The last Tuesday of each month, 5:45 PM. Only one source reports it.
Winston-Salem Writers' own website says 'Word Is Out' open-mic poetry night is held the last Tuesday of each month, as a hybrid meeting via Zoom and in person at Augsburg Lutheran Church Meeting Room, sponsored by the Forsyth County Public Library (checked Aug 14, 2026) [s1]. This is not Central Library Auditorium as originally listed. Two newspaper briefs had described the earlier venue, but no articles could be retrieved.
A page on indieonthemove.com lists this night, but may not be current.
Other sources resolve the day and frequency: this open mic runs the 4th Tuesday of each month [s1]. This is consistent with the address listed here from earlier local news coverage. The venue is confirmed active — a ticketing listing shows a real, upcoming show on Aug 22, 2026 — but that appears to be a separate, ticketed comedy show, not the recurring open mic, so it does not confirm the open mic's currency (checked Aug 14, 2026).
Both sources give the same night and time, but neither confirms recent activity.
A 2025 YES! Weekly article describes Monstercade hosting a weekly Comedy Open Mic starting every Monday at 8 PM [s2]. The day matches, but the genre is comedy, not music as originally listed. The article is about 19 months old, and no more recent confirmation from the venue was found.
The Venue's Website lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
A news article describes a Thursday open mic from 6 to 9 PM hosted by a local newspaper columnist, matching the listed day, though it was not itself dated. The venue's own current shows page (checked Aug 14, 2026) does not mention an open mic [s2].
Sources mention Thursdays but are not confirmed; actual night is unclear. Only one source reports it.
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The sources disagree on the night.
A business directory listing states the venue is closed on Thursdays, inconsistent with a Thursday open mic (checked Aug 14, 2026). The venue's own current events page does not mention an open mic, though it does list other concerts and tribute-band shows, so the venue is clearly active generally [s2].
The venue's events page lists this night, but may not be current.
Weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 PM. Only one source reports it.
The Ramkat is a roughly 1,000-capacity touring live-music venue. Other listings describe it exclusively as a ticketed touring-act venue, with no mention of a regular open mic. Its own events page (checked Aug 14, 2026) does not mention one either [s2].