day and time is a musicians' association's undated open-mic list, reading '302 West Smokehouse — Every Thursday 8:30 PM' (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The venue's own homepage does not mention the open mic [s2]. A search claimed a host name and a separate Tuesday trivia night, citing a 2016 blog post that now 404s; this could not be verified in any live source.
Weekly on Tuesdays, 6:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
Sidecar's own current events page lists a full week of live-music programming but no open mic, karaoke, or Tuesday event at all (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A search turned up a claim of 'Open Mic Tuesday 6-9PM' and a Monday karaoke night, but neither traced to any source and could not be confirmed. No evidence of cancellation exists, but the venue's own listing omitting the event suggests it may have lapsed.
A page on mainesongwriters.org lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Tuesdays, 6:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
An open-mic listing site gives Tuesday, 6-9 PM, undated as to the event [s1]. Another agrees on the day and time, also undated [s2]. One site's 'last updated' stamp, a year before Aug 13, 2026, is a page-refresh marker, not freshness. An unconfirmed claim of a separate Thursday open mic is untraceable to any source. A chamber of commerce page confirms the venue exists but lists no event detail; no dated source confirms the mic.
Saturdays. How often is unclear. Only one source reports it.
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The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
This church-and-cafe open mic has offered an open stage for musicians, poets, and performers for over thirty years, with a stable name, address, and format (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. An archive of the church's page has only one capture, from Feb 2024, reflecting limited crawling, not a lapse. A newspaper archive found only 2008-2013 hits, including one naming this event cancelled, too old for current status. No closure notice exists.
A listing site's live August 2026 Maine calendar, read directly, still carries Fast Breaks Restaurant on every Monday-class calendar cell, while other known-closed venues do not appear, suggesting delisted venues are removed rather than listed forever (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A community social media post, undated, separately names the same address, day, and venue [s2]. The address is resolved in favor of 1465 Lisbon St.
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.
The Pub at Baxter's own current page confirms Thursday is Trivia Night, not an open mic (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. That contradicts an earlier claim that this venue held a Thursday 7 PM open mic. An archived event page from June 2023 shows a recurring open mic did exist, hosted by Vanessa Jones, but that page is now gone and no 2024-2026 successor was found [s2]. The current live events page could not be read further.
The venue's own events page, live and checked Aug 13, 2026, lists a weekly Wednesday open mic at 6 PM [s1]. An open-mic listing site's live Maine calendar for August 2026 also shows the venue appearing on Wednesdays throughout the month, matching the same weekly slot [s2].
Tuesdays. How often is unclear. Only one source reports it.
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A page on wabi.tv lists this night, but may not be current.
The one candidate source for this open mic could not be loaded. More importantly, local news coverage confirms Black Bear Brewing and Pub reopened in October 2025 under new ownership (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Any earlier open-mic information therefore belongs to a different operator and cannot be assumed to carry over. No source describes an open mic under the current ownership.
A guitarist's blog post about this open mic, from July 2009, is about 17 years old [s2]. Archived newspaper articles from 2008-2009 describe it too, similarly old. A biography of its hosts, Larry and Leslie Latour, says they ran 'the Orono Dadgad open mike coffeehouse together until they moved to Arizona,' past tense, then five years in Sedona [s1]. It gives no move date, doesn't say who continued, and no 2025-2026 mention was found.
Wednesdays, 10:00 PM. How often is unclear. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
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The Venue's Website suggests it may have ended.
Woodman's Bar and Grille's own website contains no mention of an open mic, trivia, or any weekly entertainment schedule at all (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. The claimed Wednesday 10 PM open mic, along with a claimed Monday trivia night and Friday live music, exists only in an unverified description with no underlying page found to support it, so the day and time are treated as unconfirmed rather than fact.
The venue's own live events page lists 19 upcoming recurring instances of this Tuesday 7-11 PM music open mic, including Aug 18, Sep 1, and Sep 8, 2026 (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. A second event page on the same site, dated Apr 2026, corroborates the same recurring series [s2].
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
A previously cited page for this open mic now shows an unrelated concert, likely a stale link, not usable as evidence (checked Aug 13, 2026). The venue's own shared Tuesday page shows two sign-up forms, one for musicians and one for comedians, supporting a distinct comedy track alongside the music mic that night [s1]. A nightlife listing corroborates a Tuesday comedy open mic [s2]. The 9:30 PM start time is unconfirmed directly.
Night and frequency are unclear — no source gives either.
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A page on eatcheeselouise.com suggests it may have ended.
Cheese Louise's own event-calendar section shows no events at all, the first signal directly from the venue (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. This could reflect a limit in how the page loads rather than a truly empty calendar, and it does not confirm or rule out the mic. Other sources are split on whether this is a music or comedy open mic, and the only dated source anywhere is from August 2021, with no source pinning down a day of the week.
The venue's events page suggests it may have ended.
Weekly on Mondays, 6:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
Only one citation exists for this listing. A 2024-dated event page on Definitive Brewing's own site shows no recurrence language on re-reading and appears to describe a one-time event, now about two and a half years old (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Its events and calendar pages now return not-found errors, and a search found no new dated source. No cancellation evidence was found; status is genuinely unknown.
Weekly on Sundays, 9:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
Both of Empire Comedy Club's own pages for this Sunday open mic return not-found errors (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. Detail describing a 9 PM start with 8:30 PM doors, hosted by Matt Dundas, exists only in search-engine summaries and has never been read on a live page, so it is treated as unconfirmed.
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Venue's Website (page no longer available)· empirecomedyme.com
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
Empire Comedy Club's own SPOTS page now returns a not-found error. Its homepage shows only ticketed headliner shows under a 'National Headliners Weekly' banner, with no mention of SPOTS or open-mic programming (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. An archived copy was last captured in February 2026, about six months earlier [s2]. Nothing says the mic ended, and nothing current shows it running.
The third Wednesday of each month, 8:00 PM. Something about this has changed recently — confirm before going.
The venue's own dated page, from Jan 21, 2026, states this event runs 'every third Wednesday'; Jan 21 is confirmed as the third Wednesday of that month, matching the page's claim (checked Aug 13, 2026) [s1]. That page is about seven months old, within the roughly 12-month window for a monthly event. An open-mic listing site separately corroborates the host, cost, and hours. An earlier weekly claim is now corrected to monthly.