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Wednesday Open Mic at Baltimore hosted by Meccamorphosis

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    Jul 21, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC! A 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.Hosted by MeccamorphosisMecca Verdell is a Baltimore based poet and performer of Dewmore Baltimore. When she started her (more…)

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Busboys and Poets Presents STORIES FROM PALESTINE with Marda Dunsky

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    Jul 22, 2021
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Join us for one of our first in-person events of 2021 to shed light on the resiliency of Palestinians in their everyday lives with journalist Marda Dunsky in STORIES FROM PALESTINE (released March 1st, 2021 – $35 retail). STORIES FROM PALESTINE highlights the voices of Palestinians beyond the oppressive regime they live under- come with (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic at Hyattsville hosted by Ebaby

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    Jul 22, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETSA Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by E-babyEric “E-Baby” Smith began writing poetry in July 2000; since then, he’s opened for R&B artists Musiq Soul Child, Me’Shell N’degeOcello, & Lyfe Jennings to name a few. After joining Jus Wiggin Entertainment in 2002 [agent: Tracy Wiggs], his “1 Poet (more…)

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END the U.S. Blockade of CUBA: Lift the Blockade with Carlos Lazo

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    Jul 25, 2021
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Carlos Lazo of Puentes de Amor (Bridges of Love) and six other Cuban Americans are walking 1,300 miles from Miami to D.C. on a pilgrimage to call for an end to the U.S. embargo of Cuba. Join Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK to welcome Carlos and the other pilgrims to D.C.!Carlos is neither for or against (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Tatiana Figueroa

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    Jul 27, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Tatiana Figueroa!Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the mainland United States, Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and is a VONA Voices Alumna, having worked with award winning poets Willie Perdomo and Danez (more…)

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What is your story?

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    Jul 28, 2021
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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“Let’s inspire our communities to plant seeds of empathy, peace, compassion, love and respect.We will all enjoy the harvest.”What is your story?Come join us at Busboys and Poets 450 K on Wednesday 12-1pm to share your story with founder of Inspires Alysia Dempsey. What is your story is an interactive diversity and inclusion exercise enabling participants (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Dwayne B

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    Jul 28, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Dwayne B!Dwayne B! aka the “Crochet Kingpin” is a homegrown DC native poet, activist, break-dancer, and fashion designer. He is one of the hosts of DC’s longest running open mic series, Spit Dat, as well as a member of the Busboys and Poets hosting team for the (more…)

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Wednesday Night Poetry Slam at Baltimore Hosted by Black Chakra

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    Jul 28, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Click here for ticketsThe 4th Wednesday Slam provides an opportunity for poetry lovers to enjoy the competitive art of late-night performance poetry! Enjoy several rounds of competitive poetry by amateurs and professionals, with the audience choosing a winner. Cash Prize! Come join us for an alternative way to spend your Wednesday night.TONIGHT’S SLAM LIST (in (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic at Hyattsville hosted by 2Deep

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    Jul 29, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETSA Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by 2DeepWith 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 raised entertainer has spoken to (more…)

Aug 1st ACTOR Discussion

POSTPONED: ACTOR Series

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    Aug 1, 2021
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Speak Your Mind: An Open-Forum Discussion about Race RelationsCome ready to hear and share your thoughts on all things race relations during our upcoming A.C.T.O.R- A Continuing Talk On Race discussion.The upcoming open-forum conversation will be led by Lifestyle & Culture Host Krystal Glass, a professional moderator known for leading discussions that move the culture (more…)

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Busboys and Poets Books Presents WHEN YOUR COUSINS COME TO TOWN with Angela Johnson

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    Aug 2, 2021
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets Books presents WHEN MY COUSINS COME TO TOWN Story Time with Angela Shanté!Join us for our first story time of 2021 to gather around on the reading carpet and hear Angela read her latest release WHEN MY COUSINS COME TO TOWN (released May 4th, 2021 – $17.99 retail). WHEN MY COUSINS COME (more…)

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Queer Your Home CookOUT Book Tour

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    Aug 2, 2021
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Washington D.C.—Foglifter, the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier non-profit LGBTQ+ literary arts press, announces the D.C. leg of Queer Home CookOUT Tour. Foglifter road trips across the country to collaborate with local bookstores and the contributing writers of the Home is Where You Queer Your Heart anthology in their own hometowns for a reading. These (more…)