Buying a Home in the DMV What You Need to Know About the Market in 2026

Buying a Home in 2025: What You Actually Need to Know – A Home Buyer Seminar


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    Sep 25, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for an exciting event where we will dive into the ins and outs of buying a home in 2025. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or looking to upgrade, this event is perfect for you! Our expert panelists will provide valuable insights and practical tips to help you navigate the real estate market with (more…)

Meet the Artist

Artist Meet and Greet: Ways of Seeing


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    Sep 25, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

For Busboys and Poets’ 20th Anniversary Art Exhibition, Ways of Seeing, we proudly present the work of Sarah Barzmehri, Thalia Doukas, Laurel B. Jensen, and Carlos Walker. Their art invites viewers to look beyond the surface—where seemingly simple images reveal powerful commentaries on war and its atrocities, social injustice and systemic inequity.Join us for an (more…)

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Science Cafe: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Universe… by throwing telescopes into space!


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    Sep 25, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Have you ever wondered what happened at the beginning of the Universe? How did it go from an empty void of space to galaxies like our very own? When did the first supermassive black holes form? Or, perhaps looking closer to home, what secrets have we missed in planets both inside and outside our own (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by DJ Tao


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    Sep 25, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Backpack JeffCome join us for our Open Mic! For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, and musicians. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by E-Baby


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    Sep 25, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by E-babyEric “E-Baby” Smith began writing poetry in July 2000; since then, he’s opened for R&B artists Musiq Soul Child, Me’Shell N’degeOcello, & Lyfe Jennings to name a few. After joining Jus Wiggin Entertainment in 2002 [agent: Tracy Wiggs], his “1 Poet Poetical Tour” reached over 150 (more…)

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Reframing Public Safety: From Punishment to Prevention and Beyond


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    Sep 26, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Along with trying to take over the District’s police department, the President and Congress are trying to repeal or modify many of the criminal justice reforms that the DC Council passed after extensive public debate. This conversation provides a space for District residents to develop a shared sense ofthe meaning of “public safety” so that we can (more…)

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Live! from Busboys Hosted by MalPractice


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    Sep 26, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poets in-house series. LIVE! from Busboys is an open mic that offers a platform for all performers, not just poets. Whether you are a musician, comedian, dancer, actor, magician or any other type of performer, we want to see what you got! Come out and showcase your talents!The sign-up list to perform (more…)

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Pajama Jammie Jam Poetry Slam hosted by Simply Sherri


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    Sep 26, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Busboys and Poets and Simply Poetic present the Pajama Jammie Jam Poetry Slam!The Pajama Jammie Jam is a love/erotica-themed slam, for everyone from professionals to novices, hosted by Simply Sherri!$100.00 cash prize.There will be THREE themed rounds of poetry:Round 1: Cupid Ain’t Sh*t!Round 2: Love is Grand! (Love Poem)Round 3: Freak Me, Baby! (Erotic Round)Cuts (more…)

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Friday Night Open Mic Hosted by Casey Catherine Moore


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    Sep 26, 2025
    9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Casey Catherine MooreCasey Catherine Moore (she/her) is a bisexual, bipolar poet, writer, educator, and activist. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in Comparative Literature with a focus on Latin poetry, invective, and women’s and gender studies. Her writing centers on gender and (more…)

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ASL Open Mic Night hosted by Wade Green


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    Sep 26, 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 language. (more…)

Magazine Launch: Tar Baby

Magazine Launch: Tar Baby


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    Sep 27, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The United Black Fund  Atty Barry LeNoir, President, presents, a celebration for Tar Baby; a magazine of Arts and Culture Sponsored by the Toni Morrison Foundation September 27, 2025 from 2-4PM at Busboys and Poets 625 Monroe Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20017 Among the speakers: Ford Morrison, Barry LeNoir, Tennessee Reed, Safa Morrison, Ishmael Reed Moderator: Ethelbert Miller For information (more…)

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ONE MAN’S FREEDOM | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Sep 27, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

From the acclaimed author of The Fire Is upon Us, the dramatic untold story of Barry Goldwater and Martin Luther King Jr.’s decade-long clash over the meaning of freedom–and how their conflicting visions still divide American politicsIn the mid-1950s, Barry Goldwater and Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as the leaders of two diametrically opposed freedom (more…)