DC, get ready to laugh! The Black Ass Comedy Show is coming back to town for a night of pure, unfiltered hilarity!Join us at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show kicks off at 8:00 PM.Food and drinks are available for purchase at (more…)
Marcus Johnson LIVE at Busboys and Poets Columbia (more…)
Marcus Johnson LIVE at Busboys and Poets Columbia (more…)
Join an authentic conversation with visionary women about defining ourselves, and leading in our community.Won’t You Celebrate with Me: A Women’s History Month ConversationJoin us for two candid and inspiring conversations about the power we have to define our lives and lead in community.We celebrate those who have come before us by carrying on their (more…)
Love Isn’t Instinct. It’s a Skill.Book Launch & Conversation for PrePairing for Love: The Relationship Education We Were Never GivenLove is political. Love is personal. Love is learned.We’re told that love should be enough—that good intentions should carry us through. But healthy, fulfilling relationships require more than instinct and hope. They require self-awareness, intentional effort, (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Angelique PalmerAngelique Palmer is a poetry slam doyen, a finalist in the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam and a member of The Beltway Poetry Slam Team in 2017. The Creative Writing graduate from Florida State University now calls northern Virginia home. She’s penned more (more…)
Generative poetry workshop exploring nature, roots, and voice through guided prompts and poems by Mary Oliver, Rita Dove, and more.The Write Stuff: Writing from the ROOT with Casey Catherine Moore📍 Busboys and Poets – 14th & V🗓 Tuesday, March 17, 2026⏰ 5:30 PMPoetry begins beneath the surface.Writing from the ROOT is a generative poetry workshop (more…)
Join us explore the political thought of the foremost advocate for the Palestinian cause in the West”A learned and intimate exploration of Said’s thought with deep relevance for today’s debates about Palestine and Israel and American intellectual life.” – Peter Beinart, author of Being Jewish After the Destruction of GazaEdward Said was one of the (more…)
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…)
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…)