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Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Droopy the Broke Baller 6.18.19

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    Jun 18, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Droopy the Broke Baller “Oh, we’ve got a live one here! HAHAHA!” – Jack Nicholson as The Joker, Batman (1989)Drew Anderson, known lovingly as “Droopy the Broke Baller” and “The Black Weird Al Yankovic”, has been hosting at the flagship Busboys and Poets 14th & V nearly (more…)

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Grief Support Workshop: Navigating the Wilderness of Grief

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    Jun 19, 2019
    11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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If you are grieving the loss of a dear loved one, join us for a grief support workshop. Meet others experiencing loss, share grief journey experiences, and receive grief coaching tools to help. Event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.The Aniya Center is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides free grief (more…)

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Bread & Roses Presents: The Fruit of Labor Singing Ensemble

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    Jun 19, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Wed. June 19th – Special Song Performance at Busboys & Poets – 6 pm – “Fruit of Labor Singing Ensemble” [Note: Our usual 4th Tuesday Busboys & Poets event will not take place this month because of this special program.]Fruit of Labor Singing Ensemble, a North Carolina-based singing group, presents music and songs that beautifully (more…)

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Juneteenth Celebration for Manhood Training Fundraiser, Rites of Passage

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    Jun 19, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets and Manhood Training Come Together to Celebrate Juneteenth!Come join us at the new Busboys and Poets Anacostia location for this Celebration!Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S.This event will feature community and homegrown fashioned and developed art by artists (more…)

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Busboys Books Presents The Coffeehouse Resistance by Sarina Prabasi

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    Jun 19, 2019
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Books will be available in our bookstore for purchase. This is a free event, seating is first come, first served. Full menu and bar will be available during the event. Part coming-to-America story, part lyrical memoir, and another part activist’s call to action, The Coffeehouse Resistance: Brewing Hope in Desperate Times is timely, funny, and poignant. (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Jonathan B. Tucker 6.19.19

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    Jun 19, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Jonathan B. TuckerBorn in Washington, DC and raised in Crofton, Maryland, Jonathan B. Tucker (JBT) is a poet, organizer, educator, DJ, photographer, and dreamer passionate about poetry, youth empowerment, racial and social justice, and finding purpose through service to others. He has received numerous awards and (more…)

Private Event: Children’s Book Guild

Private Event: Children’s Book Guild

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    Jun 20, 2019
    11:30 am - 2:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets welcomes the Children’s Book Guild of Washington DC for this private event in the Cullen Room. To plan your event, complete our online form HERE or call the events office @ 202-332-6432. (more…)

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PRIVATE EVENT: South Arlington Kiwanis

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    Jun 20, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Private event in Paul’s Den. 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…)

Millenial Town Hall

Town Hall

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    Jun 20, 2019
    5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Millennials for a Better America is hosting a Town Hall to get feedback, whether positive or negative, from millennial residents of the Prince George’s County, DC and the Surrounding area in order to have open communication and determine the needs of Millennials.So join us in a discussion over hors d’oeuvre and drinks about social and (more…)

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Book Release: Noura Erakat’s “Justice for Some; Law and the Question of Palestine.”

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    Jun 20, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets Books welcomes Noura Erakat to the Davis Room for the release of her new book, “Justice for Some; Law and the Question of Palestine.” Join IPS on World Refugee Day to celebrate the newly published book of our very own board member Noura Erakat. Author of Justice for Some: Law and the Question of (more…)

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Busboys Books Presents: Leslie Morgan for The Naked Truth

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    Jun 20, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Busboys and Poets Books will have copies of The Naked Truth available for purchase at the event. Full menu and bar will be available for purchase throughout the event.“A formidable, addictive storyteller, Morgan provides a highly stimulating story of a (more…)

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Book Launch for Collection of Writing by Muslim Youth

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    Jun 20, 2019
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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This is a Private Event in the Langston Room. To book your next event with us, click here to submit an event inquiry! (more…)