Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Regie Cabico 3.26.19
Date and Time
Mar 26, 2019 9:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Mar 26, 2019 9:00 pm
14th & V
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Regie Cabico
Regie Cabico is one of the country's leading innovators and pioneers of The Poetry Slam having won 3 National Top Prizes and winning The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam. Bust Magazine ranked him in the "100 Men We Love" and The Kenyon Review called him the Lady Gaga of Poetry. He has appeared on two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and NPR's Snap Judgement. A former Artist-in-Residence for Asian Pacific American Studies at New York University, Regie's work is published in over 40 anthologies including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café, Spoken Word Revolution & The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry.
FEATURING: Jenny C. Lares
Jenny c. Lares is a spoken word poet making her return to DC after a hiatus. A former open mic host at Busboys and Poets, she has featured locally at Artomatic, Mothertongue, and Bloombars, and has performed at the Mellon Auditorium, the Bowery Poetry Club in NYC, the Asian Arts Initiative in Philadelphia, and at several colleges throughout the East Coast and Midwest. From 2009-2013 she was the Founding Executive Director of Sulu DC, an arts organization with the mission of nurturing artistic growth and building connections and community within Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the DC metro area. Her poems have been published in the Beltway Poetry Quarterly, the anthology, Walang Hiya...literature taking risks toward liberatory practice, TAYO Literary Magazine, The Lantern Review and on Bourgeon, an online arts magazine.
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For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices, and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and a different host every week. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.
$5 cover. Wristbands are available for purchase online at midnight and in the restaurant starting at 10:00 AM. No refunds. Ticket purchase limit of 4 per person. Guests must have their wristbands (tickets) on upon entering the event.
Seating is available on a first come, first seated basis. No saved or reserved seats are allowed. Failure to check in within 30 minutes of advertised start time may result in forfeiture of seats. Sorry, no refunds.
