Sing It: ‘Suzanne Takes You Down. . .’

If you think you have what it takes to touch some perfect (or imperfect) bodies with your mind (or your vocal cords), you may be interested in the Leonard Cohen Open Mike Contest at Bogart’s Bohemian Cafe in Long Beach on March 31 at 8 p.m. Organized by Cohen’s record label, Sony Music, the event will allow the Canadian folk-bard’s admirers to take a shot at performing one of his songs before a panel of judges.

The winner (for the best version of a Cohen song, not the best imitation of Cohen’s baleful singing style) will get $200 worth of recording studio time.

For those who’d rather sing a song of their own, or a song by somebody other than Cohen, there’s always the weekly open-mike night at the Bohemian Cafe, every Wednesday from 8 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $4 for the Cohen contest and on regular open-mike nights; performers get in free. (310) 594-8975.