A regional blues society's own calendar confirms a recurring, rotating-host blues jam at Chicago Beef Joint in Grand Rapids, 6–9 PM, with hosts including The Left Handed Rollers, the Left Paul Trio, Back Door Blues Band, and Tomas Esparza, across varying days — Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday have all appeared [s1]. There is no single fixed weekday.
A regional blues society's own calendar confirms multiple upcoming August and September dates for Cap'n Kirk's Open Blues Jam at The Philmore in Grand Rapids, 6–9 PM [s1]. Three of the listed dates fall on Thursday and one on Friday, an occasional day shift rather than a data error.
A page on localspins.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Thursdays, 6:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
Gipper's Restaurant & Bar's only listed contact is a Facebook page, which could not be read. A local music-events site, checked Apr 13, 2026, confirms the venue as 'Gippers Bar & Restaurant' with a link to that same Facebook page [s1].
A page on localspins.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Thursdays, 8:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
No website for Grand Rapids Garage Bar & Grill was found. A local music-events site (checked Apr 13, 2026) lists two separate 'Garage'-named venues — 'Garage Bar (Ada)' and 'Garage Bar & Grill' — confirming that this venue refers to the second, distinct from the Ada location [s1]. This venue's address, 822 Ottawa Ave NW, comes from an earlier correction. The venue's Facebook page could not be read.
A page on localspins.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Fridays, 9:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
Kava Kasa's only listed contact is a Facebook page, which could not be read. A local music-events site confirms the venue and host name, 'Kava Kasa (Brandy),' but its Apr 13, 2026 update date applies to the whole list, not specifically to this entry [s1].
Every other Wednesday, 9:00 PM; which weeks is unclear. Only one source reports it.
One of several nights or series at this venue
Call to confirm the night
A page on localspins.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Mulligan's Pub's own home page does not mention Wednesday or an open mic, and its events page showed an error (checked Aug 2026). A local music-events site does list Mulligan's Pub, updated Apr 13, 2026, about four months earlier — though that update date applies to the whole list rather than this specific entry [s1]. The listing links to the Venue's Website. The venue's Facebook page was not checked.
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
The venue now has its own website, but it does not mention an open mic, poetry, or Tuesday (checked Sep 7, 2026) [s1]. Whether the Tuesday poetry open mic still runs is unconfirmed.
The venue's events page lists this night, but may not be current.
The Comedy Project's own home page contains neither 'open mic' nor 'Monday,' and its shows page likewise does not mention an open mic; its classes and schedule pages showed errors (checked Aug 2026) [s1]. This is consistent with the venue's show calendar being difficult to read directly. A local roundup describing a Monday, 7 PM comedy-variety open mic and open jam for $7 was not reexamined this time.
Weekly on Wednesdays, 8:00 PM. The Venue's Website does not mention it.
The Pyramid Scheme's own home page, fully read, is silent on any open mic; a guessed calendar page showed an error (checked Aug 2026) [s1]. The venue is primarily known for booked touring acts and is also absent from a local music-events site's round-up of open mics.
A page on localspins.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Tuesdays, 9:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill's own domain does not resolve. A local music-events site, checked Apr 13, 2026, confirms the venue appears on its open-mic guide, but no day or time detail for it could be found there [s1].