Palouse continues monthly open mic night

For more than 15 years on the first Friday of each month, downtown Palouse has hosted an open mic night for residents to enjoy food, drinks and music together.

Although, with the current "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" order given by Gov. Jay Inslee, meeting for an open mic night in April seemed like it wasn't an option, but local Palouse musicians had another idea.

"Leslie Sena, Jens Hegg and I worked together to organize the very first Palouse Palouse Homebound Open Mic," said musician and organizer Mary Welcome. "We used the Zoom video conferencing platform to bring neighbors, family and friends...