Most open mics in Baltimore pay you in exposure. Ours pays. Every Words, Wings & Wine show has a paid open mic, in front of a 400-plus crowd that came to listen.
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Feature comedians Paris Sashay and John Doe, hosted by Hollywood Timm, sounds by DJ Tenacious, live painting by Renee Cris, plus the paid open mic.
No audition. No submission fee. No needing to know somebody.
Six people and a bartender is a rehearsal. WWW is a reserved-seat room downtown at M&T Bank Exchange with a host, a DJ, a painter working beside the stage and 400-plus people in their seats.
The crowd has been coming back for seven years, and 82% of them return show after show. They know how to show love to somebody they've never heard before.
Poets, comedians, singers and lyricists. If you've been working the weeknight mics around town and you're ready for a bigger room, this is the step up.
Features at WWW can make $1,000 or more a night, and a lot of the artists we book, we saw first at the open mic.
Want the feature slot? Submit your work for 2027 or email tyce@wordswingsandwine.com.
Yes. Every show has a paid open mic. You need a ticket to get in, and once you're in, you sign up at the DJ booth.
Buy a ticket on Ticketmaster, then scan the QR code at the DJ booth when you arrive. Spots go first come, first served, so get there early.
Yes. The open mic is part of the show, so every open mic performer has a ticket like everyone else in the room.
Poets, comedians, singers and lyricists all take the WWW open mic.
The next Words, Wings & Wine show is Friday, December 11, 2026, 7 to 11 PM at M&T Bank Exchange, 401 W. Fayette St. Shows run every other month, always on a Friday.
Features are booked ahead of time and can make $1,000 or more a night. Submit through the artist form at wordswingsandwine.com/perform or email tyce@wordswingsandwine.com.
