Mishawaka, IN

Martha's Midway Tavern

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Martha's Midway Tavern is a 200-capacity, 21-and-over Mishawaka room whose calendar leans toward Saturday nights while remaining flexible for other possibilities. The musical brief welcomes blues, folk, jam bands, jazz, and rock, with all song types accepted rather than a covers-only or originals-only restriction. Booking is assigned to a talent buyer, the contact record is complete, and email is explicitly described as the best route, so send a compact package built for quick scanning. Because the notes indicate a change in who books the room, use the current listed contact rather than recycling an address found in an old routing spreadsheet. The database does not specify a sound system, stage package, capacity detail beyond the main number, or a booking URL, leaving production and arrival logistics open. It also contains no performer comments or visitor-review excerpts, so there is no evidence here for promises about staff, crowd response, hospitality, pay, or the room’s atmosphere. Treat Martha's Midway Tavern as a straightforward Saturday prospect: match the listed styles, ask for the technical sheet and deal terms, and get load-in, set length, payment, and age enforcement confirmed in writing.

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Brian
Role
Talent Buyer

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brianbjg1@yahoo.com
(574) 255-0458

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Capacity
200
Age policy
21+
Genres
Blues, Folk, Jam Band, Jazz, Rock
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Address
810 W. 4th Street, 46544, United States
Venue phone
(574) 255-0458
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