Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Dwayne B. 1.29.20
Date and Time
Jan 29, 2020 9:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Jan 29, 2020 9:00 pm
450K
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 5th & K location.
In addition to featured readings at every Busboys and Poets location, SAGAfest Iceland 2015, Spirits and Lyrics NYC and Manassas, Woolly Mammoth Theater, and the C2EA “We Can End AIDS” march, Dwayne’s short form poetry prowess led him to win the Best Haiku Award at the 2011 National Underground Spoken-Word Poetry Awards (NUSPA). His work to increase HIV awareness through spoken-word garnered recognition from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, BBCAmerica, the Discovery Channel, and The Washington Post.
Ultimately, his goal is to force his audience to feel. He tends to meet goals. When not documenting his life through poetic meter, he can be found on the metro making scarves and hats, or singing karaoke.
FEATURING: TIANNA BRATCHER
Tianna is a Queer, Black, woman, sister, and auntie originally from Anchorage, Alaska and is now residing in Oakland, California. She has been published in The Shade Journal, was the 2016 winner of Best Love poem at Collegiate Unions Poetry Slam Invitational, placed 5th at the National Poetry Slam 2017, 2018-2019 fellow at The Watering Hole, and a 2017 Queer Emerging Artist Resident at Destiny ARTS. She has a BA in Interdisciplinary studies and dreams of opening a creative arts youth center. Her work centers reclamation of the body, Black girl/womanhood, healing through generational trauma and shaking ass.
Tianna is a twerk influencer, Steven Universe lover and spends much of her free time admiring trees.
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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.
