There are plenty of other open-mike nights around the metro area, of course, offering diverse opportunities for players, poets and performers. Here are a few of the other notables:

• Conor O'Neill's Open mike with host Danny Shafer, 9 p.m. Tuesdays, sign up at 7:15 p.m. 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922

• Lincoln's Roadhouse Organizers of the "Terry Dalton Memorial Open Mike," 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, invite you to bring your acoustic guitar and strum a few tunes. Music starts at approximately 8:30 p.m. 1201 S. Pearl St., Denver, 303-777-3700

• Mead Street Station Open mike "Guitar Church" with host Tony Padilla. 8:30 p.m. Mondays, 3625 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, 303-433-2138

• Lion's Lair "Super Saturday Open Stage." 4-8 p.m. Saturdays, 2022 E. Colfax Ave., 303-320-9200

• Oskar Blues Bluegrass pick and open stage. 8 p.m. Tuesdays, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685

• The Toad Tavern Acoustic open-mike night; first come, first served. 8 p.m. Tuesdays, 5302 Federal Circle, Littleton, 303-795-6877

• The D Note Open stage with host Jay Ryan. 7 p.m. Mondays (6:30 p.m. sign-up), 7519 Grandview Ave., Olde Town Arvada. 303-463-6683

• Mad Greens at the Denver Art Museum Open-mike night with host Clyde Tullis. 6 p.m. Thursdays (5:30 p.m. sign-up), 1200 Acoma St., 720-496-4158

• Cannon Mine Coffee Company Open-mike night. 7 p.m. Wednesdays, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625

• Common Grounds Open-mike night. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 3484 W. 32nd Ave., 303-458-5248

• Swallow Hill Music Association Open-stage jams for nearly every musical genre. 6:30 p.m. second Thursday of each month, 71 E. Yale Ave., 303-777-1003

• Michelangelo's Open-mike night welcomes musicians, poets, stand-up comics and performers of every stripe. 7:45 p.m. Thursdays, 1 Broadway, Ste. B105, 303-733-0552