13 of Nazareth

Monday Night Open Mic hosted by 13 of Nazareth


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    Jul 14, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by 13 of Nazareth13 of Nazareth is a performance poet living with epilepsy, a dry sense of humor, and peace of mind over everything. The golden thread which runs throughout his hip-hop infused poetry is drawn from the looms of various spiritual traditions to weave a tapestry (more…)

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Art Talk Tuesdays |


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    Jul 15, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Drew Anderson

Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson


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    Jul 15, 2025
    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…)

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HOW I FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIDWEST


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    Jul 16, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to learn about this passionate testimony to the power of moving forward by going back homeJust after turning forty, Steve Grove left Silicon Valley as a Google executive to move to his home state of Minnesota with his wife and fellow tech exec, Mary Grove, and their one-year-old twins. Grove returned home with (more…)

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Takoma Park Old Time Jam


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    Jul 16, 2025
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

An old time music jam at Busboys and Poets! Open to all skill levels and instruments. Open to all skill levels and instruments. The jam usually starts with a 30 minute slow jam.When: 3rd Wednesday of each month. Slow jam from 7:30 – 8, then fast jam until 9:45Please come with whatever you play!Free and (more…)

Sir Harvey Fitz

Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Sir Harvey Fitz


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    Jul 16, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Sir Harvey FitzHarvey Fitz is a curator of cultural awesomeness who hails from Alexandria, Virginia and is a graduate of the Virginia State University with a BA in Mass Communications: Radio & Television Production. He currently resides in the Washington Metropolitan Area and is a multifaceted (more…)

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SAVING ELLEN | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Jul 17, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to discuss a memoir of hope and recovery following a large, working-class Irish family as it plunges into chaos in the wake of a terminal diagnosis“I love this brilliant, stunning, shattering memoir about a complicated, tight-knit family. While reading it, I laughed out loud and I wept. Maura Casey writes masterfully about a (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by E-Baby


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    Jul 17, 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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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Hosted by Rebecca Dupas


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    Jul 17, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Rebecca DupasDr . Rebecca Dupas is a multi-disciplinary artist of poetry, fiction and nonfiction, photography, and costume jewelry. This award-winning poet’s work has appeared on Fox 5, C- Span, PBS, WEAA, and WHUR radio, in The Washington Post alongside President Clinton, and in the DC Black (more…)

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Laugh Your Heart Out! | A Comedy Variety Show


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    Jul 18, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Get ready for a night of side-splitting laughter with some of the DMV’s finest comedians! Join us for a hilarious comedy variety show featuring Violet Gray, Daphne London, and Senior Mints, hosted by the punchy Allan Sidley. Whether you’re a fan of parody songs, witty banter, well written jokes, or improvised comedy games (similar to (more…)

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Friday Night Open Mic hosted by Mariah Barber


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    Jul 18, 2025
    9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Mariah BarberMariah “ Beyond Your Definition” Barber ( they /she ) is a multidisciplinary/Storyteller, consultant, spoken word artist, and activist who has been creating social justice-oriented art for the last 15 years. Barber holds a public health master’s, DEAI certification from Cornell, and a B A (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Angelique Palmer


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    Jul 21, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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…)