Open Mic Night in Anacostia. Hosted by Big Slli’m Williams 9.10.19

Open Mic Night in Anacostia. Hosted by Big Slli’m Williams 9.10.19

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    Sep 10, 2019
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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This week’s Open Mic at Ana is hosted by Big Slli’m WilliamsA 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 (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Charity Blackwell 9.10.19

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    Sep 10, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Charity BlackwellBorn in Arizona and raised in South Carolina, Charity Blackwell is a spoken word artist who is quickly making a name for herself in the DMV. Charity started writing poetry in high school but recently began performing her work in 2015. While pursuing her undergraduate (more…)

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Book release: The Making of a Democratic Economy

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    Sep 11, 2019
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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From Ted Howard, co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative, and Marjorie Kelly, author of The Divine Right of Capital and Owning our Future, The Making of a Democratic Economy is a clarion call for a movement ready to get serious about transforming our economic system. Illuminating the principles of a democratic economy through the stories of (more…)

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Grapevine: Storytelling Series

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    Sep 11, 2019
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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COME HEAR IT AT THE GRAPEVINE @ Busboys and Poets, Takoma SECOND WEDNESDAYS @ 7:30 PM! Tim Livengood and Noa Baum host The Grapevine Spoken Word Series. Celebrate the timeless Art of Storytelling, with Truths, Folktales, Rumors, and everything in between! $15 Suggested DonationThis Month’s Features: Sheila Arnold has been performing since she was 8 years old. (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Simply Sherri 9.11.19

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    Sep 11, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Simply Sherri.California born and Maryland raised, Simply Sherri started writing in 2001 and started reciting her work in 2008 in her poetic home of Baltimore. With topics ranging from love and relationships to depression and verbal abuse, her writing style is easy going and a reflection (more…)

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Busboys and Poets @ The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference

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    Sep 12, 2019
    12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Join Busboys and Poets Thursday at The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference for any of the following scheduled events. Located at the DC Convention Center   Free and open to all!Be a part of the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global black community. The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) is where thought leaders, legislators and (more…)

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Debate Watch Party Sponsored by Ward 4 Dems and DC Democrats

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    Sep 12, 2019
    7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Join your fellow Ward 4 Dems and the DC Democratic Committee for a night of the Democratic debates. Party starts at 7, debate itself starts at 8.  (more…)

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Book Talk w/author Tamra Sease

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    Sep 12, 2019
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Have a book idea? Finished your manuscript? Need help with next steps? Join two-time published author Tamra Sease as she talks all things from her latest book “Queendom Come” and the highs, lows, and lessons learned from self-publishing. Purchase tickets via Eventbrite today.  (more…)

2Deep

Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by 2Deep the Poetess 9.12.19

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    Sep 12, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by 2Deep the Poetess2Deep: A Verbal Noun; feminine, international, and poetical powerhouse.With over a decade of snatching microphones and captivating audiences, 2Deep’s resume reads like Who’s Who travel guide. From Cornell University to Ottawa University, American University to Penn State, United States to Australia, this German born-Alabama (more…)

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Busboys and Poets joins CBCF ACL’19 at the DC Convention Center

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    Sep 13, 2019
    9:00 am - 7:00 pm
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AT THE DC CONVENTION CENTER Join Busboys and Poets Friday at The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference for any of the following scheduled events. Located at the DC Convention Center Free and open to all!Be a part of the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global black community. The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference (more…)

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11th Hour Poetry Slam Hosted by Charity Blackwell 9.13.19

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    Sep 13, 2019 - Sep 14, 2019
    11:00 pm - 1:00 am
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A Busboys and Poetry Event. The 11th Hour Poetry Slam offers an opportunity for poetry lovers to enjoy the competitive art of late-night performance poetry! Enjoy two rounds of high intensity poetry, with the audience choosing a winner. Join us for an alternative way to spend your Friday night.A poetry slam is a competitive event (more…)

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Busboys and Poets joins CBCF ACL’19 at the DC Convention Center

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    Sep 14, 2019
    8:00 am - 1:00 pm
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AT THE DC CONVENTION CENTER join Busboys and Poets Saturday at The CBCF Annual Legislative Conference for any of the following scheduled events. Located at the DC Convention Center. Free and open to all!Be a part of the leading policy conference on issues impacting African Americans and the global black community. The CBCF Annual Legislative (more…)