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Fall Soul FLO with Marcus Johnson


  • Sep 26, 2026
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Fall Soul FLO at Busboys and Poets Takoma! An evening of smooth jazz, soul, and connection with Marcus Johnson. Step into an evening of rhythm, romance, connection, and pure energy as Billboard chart-topping jazz artist Marcus Johnson brings his signature FLO vibe to Busboys and Poets Takoma. This isn’t just a concert — it’s a (more…)

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4th Saturdays – Open Mic Experience


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    Sep 26, 2026
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

4th Saturdays is DC’s open mic experience, where music, art, storytelling, jazz, soul, hip-hop, spoken word, and poetry all share the same stage. All art forms welcome. Every voice heard. A space to give authentic voices a place to perform, connect, and grow through community and live expression.Join Us for 4TH Saturdays! Hosted by 44Nige 4TH (more…)

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Busboys and Poets Book Club September 2026


  • Sep 27, 2026
    4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Introducing… The Busboys and Poets Book Club A book club that explores anti-colonialism and anti-imperialism through literature, history, and lived experience. Together, we’ll read writers and thinkers who challenge empire, occupation, exploitation, and the lasting legacies of colonial rule, while examining movements of resistance, liberation, and self-determination in the United States and around the world. (more…)

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    Sep 27, 2026
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Let’s Keep Talking!ACTOR (A Continuing Talk on Race) —A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) is a public discussion series. It provides the opportunity for people to come together and speak openly and honestly about issues of race, class and culture. The intent is that each person walks away from the discussion feeling something: challenged, educated, uncomfortable, (more…)

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DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


  • Sep 27, 2026
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to dive deeper into the lives of Nina Simone and Langston Hughes, and learn more about the birth of Black Power On March 24, 1965, Nina Simone performed at a rally for twenty-five thousand people on the last night of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march. Though luminaries like Martin Luther King (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Roscoe Burnems


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    Sep 28, 2026
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Roscoe BurnemsDouglas Powell (Roscoe Burnems) is a spoken-word artist, teacher, husband, and father. He has dedicated his life to poetry, education, and entertainment, and a way to blend the three worlds together. Speaking candidly on everything from bullying to equality, from depression to oppression, what it (more…)

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Celebrate Philip Pannell’s 76th Birthday


  • Sep 29, 2026
    5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

CELEBRATION • COMMUNITY • IMPACT Join us for an evening of celebration, community, and commitment to building a stronger, more just Washington, DC SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 • 5–9 PM BUSBOYS AND POETS ANACOSTIA 2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20020 SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSION • 6–7 PM A Conversation with Former DC Democratic (more…)

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5th Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson


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    Sep 29, 2026
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Drew AndersonA science teacher turned teaching artist, poet turned parodist, and marathon runner turned motivational speaker, Drew Anderson is founder and co-host of Spit Dat (the longest-running open mic in DC) and co-creator of the critically-acclaimed stage production From Gumbo to Mumbo (nominated for the 2020 (more…)

Ferry Tales with Abrea Armstrong and Jason Reynolds, September 30, 2026 at 6 PM, Busboys and Poets 14th & V

Ferry Tales | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


  • Sep 30, 2026
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

A novel that follows a black millennial woman on a transatlantic journey of self-discovery, blending travel, romance, humor, and cultural reclamation as she reconnects with her African heritage and confronts the legacies of diaspora, identity, and corporate America. Ferry Tales: The Recollection is the story of a 27-year-old African-American who thinks that drank, dank and (more…)

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5th Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Nekos Ramos


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    Sep 30, 2026
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Neko RamosNeko Ramos is an actor, writer, poet/spoken word artist, host, educator, youth advocate, and Theatre practitioner from PG county, MD. He received his BFA in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Acting from Howard University and has performed on multiple regional Theatre stages in the DC (more…)

Reining in the Bulls DC Launch 1080 Jen Hawse

DC Book Launch: Reining in the Bulls | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


  • Oct 1, 2026
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Are you sick of greedy corporations doing whatever they want? Ready to fight back? Then you need to attend this intimate conversation about the new book, Reining in the Bulls: How to Stop Corporate Abuse in an Age of Unbridled Greed, by veteran campaigner Michael Marx. Kathy Mulvey, Climate Accountability Campaign Director at the Union (more…)

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Cuban Americans for Cuba


  • Oct 1, 2026 - Oct 17, 2026
    7:30 pm - 5:00 pm

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