Open Mic / Jam Night at The Emerald

04/22/2026

Last night was truly an experience. Thank you to everyone involved, contestants, judges and audience alike ❤️

Thanks everyone who came out to the Columbia Songwriter’s Contest Preliminary Round last night! Our judges have spent painstaking hours tabulating the scores, and the results are in!

Join us on Saturday, May 2nd at 9pm for the Contest Finals!

01/26/2026

Tonight’s open mic will be starting an hour later, at 8:00pm!

Libby Middle School will be holding a jazz fundraiser on our stage beginning at 5:30pm.

The open mic will be jam-oriented tonight to accommodate the later start. As always, we’ll be going till everyone’s had a chance on stage.

Come on by and jam with us!

01/20/2026

After two weeks without an open mic, we’re back! Tonight and every Monday, from 7 ‘till late 🤘

🎤 Open Mic Night!
Come down, grab some dinner and see what Tri-City talent has to offer!
⏰ Starts at 7pm!

12/30/2025

Come on by for the last open mic and jam night of the year! We’ll be groovin’ till everyone’s had a go, and then some.

As well, The Emerald of Siam will be closed from January 1st till January 13th for maintenance. We appreciate the patience! We’ll be back to our normaly scheduled open mic on January 19th.

Thanks for joining us for an amazing year of live music and stellar jams!

06/16/2025

Open mic tonight at 7, hope to see you there!

05/19/2025

Come check out the competition tonight! Crowd energy matters, so show up, support local talent, and help send your favorites to the finals!

Join us tonight at 5pm for the Semi-Finals of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition!

All ages welcome, reservations are available at https://emerald-of-siam.turntabletickets.com

05/05/2025

We are back to our regularly scheduled open mic and jam night, tonight at 7pm!

Thanks to everyone who’s performed at the open mic in April for your patience while we held the Rolling Columbia Songwriter’s Competition ❤️

The next two weeks will be normal open mics, giving our contestants time to perfect their songs before the semi-finals on May 19th.

04/29/2025

A huge shoutout to everyone who performed in the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition! I am astounded by the talent expressed on that stage, our judges will not have an easy job in the following rounds!

While the entry rounds have concluded, the competition will continue on May 19th at our semi-final round.

More updates to come - but for now, Mondays are back to our regularly scheduled open mic and jam night!

04/28/2025

Last qualifying round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition tonight! We have a plethora of local artists joining us to share their original music for a chance to move on to the semi-finals in May 19th!

If you’ve got a song in your heart and lyrics in your pocket, come by tonight and join us!

The entry fee for contestants is $10, but It’s free to attend for friends, family and any enjoyers of music 🎶

Check out the event for more details!

04/27/2025

Tomorrow, April 28th, is the last qualifying round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition!

The competition runs from 7pm to 8:30pm

The entry fee for contestants is $10, paid in-person before the show starts.
All entry fees go towards prizes!

It’s free to attend, so bring your friends and family!

We only have enough time for 12 performances, and several of those slots have been reserved already, so message this page to secure a performance slot!

Again, this will be the last opportunity to join the competition - potential contestants have until 6pm tomorrow to reserve!

04/25/2025

Sign up for the LAST qualifier round of the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition!

This Monday, April 28th, at 7pm!

We have multiple reservations for this one, so there might not be sign-up spots available the day of; message this page to reserve a performance slot ahead of time.

It’s $10 to enter - and all entry fees go straight to the prize pot!

Performers should show up early, around 6:45 on Monday night.

No cover for the audience!

Check out the event for more details!

04/22/2025

Sign-ups for the Rolling Columbia Songwriter's Competition start now, and will continue throughout tonight’s competition!

We’ve got an hour till our qualifier round starts - message this page or check out the event for more info!