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2nd Mondays Open Mic Night | Shirlington | Hosted by 13 of Nazareth

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    Nov 8, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Monday 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: 13 of Nazareth13 of Nazareth is a performance poet living with epilepsy, a dry (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Charity Blackwell

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    Nov 9, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Charity BlackwellCharity Blackwell the D.O.P.E (Director of Poetry Events) at Busboys and Poets and the Senior Advisor for Arts and Culture at DC SCORES.She is a spoken word artist, poet, emcee, motivational speaker, activist, and teacher who hails from South Carolina and now calls Washington, DC home. (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Simply Sherri

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    Nov 10, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 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 of (more…)

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Wednesday Open Mic at Baltimore hosted by Nehemiah

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  • Event Start
    Nov 10, 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 Nehemiaha published writer, educator and nationally touring performer. Their work sits comfortably in the Black (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic at Hyattsville hosted by 2Deep

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    Nov 11, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A 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 crowds all over the globe. (more…)

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Busboys and Poets Books Presents Strong Black Woman with Marita Golden

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  • Event Start
    Nov 12, 2021
    6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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STRONG BLACK WOMAN: HOW A MYTH ENDANGERS THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH of BLACK WOMEN is exactly how it reads- Marita works hard to break down the myth of the “strong Black woman”. She goes beyond it to show the beauty, tenderness, and vulnerability that Black women possess- even if white supremacy can’t recognize it. (more…)

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College Night Open Mic | Brookland | 2nd Fridays| Hosted by Malachi Byrd

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  • Event Start
    Nov 12, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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College Night Open Mic! A Busboys and Poetry Event Every 2nd Friday of the month. For two hours audiences can expect a diverse chorus of college students voices and a vast array of spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians, comedians and other talents from freshmen to graduate students.Each month, we feature a different college/university (more…)

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​The Mindful Me Journal Book Launch

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    Nov 13, 2021
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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The Mindful Me Journal: A 21 Day Meditation Experience with Audio Book Launch is a private event that will be held at Busboys and Poets Brookland! The fun filled event will be complete with interviews of authors, readings from the book, sample listening of the audio meditations and Q & A! The thought provoking journal, (more…)

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9frequency Presents: The Tune In

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  • Event Start
    Nov 13, 2021
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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The Tune in Is a safe space created for Artists with a Message, a space for Artists to showcase their skills and connect with their environment. a space where artists can feel heard and listened to and Fans can feel the true intent and energy of the Local Artists. This is an event that’s different (more…)

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Busboys and Poets Books Presents A GOOD ENDING FOR BAD MEMORIES with Vailes Shepperd

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    Nov 14, 2021
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets Books welcomes author Joye Vailes Shepperd to discuss the new book, “A Good Ending for Bad Memories” (Bold Story Press, 2021)Good Ending for Bad Memories is a tale about a woman and the splintered iterations of her identity that resulted from a seminal trauma. Equal parts sprawling travelogue and multi-generational family saga, (more…)

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Busboys and Poets Books Presents LIFE, I SWEAR with Chloe Dulce Louvouezo

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    Nov 14, 2021
    6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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LIFE I SWEAR: INTIMATE STORIES FROM BLACK WOMEN ON IDENTITY, HEALING, AND SELF-TRUST is a modern and intimate reflection on self-love and healing for Black women, specifically written by Black women for other Black women. With contributors including Gabrielle Williams, Alex Elle, Josefine H. Sanders, Morgan Ashley, and more, this collection of essays is complete (more…)

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3rd Monday Open Mic Night | Shirlington | Hosted by Angelique Palmer

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    Nov 15, 2021
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Monday 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: ANGELIQUE PALMERAngelique Palmer is a poetry slam doyen, a finalist in the 2015 Women (more…)