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A.C.T.O.R. Too! | How do we talk about race in today’s polarized environment?

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    Oct 27, 2019
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The A.C.T.O.R. Too! (A Continuing Talk on Race) open discussion series is hosted by Busboys and Poets as a community service. The discussion at the Shirlington location, is produced and facilitated by A.C.T.O.R. founder Pamela Pinnock. The discussion provides the opportunity for people to come together and speak openly and honestly about issues of race, (more…)

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Book Launch: Jeff Richard’s “Lady Killer” A Literary Thriller set in Takoma Park

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    Oct 27, 2019
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Celebrate Jeff Richards’ new novel “Lady Killer”, a literary thriller set in Takoma Park about what happens when you throw caution to the wind to follow your heart’s desire even if it ends in murder.  Lite Dinner & Libations Music by Annette Wassilik & Talking HouseRSVP by Oct 17 at ochiowa7@gmail.com  (more…)

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Art Exhibition and Reception

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    Oct 27, 2019
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Exhibit Includes: Modern, Abstract, contemporary and 21st Century Art.Listen to the soft soulful Jazz of Valerie Dawkins and standstill Poetry by our special guest.This event is free and open to the public.  (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme: Oh Susannah! 10.28.19

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    Oct 28, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

Featuring: Oh Susannah!Rise + 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 to (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme:Featuring: Frolic The Fox 10.28.19

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    Oct 28, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

Featuring: Frolic The Fox Rise + 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 MARSHA GOODMAN-WOOD 10.28.19

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    Oct 28, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

Featuring: MARSHA GOODMAN-WOODRise + 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 to begin (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme feat. Tunes 4 Tots 10.28.19

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    Oct 28, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

Featuring: Tunes 4 TotesRise + 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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Ed Emcees : A Dissertation Performance

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    Oct 28, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tony Keith, Jr. will share highlights from his dissertation research about Hip-Hop, spoken word poetry, and educational leadership. The event will feature presentations and performances by local and internationally recognized Hip-Hop educators, rappers, poets and emcees who also serve as community partners for public high schools around the country, including: Jessica Care Moore, Jessica Valoris (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic Hosted by Alexa Patrick 10.28.19

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    Oct 28, 2019
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Alexa PatrickAlexa Patrick is a singer and poet from Connecticut. She is a graduate of American University, where she studied Psychology, African-American and African Diaspora Studies, and Spanish. Alexa is a Cave Canem Fellow, and holds teaching positions through Split This Rock, The University of the (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic Hosted by Morgan Butler 10.28.19

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    Oct 28, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Morgan ButlerMorgan “Momo da Mermaid” Butler is a witchy writer, educator, and interdisciplinary atist from Washington, D.C. Her work primarily focuses on cultivating healing spaces for femmes of color in white/masc/het-dominated spaces, specifically through creative writing and radical healing. A 2018 Loft Literary Center Spoken Word (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme: MUSIC 2LITTLE EARS 10.29.19

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    Oct 29, 2019
    9:30 am - 11:00 am

Featuring: Music 2Little Ears Rise + 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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Nameless: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

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    Oct 29, 2019
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Please join Rights4Girls at our upcoming event for a reception and screening of Nameless, a documentary created by our partners in the DC Coalition to End Sexual Violence that explores the realities of sex trafficking in DC. This 45 minute film provides insights from local human rights advocates, including Rights4Girls, Children’s Law Center, DC Rape (more…)