Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Anthony Oakes
Date and Time
Feb 5, 2020 9:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Feb 5, 2020 9:00 pm
450K
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Anthony Oakes
Hailing from North Carolina, Anthony D. Oakes is a District of Columbia resident who is taking comedy on the east coast by storm. His clean, yet edgy, southern, intellectual, witty humor will have you reeling with laughter. Performance cities include: Atlanta, New York, LA, Chicago, Virginia, Maryland, and DC. He has graced the stages of The Broadway, The Westside, and The Greenwich Village Comedy Clubs, in New York City. You can catch him locally at: The DC Drafthouse, The Bier Baron Comedy Loft, The Wonderland Ballroom, and Busboys and Poets. He also produces several comedy shows in the DMV area. Anthony currently host a radio show every Thursday at WLVS Radio called, Thursday Night Tea with Anthony, and can be found on all social media outlets
FEATURING: MS NIGHTLYFE
Jeanette MsNightLyfe Irvin is a breath of fresh air. Ms. Nightlyfe is a published columnist, author, motivational speaker and international poet. Her poetic accolades includes international work with SpokenWord Paris in Paris, France and Vortex in London with Natalie Stewart (Floacist) of Floetry. She is a former associate producer and member of The Punany Poets, from HBO's Real Sex. As a cast member of Positive Scribe Productions, her acting work includes Walk Like A Man, Multimedia Project, Laurinda D. Brown Presents: Sometimes It Snows In Atlanta, and the stage play Worn Out Soles, a Destyne Fulfilled Production. As the founder of Sweet Tooth Media, and Editor-In-Chief of the The S.W.E.E.T Magazine, she has created positive press for several trendsetters and culture shocking revolutionaries such as San Francisco and Atlanta Black Prides, Nishia Da Diva Productions, Amuse Bourche Entertainment, K. Dapree's he(ART) and Soul, Entertainer Butterfly Soul, Pride Books and more. She has an MBA from LeTourneau University, Bachelor of Science from Texas Wesleyan University and is pursuing a MA in School Psychology from Texas Southern University. MsNightLyfe has also been crowned as the National Poetry Awards 2015 Erotic Poet of the Year. Her education and experience has provided her with some excellent tools to apply in creating exceptional writing. When she's not writing, MsNightlyfe frequents ALL the HOTTEST Spots and businesses in a city near you chronicling trendsetters in OUR Culture.
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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 Cover. No refunds. Ticket purchase limit of 4 per person. Guests must have their wristbands (tickets) on upon entering the event.
Seating is available on a first come, first seated basis. No saved or reserved seats are allowed. Failure to check in within 30 minutes of advertised start time may result in a forfeiture of seats.
