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Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Simply Sherri


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    Jul 9, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Miss Kiane Ink


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    Jul 10, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Miss Kiane Ink Although she is a social worker by profession, she is a poet by passion. In 1997, Dinahsta launched KIANE INK. She wrote cards, poems and other writings for special events and as special gifts. In 2005, she expanded KIANE INK to include the (more…)

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Friday Night Open Mic hosted by Malachi Byrd


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    Jul 11, 2025
    9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by MALACHI BYRDYou won’t get five minutes into a conversation with Malachi Byrd, without hearing about Washington, D.C. An author, teacher, songwriter, and arts advocate from the district, Malachi believes superpowers exist in creative writing. An African-American Studies graduate from Princeton University, MalPractice gets his name from (more…)

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9th Hour Poetry Slam hosted by Charity Blackwell


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    Jul 11, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Charity BlackwellA poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to (more…)

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ASL Open Mic Night hosted by Marcus J Smith


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    Jul 11, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

ASL (American Sign Language) OPEN MIC PRESENTS:On this night, American sign language users and viewers from all corners of life will come together to recite a poem, song, short skit or jokes. Come out and enjoy the wonderful environment while you eat, get your drink on and socialize. Great for those learning American sign language.Hosted (more…)

DBKS Summer Line Dance Social

DBKS Summer Line Dance Social


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    Jul 13, 2025
    5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

DBKS Line Dance SocialCome on out to the DBKS Summer Line Dance Social ! This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to showcase your Boots on the Ground dance moves and have a great time with fellow line dance enthusiasts.Date: Sunday, July 13, 2025Time: 5:00 PMLocation: Busboy and Poets 6251 Mango Tree Road, Columbia, MD (more…)

13 of Nazareth

Monday Night Open Mic hosted by 13 of Nazareth


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    Jul 14, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by 13 of Nazareth13 of Nazareth is a performance poet living with epilepsy, a dry sense of humor, and peace of mind over everything. The golden thread which runs throughout his hip-hop infused poetry is drawn from the looms of various spiritual traditions to weave a tapestry (more…)

Drew Anderson

Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson


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    Jul 15, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Drew AndersonA science teacher turned teaching artist, poet turned parodist, and marathon runner turned motivational speaker, Drew Anderson is founder and co-host of Spit Dat (the longest-running open mic in DC) and co-creator of the critically-acclaimed stage production From Gumbo to Mumbo (nominated for the 2020 (more…)

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Takoma Park Old Time Jam


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    Jul 16, 2025
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

An old time music jam at Busboys and Poets! Open to all skill levels and instruments. Open to all skill levels and instruments. The jam usually starts with a 30 minute slow jam.When: 3rd Wednesday of each month. Slow jam from 7:30 – 8, then fast jam until 9:45Please come with whatever you play!Free and (more…)

Sir Harvey Fitz

Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Sir Harvey Fitz


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    Jul 16, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Sir Harvey FitzHarvey Fitz is a curator of cultural awesomeness who hails from Alexandria, Virginia and is a graduate of the Virginia State University with a BA in Mass Communications: Radio & Television Production. He currently resides in the Washington Metropolitan Area and is a multifaceted (more…)

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SAVING ELLEN | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Jul 17, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to discuss a memoir of hope and recovery following a large, working-class Irish family as it plunges into chaos in the wake of a terminal diagnosis“I love this brilliant, stunning, shattering memoir about a complicated, tight-knit family. While reading it, I laughed out loud and I wept. Maura Casey writes masterfully about a (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by E-Baby


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    Jul 17, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A 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 Poetical Tour” reached over 150 (more…)