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Let’s Talk: International Writers Festival 2025 | Busboys and Poets Books


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    Sep 29, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join a bouquet of literary translators and multilingual writers for a kaleidoscopic reading and gatheringIf you throw a flower in another language into the air, who will catch it?Let’s make a bouquet together in many languages!Please join us for a Big Tent Community Event, a chance to convene and bring together literary translators and multilingual (more…)

Monday Night Open Mic | Four on the 5th: All Hosts

Monday Night Open Mic | Four on the 5th: All Hosts


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    Sep 29, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

* * *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.$5.00 + Tax (more…)

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The Write Stuff: “From Page to Stage Presence” led by Sir Harvey Fitz


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    Sep 30, 2025
    5:45 pm - 6:45 pm

The Write Stuff: From Page to Stage Presence — Paint It With Your Chest 🎤 A Writing + Performance Workshop with Sir Harvey Fitz📅 Monday, September 30, 2025🕠 5:30 PM📍 Busboys and Poets – 14th & V2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009🎟️ Tickets: $5(Includes access to the Open Mic that follows) What does a (more…)

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Book Launch | “From Apartheid to Democracy”


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    Sep 30, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

A decisive break from the failed Oslo Accords and an innovative plan to create the foundations for peace and self-determination in Israel-Palestine.For more than three decades, the illusion of a two-state solution under the auspices of the Oslo Accords has allowed Israel to maintain a one-state reality of permanent occupation and apartheid.Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man and (more…)

Phillip Pannell 75th birthday celebration (510 x 510 px)

Happy 75th Birthday Phil Pannell + Anacostia Book Launch of A Seat at the Table by Andy Shallal


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    Sep 30, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join us for a special evening honoring Philip Pannell’s 75th birthday and celebrating 20 years of Busboys and Poets with the release of Andy Shallal’s new memoir, A Seat at the Table: The Making of Busboys and Poets.📖 Community Book Launch & Panel Discussion Featuring Denise Rolark Barnes (The Washington Informer), Sam Ford, Kojo Nnamdi (more…)

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5th Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson


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    Sep 30, 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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Scribble! A Drawing Hangout for Maryland Creatives


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    Oct 1, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Anthony Oakes


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    Oct 1, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Anthony D. Oakes!Hailing from North Carolina, Anthony D. Oakes is a District of Columbia resident who is taking comedy on the east coast by storm. His clean, yet edgy, southern, intellectual, witty humor will have you reeling with laughter. Performance cities include: Atlanta, New York, LA, (more…)

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THE TWO WORLDS OF ANNE GERTURDE WIGHTT | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Oct 2, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to learn about a remarkable historical figure who challenged perceptions of women’s experiences in the early American RepublicIn 1831 Sister Gertrude Wightt, the directress of Georgetown Academy (now Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School), donned the hat and cape of one of her students and abruptly left the academy and life as a nun. She (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Lady Brion


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    Oct 2, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Lady BrionLady Brion is an international spoken word artist, poetry coach, activist, organizer, educator and the executive director of the Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District. She received her B.A. in Communication and Culture from Howard University and her MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by DJ Tao


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    Oct 2, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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…)

Faizah Malik 10.3.25

Fundraiser for Faizah Malik


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    Oct 3, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for an evening of community, conversation, and commitment to change as we support Faizah Malik, candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 11.Faizah is a lifelong advocate for equity, accountability, and opportunity. With deep roots in community organizing and a proven record of bringing people together across divides, she is running to represent (more…)