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Thursday Night Open Mic Poetry hosted by E-baby

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    Feb 27, 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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Private Event: AACPS

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  • Event Start
    Feb 28, 2014
    12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Private event in the Zinn Room. To plan your event, call our events team at (202) 332 6432 (more…)

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“LIVE! from Busboys” Talent Showcase

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  • Event Start
    Feb 28, 2014
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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“LIVE! from Busboys: Open Mic & Talent Showcase” hosted by Ryan Walker from the Beanstalk Library.  LIVE! takes place on the last Friday of every month and offers a platform for ALL PERFORMERS – not just poets! Whether you are a musician, comedian, dancer, actor/actress, magician, or any other type of performer – we want (more…)

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ASL Open Mic

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    Feb 28, 2014 - Mar 1, 2014
    10:00 pm - 12:00 am
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A Busboys and Poetry event! 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. Hosted by (more…)

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A.C.T.O.R. Presents “Civil Rights: More Than Racial Justice”

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  • Event Start
    Mar 2, 2014
    4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Join us for a discussion about how the civil rights movement of the 20th  continues to shape our definition of ?civil rights? today. Our featured speaker: Robert  Patterson, will discuss his book: Exodus Politics: Civil Rights and Leadership in African  American Literature and Culture (Publisher: University of Virginia Press, November 29,  2013) Patterson explores the (more…)

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Private Event: Oscar Screening for the Arab American Institute

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  • Event Start
    Mar 2, 2014
    4:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Private event in the loft (more…)

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Oscar Watch Party

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  • Event Start
    Mar 2, 2014
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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You could watch the 86th annual Academy Awards from the comfort of your own home, OR you can bring your friends to Busboys and Poets and see it on the big screen!  Ellen DeGeneres will host the Academy Awards for the second time. Free and open to all!  (more…)

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*SPARKLE* Queer Open Mic

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  • Event Start
    Mar 2, 2014
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry event! *SPARKLE* Open Mic Poetry is a queer-friendly and focused reading series that has featured an array of LGBT-dedicated poets.  Hosted by Regie Cabico and Danielle Evennou. *SPARKLE* is held on the 1st Sunday of every month at Busboys and Poets 14th & V from 8:00 _ 10:00 PM. $5 Cover. On (more…)

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

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  • Event Start
    Mar 3, 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, (more…)

Stokely

Author Event, Peniel Joseph

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  • Event Start
    Mar 3, 2014
    5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Teaching for Change’s Bookstore  at Busboys and Poets welcomes Peniel Joseph to discuss and sign his new book,   Stokely: A Life Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and controversial black activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for “Black Power” during a speech one Mississippi night in 1966. A firebrand who straddled both the American civil (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic Poetry

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  • Event Start
    Mar 3, 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. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all, come with an open mind and (more…)

DC Science

DC Science Cafe:The Sacred Volcano and Other True Stories from North Korea

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  • Event Start
    Mar 4, 2014
    5:30 am - 7:30 am
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Much of what we know of North Korea comes from foreign correspondents on tightly controlled tours of Pyongyang and the odd visits?underline odd?by the likes of Dennis Rodman. To say that that North Korea remains a riddle wrapped up in an enigma is a screaming understatement. Richard Stone, international news editor at Science magazine, is (more…)