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. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.$5.00 + Tax and fees (more…)
Free outdoor concerts presented by the Anacostia BID, the Art to Go-Go Arts and Culture District and DC JazzFestIn celebration of the 19th Annual DC JazzFest, the Jazz Hop will be held in the Art to Go-Go Anacostia Arts & Culture District. Attendees to Historic Anacostia’s flourishing arts district will be treated to the neighborhood’s (more…)
A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by Dwayne BJoin Busboys and Poets host Dwayne B aka Crochet Kingpin for a fun night of bad singing!The first Friday of every month, the Marion Barry Room becomes your stage. Pick from over 40,000 songs, sign the list, grab the mic, and make magic happen. (more…)
Join Words Beats & Life as we showcase our Academy students’ artwork and skills they have been working to develop and master over the Academy session. (more…)
A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by Dwayne BJoin Busboys and Poets host Dwayne B aka Crochet Kingpin for a fun night of bad singing!The first Saturday of every month, the Marion Barry Room becomes your stage. Pick from over 40,000 songs, sign the list, grab the mic, and make magic happen. (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by KaNikki J.KaNikki Jakarta is the First African American Poet Laureate of Alexandria, Virginia. She is an Award Winning Performance Poet who has toured the US and the UK. KaNikki is the author of three novels, two poetry collections, a memoir, a short story, poetry collection entitled (more…)
Maya Davis is living in paradise until her apartment, her career, and her dreams fall away in a horrible and dramatic fashion. Suddenly she’s packing her life into two suitcases and heading back to her parents’ home in Maryland, scrambling for a plan B. Happy thirty-first birthday, Maya. Right beside her is Ant, Maya’s best (more…)
TRY IT OUT COMEDY: EAT! DRINK! LAUGH!PG-14 STAND-UP COMEDYMORE THAN A COMEDY SHOW, REALLY A COMEDY EVENTTry It Out Comedy presents the funniest stand-up comedians in the area, once a month, in Busboys and Poets, in the Merriweather District of Downtown Columbia, MD. We have a ‘headliner’ who you may see on a TV comedy (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Twain DooleyTwain Dooley is a first generation American. Born and raised in Washington, DC, he learned to use language to talk himself into and out of inner-city challenges. He joined the Army Reserves and served on active duty during Desert Storm. After a two-year stay in (more…)