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Rise + Rhyme ZIG ZAG THE MAGIC MAN 7.15.19

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    Jul 15, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Featuring: ZIG ZAG THE MAGIC MANRise + Rhyme is a weekly morning storytelling and performance series for children ages 5 and under with the goals of teaching children to engage with their community, learn to love performing and become rising artivists!Schedule9:30-10:00 Community Chat & Chew10:00-10:45 Children’s Performance10:45-11:00 Clean Up TimeWe ask that caregivers teach each child (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme with Miss Teresa 7.15.19

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    Jul 15, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Featuring: Rise + Rhymes newest children’s performer, Miss TeresaMiss Teresa’s musical gatherings for kids and their families explore music and movement through song, rhythm, yoga, and breathwork Sing, dance, and play along in English and Spanish to new and traditional tunes; Get rooted in the practice of making music for happier days and fuller hearts!Rise (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme: FROLIC THE FOX 7.15.19

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    Jul 15, 2019
    9:30 am - 10:45 am
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Featuring: FROLIC THE FOXRise + Rhyme is a weekly morning storytelling and performance series for children ages 5 and under with the goals of teaching children to engage with their community, learn to love performing and become rising artivists!Schedule9:30-10:00 Community Chat & Chew10:00-10:45 Children’s Performance10:45-11:00 Clean Up TimeWe ask that caregivers teach each child how (more…)

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Free Lion King Edition of Rise + Rhyme w/ Culture Queen 7.15.19

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    Jul 15, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Join Culture Queen at Rise + Rhyme to celebrate the release of Disney’s The Lion King through music, movement, storytelling and chance to win promotional giveaways. This special edition of Rise + Rhyme is free, but you must RSVP by clicking here. Rise + Rhyme is a weekly morning storytelling and performance series for children ages (more…)

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Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center

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    Jul 15, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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“Last Bite of Chocolate City?” a photo exhibit display work by Southeast,D.C.’s native “Dee Dwyer.”. The photos are a documentation of black humanity in the “Chocolate City” with most of its focus being in “Southeast D.C.” The city used to have a high population of blacks but due to gentrification, there has been a huge (more…)

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Busboys Book Presents: Travelers by Helon Habila

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    Jul 15, 2019
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Helon Habila, the multiple award–winning author of Oil on Water and The Chibok Girls, contemplates the journeys of African migrants in Europe in his moving new novel, TRAVELERS (W. W. Norton; June 18, 2019; $25.95 hardcover). From Germany and Switzerland to Italy and France, Habila’s exploration of the migrant refugee experience through the lens of (more…)

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Takoma Trivia Hosted by Max Johansen 7.15.19

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    Jul 15, 2019
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Join us for Takoma Trivia, a fun, educational, family-friendly event every first and third Monday! Hosted by your Trivia Lord, the Minutia Master, the Human Wikipedia, MAX JOHANSEN!Featuring Special Guest:- Six rounds: Food, History, Literature, Current Events, Local Knowledge, and the special Theme Round for the evening.- No team minimum: play by yourself or grab (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic Hosted by Angelique Palmer 7.15.19

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    Jul 15, 2019
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poets 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…)

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Monday Open Mic at Brookland. Hosted by Kezia The Poet. 7.15.19

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    Jul 15, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Kezia The PoetKezia Snipe grew up writing poems and short stories. With subject matters relative to her young life, she grew to develop a lifelong love of words. In high school, she discovered another love, the stage. While involved and thriving in this art, Kezia learned (more…)

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City Chic Real Estate Mid-Year Retreat

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    Jul 16, 2019
    9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets welcomes City Chic Real Estate to the Peral Bailey 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…)

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Private Event: Seminar

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    Jul 16, 2019
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets welcomes New City Companies to 14th Street for a seminar.This is a private event in the Langston Room, click here to book your event with us! (more…)

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PRIVATE EVENT: Saudi Young Leaders Exchange Program Pitch Event

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    Jul 16, 2019
    1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets Welcomes the Saudi Young Leaders Exchange Program (SYLEP), a multi-phased leadership experience for 32 Saudi university students or recently-graduated students between the ages of 21-26 and 3 U.S. Cultural Ambassadors administered by Legacy International. SYLEP 2019 seeks to build leadership skills, civic responsibility, appreciation for cultural diversity, community engagement and volunteerism with a (more…)