PRIVATE EVENT: Georgetown Day School
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May 20, 2014
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets welcomes author Peter Van Buren to discuss and sign his book Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the #99Percent Ghosts of Tom Joad, A Story of the #99Percent is about growth, failure and redemption. It is Earl?s story, tracing the rise of the Working Poor, and the non-working wealthy. Rich in (more…)
US Military Bases in Okinawa and Japan-US Relationship: A Discussion with Nago City Mayor Susumu Inamine, Member of the Japanese House of Representatives (Okinawa) Denny Tamaki and other experts, facilitated by journalist David Swanson. Seventy years after WWII, Okinawa, one of the fiercest battlegrounds of the Pacific War (1941-45), continues to be occupied by US (more…)
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 ear. $5 cover. Wristbands are (more…)
This is an open forum that will kick off Washington DC?s Pride Weekend with a discussion on sexual decisions. To plan an event at Busboys and Poets, please click here . (more…)
Author Event: Porochista Khakpour discusses and signs her new novel, The Last Illusion From the critically acclaimed author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects comes a bold fabulist novel about a feral boy coming of age in New York, based on a legend from the medieval Persian epic The Shahnameh, the Book of Kings. In (more…)
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…)
$150 Cash Prize for Funniest Story HOST: Adam Ruben DATE: Wednesday, May 21 TIME: 9 PM (Doors 8:30) LOCATION: Busboys and Poets 14/V (2021 14th St NW, Washington DC) TICKETS: $12 (Members: $10) at www.storyleague.org Seven storytellers will have 7 minutes to tell a true, personal funny story on the theme “shady.” No notes or (more…)
Join the Farafina Kan Family as we make our 3rd stop along the road to the 10th Anniversary Concert to be held Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the University of the District of Columbia Theatre for the Arts. (more…)
To book an event at Busboys and Poets, call 202-332-6432. (more…)
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…)
Private Event in the Zinn Room (more…)