Elma exists between identities—small-town Washington meets highway-stop transience, longtime residents meet travelers passing through. Main Street rooms fill with locals who've watched the town change and stayed anyway. The split creates material. Downtown hosts the year-round grinders. Satsop draws the rural overflow. McCleary-adjacent brings the timber-town energy. Open mics here demand understanding: Elma isn't Olympia, isn't Aberdeen, exists in its own space. Respect that distinction, and you'll find audiences grateful for entertainment that acknowledges where they actually live.