With former Jilly’s Open Forum MC Mike Medeiros as host, the showcase carries a $3 cover and runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday nights. Medeiros, the man behind another amateur-night gig on Thursdays at The Point, assures audiences with more discerning tastes that this isn’t some hackneyed anything-goes happening.
“I try to avoid the word open-mic because that implies a free-for-all,” he says. “I give a quality show.”
Those wishing to perform can’t do it on a lark; all names must be submitted to Medeiros before 7 p.m. the day of the event. And though the night primarily features comedic antics, he welcomes all types of acts. “It’s great that the Brick is known as a music venue so it’ll supply that talent,” he says. “But we also welcome poets, actors, magicians, jugglers ... as long as they don’t juggle fire.” Parr also offers wicked-cheap tacos and two-buck bottles of Miller High Life (and High Life Lite). Call 816-421-1634.
Wed., Sept. 17, 9 p.m., 2008
