I hope some others will chime in on this discussion.

I have no idea whethther the new venue obviates any of the scheduling obstacles to an earlier start. I think Micah could probaby answer that question. My guess, however, would be that since there are MORE folks in residence at CenterRing that were at Tribe, that would translate to more activities going on, hence a busier schedule, with less room for flexibility.

regarding my hit or miss reference: I meant to say that sometimes earlier in the evenings would be free, sometimes not. For an event of this type, it is important to have a consistent time slot and not change it around. Yes, it's an odd time frame, but many regulars have kept coming back and come to depend on that time frame. In addition, and this was a factor when we discussed changing the time before, there isn't much else going on in town to compete with. What else would you do with yourself on a late Monday night, if you're not in bed?

For myself: I just started a new job and i don't get off work until 9pm. Because of this schedule, the open mic is my only creative outlet, and the schedule works great for me. And since I've been intimately involved with running it for almost a year now, I hope that counts for something.