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LIVE! from Busboys hosted by Angie “AJ” Head 1.17.20

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    Jan 17, 2020 - Jan 18, 2020
    10:00 pm - 12:00 am
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A Busboys and Poets in-house series LIVE! from Busboys is an open mic talent showcase that offers a platform for all performers, not just poets. Whether you are a musician, comedian, dancer, actor, magician or any other type of performer, we want to see what you got! Come out and showcase your talents!Tonight’s LIVE! from (more…)

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100 Black Men of Greater Washington, Saturday Leadership

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    Jan 18, 2020
    9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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“Members of the 100 Black Men of Greater Washington engaging with young men from across the region and their parents at the kickoff for the 2019-2020 school year Saturday Leadership Academy mentoring program.” (more…)

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Youth Open Mic Hosted by DC Youth Slam Team

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    Jan 18, 2020
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Youth-focused and youth-led, Youth Open Mic is a monthly series that features student poets, singers, musicians and actors from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Middle school and high school students are encouraged to come share their art in our supportive, progressive, artistic atmosphere. Youth Open Mic is presented by Busboys and Poets in partnership with DC Youth (more…)

Sunday Kind of Love

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic Poetry Hosted by Rasha Abdulhadi & Brandon Douglas 1.19.20

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    Jan 19, 2020
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic Poetry features emerging and established poets from the Washington, DC area and around the nation. Each program includes one to two featured poets and an open mic segment. Co-sponsored by Split This Rock, Sunday Kind of Love was notably featured in the Washington, DC episode of the Travel Channel original (more…)

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Aldo Leopold Read-A-Thon

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    Jan 19, 2020
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Join us as we honor legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold and celebrate what would have been his 133rd birthday. Enjoy a nice meal and hear thought-provoking and inspiring passages from his published works led by invited guest speakers with some open slots for volunteer readers from the crowd! This year, we are excited to return to (more…)

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PRIVATE EVENT: Book Signing

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  • Event Start
    Jan 19, 2020
    5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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This is a show about women and their influence…Taking you on a journey with the participants as an experience of their experiences with HER. There is no definitive line between the pros and cons…only vibrations in the form of interpretations hopefully helping to form your very own. Some implications will be literal others figurative, some (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme GROOVY NATE 1.20.20

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    Jan 20, 2020
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Featuring: Groovy NateRise + 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. A Boy Called Patches & Friends 1.20.20

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    Jan 20, 2020
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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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! Rise + Rhyme is held every Monday morning in Hyattsville, MD and Takoma & Brookland, 14th & V DC and (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme feat. Musical Fun w/ Mr. Hyson 1.20.20

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    Jan 20, 2020
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Featuring: Musical Fun with Mr. Hyson 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!Mr. Leroy Hyson is a retired educator in the Montgomery County Public School System who taught (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme:Featuring:Frolic The Fox 1.20.20

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    Jan 20, 2020
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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 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!Featuring: Frolic The Fox Did you know that “Reading Makes Fairy Dust”? Time to imagine, play, sing, move, read and (more…)

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The 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade

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    Jan 20, 2020
    10:30 am - 11:45 am
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*Stop by Busboys and Poets for complimentary Hot Apple Cider during the parade*   Full Brunch service available until 3 PM  The D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade was conceived in 1977 by the late Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, founder of The Washington Informer and co-founder of the United Black Fund, along with his wife, the (more…)

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Open Mic Hosted by Kezia The Poet 1.20.20

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    Jan 20, 2020
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Kezia the PoetKezia Snipe wrote her first poem when she was seven years old. Some years later Kezia The Poet is releasing her second spoken word album, Something to Say, which is available to everyone across the globe. After success with her debut album, Matters of (more…)