Davon Rice graciously invites you to the EP release concert for his brand new EP “Be With Me”!!! Come join us for a night of great music at Busboys and Poets – Columbia! Davon Rice will be releasing his new EP on January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Get ready for an evening filled with (more…)
ASL (American Sign Language) OPEN MIC PRESENTS:On this night, American sign language users and viewers from all corners of life will come together to recite a poem, song, short skit or jokes. Come out and enjoy the wonderful environment while you eat, get your drink on and socialize. Great for those learning American sign language.HOST: (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Casey Catherine MooreA Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Casey Catherine MooreCasey Catherine Moore (she/her) is a bisexual, bipolar poet, writer, educator, and activist. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in Comparative Literature with a focus on Latin poetry, invective, (more…)
Ready to make a difference in DC?Join us at Busboys and Poets to meet Brian Schwalb, who’s running for reelection as DC Attorney General and leading the fight for a safer, stronger, and more affordable District. Hear firsthand about the progress he’s made for DC families, consumers, and communities—and how you can play a role (more…)
Join us to celebrate the release of “a resistance story for the ages” with NYT bestselling author of The Grift, Clay Cane”To refill my well of radical hope, I read resistance stories. Whether from history or from historical imagination. Burn Down Master’s House is a resistance story for the ages. Clay Cane’s gripping novel is (more…)
Story Tapestries presents A Langston Hughes Birthday Poetry CelebrationBright Before Us Like a Flame featuring Langston Hughes’ poetry and the original works of Amuche the Poet and Pianir the Poetdirected by Regie Cabico and produced by Day Eightwith participants of the “I, Too, Am America” writing workshops held at MLK Library hosted by Dwayne Lawson Brown and Kanikki JakartaRSVP to AttendThe (more…)
The documentary film Origin of the Dream will be airing this February across the state of North Carolina on PBS (UNC TV). Among many other places, it will also screen at the famous MLK Institute at Stanford University.The film tells the full story of King’s first ever use of the phrase “I Have a Dream,” (more…)
TELAS invites you to learn from, connect, and mobilize together towards action and change through a series of film screenings and collective exercises focused on the themes of migration, intervention/extraction, and mass incarceration. This will be a space to deepen our understanding and analyses of systems of oppression, such as the US military complex. All (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by KaNikki J.KaNikki Jakarta is the First African American Poet Laureate of Alexandria, Virginia. She is an Award Winning Performance Poet who has toured the US and the UK. KaNikki is the author of three novels, two poetry collections, a memoir, a short story, poetry collection entitled (more…)
Join us to learn about the history of Black poets in DC, and how they have reflected and transformed American cultural discourseWashington, DC, has long been home to a dynamic and vibrant African American literary community, despite often being overshadowed by the literary worlds of New York and Chicago. In No More Worlds to Conquer, (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Twain DooleyTwain Dooley is a first generation American. Born and raised in Washington, DC, he learned to use language to talk himself into and out of inner-city challenges. He joined the Army Reserves and served on active duty during Desert Storm. After a two-year stay in (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Anthony D. Oakes!Hailing from North Carolina, Anthony D. Oakes is a District of Columbia resident who is taking comedy on the east coast by storm. His clean, yet edgy, southern, intellectual, witty humor will have you reeling with laughter. Performance cities include: Atlanta, New York, LA, (more…)