Wednesday

Bubba's 8 p.m.-midnight, free. 236-1600.

Canal Club 7 p.m., free. 643-2582.

Down Under Restaurant & Lounge Hosted by Royal Pain and Six. 8 p.m. 225-8117.

JJ's Grille (Formerly JJ Mcfarley's) 8-10 p.m. 10298 Staples Mill Rd. 755-6229.

Northside Grille Acoustic open mic, 8:30 p.m., hosted by Mark Arnold. 266-4403.

Thursday

Dixie Diner in Petersburg.  Jam session and open mic, 7:30 p.m., free. 732-7425.

Paradise Lounge Battle of the Sexes Open mic, 8 p.m., free. 644-5777.

Friday

Fantasy Island Cafe and Grille "Verse-a-tile Fridays," 8 p.m., $5. 270-4500.

Saturday

Starbucks 7-9 p.m. , free. 5001 Hugenot Rd. 285-4195.

Sunday

CafAc Diem  Hosted by DJ Williams, 8 p.m., free. 353-2500.

Shockoe Espresso & Roastery Shockoe Poets, 2-4 p.m. 335-9403.

Monday

Emilio's Open mic with Jonathan Meadows of the Grove, 9:30 p.m. 359-1224.

Rare Olde Times  7:30 p.m., free. 750-1346.

Tuesday

Dublin's Irish Pub 8 p.m. 7526 Mechanicsville Turnpike. 723-5582.

Ironhorse Restaurant Hosted Hayes Elverston and Harry Gore, 8:30 p.m. free. 752-6410.

Poe's Pub  Open mic hosted by Jim Daab, 9 p.m., free. 648-2120.

Tropical Soul  Verses! (spoken word, poetry), 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., $7. 771-1605.