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Busboys Books Presents: Autism Uncensored with Whitney Ellenby

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    Apr 11, 2019
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

No tickets required, this event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase in the bookstore. Full menu & bar will be available throughout the event.“And when in the grips of a public tantrum, amidst the horror and humiliation of him shrieking and splayed out on the floor while strangers (more…)

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Busboys and Poets presents Comedy Night

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    Mar 5, 2019
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Why so serious?! If you are like us, you have found it hard to find things to laugh about. Working to change the world is grueling and daunting work, but the pursuit of happiness is what we are fighting for! So we are making time to LAUGH! Busboys and Poets is pleased to introduce COMEDY (more…)

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Artists in Exile: Art as a Fabric For Healing

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    Feb 28, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Art @ Busboys and Poets Presents …Artists In Exile: Art as a Fabric for HealingJoin us for the closing reception of the Artists in Exile, an exhibit curated by Mary Eggers and ponsored by Common Humanity, in the Langston Room on February 28. Works from Fetun Getachew, Ataa al Baghdadi and others will be on display (more…)

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Welcome to the Table…everyone has a place here!

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    Feb 27, 2019
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm

“Through our stories we will gain an understanding of each other.  All can share the bread of empathy, peace, compassion, love and respect.  By coming together we are saying I see you, I value you, I love you for the beautiful person you are and what you can bring to the table.  Let’s welcome each (more…)

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War with Russia?: Stephen Cohen in conversation with Katrina vanden Heuval

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    Feb 7, 2019
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

This event does not require a reservation, seats are first come, first served. America is in a new Cold War with Russia even more dangerous than the one the world barely survived in the twentieth century. The Soviet Union is gone, but the two nuclear superpowers are again locked in political and military confrontations, now from (more…)

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Alternative State of the Union | Hamberder: Comedy Showcase of Covfefe Proportions

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    Jan 29, 2019
    9:30 pm - 11:30 pm

As it appears the State of the Union will be canceled on January 29, 2019, Busboys and Poets would like to offer the community something great to do – laugh! Join us as the area’s best up and coming comics wax comedic on the current state of the union. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry…but at least (more…)

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Private Event: Networking Event

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    Jun 15, 2018
    8:30 am - 10:30 am

Busboys and Poets welcomes Acadia Healthcare for this private event in the Cullen Room. To plan your event, complete our online form HERE or call the events office @ 202-332-6432. (more…)

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Welcome to the Table…everyone has a place here!

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    Jan 30, 2019
    10:00 am - 1:00 pm

“Through our stories we will gain an understanding of each other.  All can share the bread of empathy, peace, compassion, love and respect.  By coming together we are saying I see you, I value you, I love you for the beautiful person you are and what you can bring to the table.  Let’s welcome each (more…)

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LIVE! from Busboys hosted by Beny Blaq 1.4.19

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    Jan 4, 2019 - Jan 5, 2019
    11:00 pm - 1:00 am

A Busboys and Poets in-house series! LIVE! from Busboys is an open mic talent showcase that offers a platform for all performers, not just poets. Whether you are a musician, comedian, dancer, actor, magician or any other type of performer, we want to see what you got! Come out and showcase your talents! $5 cover. (more…)

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College Night – Open Mic hosted by Malachi Byrd

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    Dec 21, 2018
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

College Night hosted by Malachi Byrd Proud Washington D.C. native Malachi Byrd is a twenty one year-old junior at Princeton University. The captain and co-founder of ContraVerse, his high school slam team, Malachi led the team to the 2014 Louder Than a Bomb – DMV title. He also is a 2-time member of the DC Youth Poetry (more…)

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A.C.T.O.R (A Continuing Talk on Race) 1.6.2019 Screening of Becoming Free

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    Jan 6, 2019
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) open discussion series is hosted by Busboys and Poets as a community service. It provides the opportunity for people to come together and speak openly and honestly about issues of race. The intent is that each person walks away from the discussion feeling something: challenged, educated, uncomfortable, enlightened, (more…)

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A DC Science Café Event- Picturing Science: The Joys and Concerns of Scientific Image-Making

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    Dec 10, 2018
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Busboys and Poets welcomes the DC Science Writers Association to the Pearl Bailey Room for A DC Science Café Event!Picturing Science: The Joys and Concerns of Scientific Image-MakingScience is all about revealing the unseen or the previously undiscerned in the already seen. Depictions of nature date back tens of thousands of years in cave paintings. But the tools (more…)