Busboys and Poets welcomes Fair Chance to the Howard Zinn Room for this Private event. To book your next event in one of our private spaces click HERE and fill out our online form or call the Events and Marketing team at 202-332-6432. (more…)
Bread & Rosesis a monthly labor series that features a variety of events focused on workers and organized labor. Each month brings a new topic through interactive discussions, film screenings, and performances. The hope for these events is that attendees walk away with a greater understanding of organized labor, its role in shaping history and (more…)
Busboys and Poets welcomes candidate for Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti for a meet and greet, hosted by the owners of Busboys and Poets Andy and Marjan Shallal.Parisa Dehghani-Tafti has a 20-year record of working to reform the criminal justice system as a public defender, an innocence protection attorney, a victims’ advocate, and a law professor. As your (more…)
DC artists shine a light on #MeToo, maternal mortality, and gender equalityThis summer, join us for a community celebration to share strategies, tips, and tactics for tapping into the arts to improve gender equality in the U.S. “The Power of the Arts to Create Social Change” takes place 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, (more…)
No tickets are required for this event, seats are first come, first served. Full menu and bar will be available for purchase throughout the event.We’ve Got People: From Jesse Jackson to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement traces the energy that propelled AOC in 2018 back to the (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by DJ TaoWhether freestyle or written, DJ Tao is word in motion.DJ Tao began his career as a spoken word artist in the Washington, DC area. After extensive experience performing locally he decided to expand his audience. He took his act on the road, touring America’s colleges (more…)
Kent Miller is known for his laid back double bass playing, consisting of less splash and more dependability than, say, Charles Mingus, the band-leading bass player most folks will conjure up for comparison. Miller’s band largely fits in the groove of ’60s jazz and seems very comfortable there, inviting natural comparisons to any of the (more…)
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (AND HATE?)!Join Takoma Park author and DC teacher Katia Raina in celebration of the release of her young adult debut novel CASTLE OF CONCRETE (Young Europe Books, distributed by Consortium, available where books are sold). The novel, set in the last year of collapsing communist Russia, features a Jewish girl falling in (more…)
A Busboys and Poets in-house series! LIVE! from Busboys is an open mic talent showcase 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! $5 cover. (more…)
DC Jazz Fest presented by eventsDC dcjazzfest.org Jazz in the Hoods Historic Anacostia – Live Music! Free & Open to the Public! Eclectic Jazz 12PM – 12:45 PM – The Washington Jazz Institute 2:00PM – 2:45 PM – Herb Scott3:45PM – 4:45 PM Norlin Washington & The Success BandVisual Artist: Heri Watu (more…)
Sunday Jazz & Verse Open Mic Poetry & Jazz Night! A Busboys and Poetry Event. Every second Sunday, cap off brunch with two hours of incredible music and poetry! Audiences can expect a diverse array of spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and more with a Jazz soundtrack! It will feature the sounds of (more…)
The slam is back! After continuing to draw a capacity crowd to Busboys and Poets as for the past eight years, the Photoworks Photo Slam returns this year in conjunction with the ClickDC photography celebration.Three-time National Poetry Slam Champion Regie Cabico will emcee this high-energy event featuring an on-the-spot face-off of projected portfolios plus a (more…)