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Rise + Rhyme: Storytelling/Performances for Ages 5 and Under featuring “Iya & the Kuumba Kids”

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  • Event Start
    Feb 10, 2014
    8:30 am - 10:00 am
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A Busboys and Poets in-house series! Rise + Rhyme is a weekly morning storytelling and performance series for children ages 5 and under, stay-at-home parents, and early rising families of all kinds.Today’s featured artist is master educator, musician, and storyteller, Bashea ?Iya? Imana. “Iya & the Kuumba Kids” is an interactive, hands-on, fun-filled time. Iya masterfully blends music (more…)

PRIVATE EVENT: State Department

PRIVATE EVENT: State Department

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  • Event Start
    Feb 10, 2014
    11:30 am - 1:30 pm
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Private event in the Langston Room. To plan an event at Busboys and Poets, please click here .  (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic Poetry hosted by Angelique Palmer

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  • Event Start
    Feb 10, 2014
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event! 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. Tonight’s host is Angelique Palmer.Angelique Palmer is a writer first. Her pieces range from erotica to eclectic- focusing mostly on (more…)

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Film Screening: “A Kiss for Gabriela”

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  • Event Start
    Feb 11, 2014
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Um Beijo para Gabriela//A Kiss for Gabriela Film Screening in honor of Gabriela Leite (1951-2013) Gabriela Leite, founder of the sex worker rights movement in Brazil, was the first sex worker to run for Brazilian Congress. ?A Kiss for Gabriela? tells the story of her 2010 campaign as she faces 822 opponents and challenges a (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic Poetry hosted by Pages Matam

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  • Event Start
    Feb 11, 2014
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event! 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 (more…)

Private Event: NPR Mix and Mingle

Private Event: NPR Mix and Mingle

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  • Event Start
    Feb 12, 2014
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Private Event in the Loft (more…)

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Nick Mann – Author Event

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  • Event Start
    Feb 12, 2014
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Washington, DC author Nick Mann  will discuss and sign the new book, Forgetful. A pervasive dean from Howard University in the District of Columbia talks Dr. Benjamin Parks into leading a seminar on cross-cultural relationships. Bright students enroll and question whether bridges really can be built across racial, gender, attraction orientation, political, and religious divides. (more…)

Wednesday Open Mic Poetry hosted by G Yamazawa

Wednesday Open Mic Poetry hosted by G Yamazawa

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  • Event Start
    Feb 12, 2014
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry event! hosted tonight byG YamazawaGeorge Yamazawa Jr. is a second generation Japanese-American poet/emcee from Durham, NC. Raised in a Buddhist household while learning the nature of the Bible Belt, ?G? quickly understood how to embrace his differences and take pride in his culture. Heavily influenced by hip hop, G first began (more…)

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Canceled:Raise the Wage: Social Gathering

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  • Event Start
    Feb 13, 2014
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Raise the tipped wage!  Social gathering with Ten Friends and ROC (more…)

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Private Event: Echelon Match

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  • Event Start
    Feb 13, 2014
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Private event in the Cullen Room. To plan your event, call our events team at (202) 332 6432 (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic Poetry hosted by 2Deep

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  • Event Start
    Feb 13, 2014
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event! 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 (more…)

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DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence

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  • Event Start
    Feb 14, 2014
    10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Private Event – DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence (more…)