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Navigating the Margins: A Collection of Stories by High School Students -Book Launch, Reading & Signing

Navigating the Margins: A Collection of Stories by High School Students -Book Launch, Reading & Signing

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    Jan 9, 2025
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Join us for Navigating the Margins: A Collection of Stories by High School Students, an anthology featuring Howard County’s talented young writers.This program will feature some of our young authors reading snippets from their stories as well as a small panel to discuss and share their experience with the program. Have some dinner, meet some (more…)

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Culture Series: James Baldwin at 100: Celebrating the Enduring Witness

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    Jan 9, 2025
    6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Join HumanitiesDC and guest curator Tracy Chiles McGhee for an exploration of James Baldwin’s profound legacy in “James Baldwin at 100: Celebrating the Enduring Witness.” This event marks the centennial of Baldwin’s birth and explores what it means to ‘bear witness’ in today’s world and how we, as artists, writers, and citizens, use our voices (more…)

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New Year’s Eve Dinner at Busboys and Poets

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    Dec 31, 2024
    4:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Close out the year with a delicious pre-game dinner at Busboys and Poets—your perfect start to an unforgettable New Year’s Eve! Join us for great food and vibrant vibes; last seating is at 10 PM at all locations and 9 PM at our Anacostia location.No reservations are required! FULL MENU AVAILABLE (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by DJ Tao

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    Dec 5, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by DJ TaoWhether freestyle or written, DJ Tao is word in motion.DJ Tao began his career as a spoken word artist in the Washington, DC area. After extensive experience performing locally he decided to expand his audience. He took his act on the road, touring America’s colleges (more…)

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The War on Lebanon with Rania Khalek

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    Nov 13, 2024
    8:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Join us for an insightful evening at Busboys and Poets as we engage in conversation with Rania Khalek, a prominent Middle-East based journalist for Breakthrough News. Known for her incisive reporting and analysis, Rania hosts the show Dispatches and co-hosts the weekly Freedom Side livestream with Eugene Puryear. This event, titled “War on Lebanon,” promises (more…)

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Culture Series: DC is Indian Land

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    Nov 7, 2024
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Scholar, artist, and policymaker Dr. Elizabeth Rule (enrolled citizen, Chickasaw Nation) will screen a rough cut of her forthcoming documentary, DC is Indian Land. Derived from her award-winning book, Indigenous DC: Native Peoples and the Nation’s Capital (Georgetown University Press, 2023), this film is an oral history investigation of both the histories and contemporary experiences (more…)

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HEARTSTOPPER Watch Party | Busboys and Poets Book Club

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    Aug 6, 2023
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

BUSBOYS AND POETS BOOKS PRESENTS QUEER BOOK CLUB: SPECIAL EDITION! Busboys Books invites you to join us for community, queerness, and maybe some chaos with our Queer Book ClubEvery last Sunday of the month we’ll be hosting Queer Book Club led by Nathan, the Takoma Bookstore Supervisor, at Busboys and Poets Takoma. There we’ll gather (more…)

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RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE Watch Party | Busboys and Poets Queer Book Club

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    Aug 27, 2023
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Every last Sunday of the month we’ll be hosting Queer Book Club led by Nathan, the Takoma Bookstore Supervisor, at Busboys and Poets Takoma. There we’ll gather to discuss a specific book by a queer author or about a queer subject matter. This book club is for anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+ and wants to (more…)

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Busboys and Poets meets Latin: Salsa

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    Oct 19, 2024
    7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Come to eat, drink and/or dance and to meet a fun crowd!Delicious food and drink specials served all night. FREE parking all night.Entrance fee of $15 (purchased at the door) We accept cash, Venmo or CashApp ONLY. Dance lessons Latin music (Salsa, Bachata & Merengue) played by our host DJ Elvira the rest of the evening.Like (more…)

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ASL Open Mic Night hosted by Wade Green

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    Nov 28, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

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 (more…)

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VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WATCH PARTY

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    Oct 1, 2024
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Busboys and Poets is your go-to spot for all things politics, and we’re excited to announce that we’ll be streaming the VP debate live on our big screens at all locations.The debate will feature Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and GOP Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, marking the first time they are going head (more…)

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Art Talk Tuesday with Oliver James

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    Oct 1, 2024
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Bodacious!! Join Busboys and Poets, Tuesday, June 11 at 14th and V NW, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, for an art talk with Adrian Loving, who will be discussing his book “Fade to Grey, Androgyny, Style and Art in 80s Disco Music.”The conversation highlights legendary artists such as Andy Warhol and Richard Berstein and musicians including (more…)