Nefeteria Hash hosts the open mic nights at Thelma’s Chicken and Waffles on Thursday and Sundays

If I have missed one — and I’m certain I’ve missed several — please add yours in the comments. I’ll paste them up here in the main body of the post. Let me know if one is discontinued, and I’ll strike it.

Star City Open Mic

Host: Nefeteria Hash and Theory. 9 p.m. Fridays and Sundays. Top Shelf at Thelma’s Chicken and Waffles, Roanoke. $4; free to women.

Paradise Sports Grille Open Mic

Host: Marie Anderson. 7:30 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Paradise Sports Grille, 4405 Timber Line Road, Ferrum. Free.

Hotshots Open Mic

Host: Marie Anderson. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Hotshots, 13360 Booker T. Washington Highway, Moneta. Free.

Clam Digger’s Open Mic

Host: RagTop. 8 p.m. Thursdays. Clam Digger’s Seafood, 109 S. Bridge St., Bedford. Free.

Schooners Open Mic

Hosts vary. 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Schooners, Roanoke. P.A., drum set and backline provided. 20 minute sets. Free.

Coffee Pot Open Mic

Hosts alternate — Jane Gabrielle, Doug Settles. 8 p.m. Thursdays. The Coffee Pot Roadhouse, Roanoke. Free.

Village Grill Open Mic

Host: Spencer “Ol’ Spatch” McKenna. 9 p.m. The Village Grill. Free.

facebook.com/groups/villagegrillopenmic

Ah, the intersection of art and commerce. It doesn’t necessarily *have* to be ugly (“Moves Like Jagger” playing on commercials notwithstanding). Spencer McKenna, of Grass Monkey and Welcome to Hoonah, and Fret Mill Music Co. have come up with something that lands on the cooler part of that intersection.

Every Wednesday (starting yesterday), McKenna’s open mic night at Village Grill will feature a pedal and amp demonstration.

“Fret Mill Music Co. and myself think its important to try out a product before buying it,” McKenna wrote in a Facebook post to his open mic page’s wall. “So I will present a few used pedals, and/or an amp in perfect working order to you, at The Village Grill to demo.”

The gear is not on consignment, and is for sale at the Grill.

And the usual types of open mic shenanigans remain on the bill. Each player gets three songs or 15 minutes of performance time.

Read all about it at facebook.com/groups/villagegrillopenmic/.