4th of July Open Mic hosted by Dwayne B!

4th of July Open Mic hosted by Dwayne B!

Date and Time

Jul 4, 2025 6:00 pm

Location

Brookland

625 Monroe St NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20017

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A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by Dwayne B

🎤 4th of July Open Mic – Brookland Edition
Hosted by Dwayne B
Presented by Busboys and Poetry

Kick off your Independence Day with fireworks of the poetic kind! Join us for a special 4th of July Open Mic at Busboys and Poets Brookland, where the stage lights up before the sky does. Expect a dynamic mix of poets, musicians, and open mic voices bringing energy, truth, and celebration to the mic.

🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Location: Busboys and Poets – 625 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC
🎟️ Tickets: $5.00 + tax/fees online | $8.00 (tax and fees included) at the door


About the Host – Dwayne B (aka “The Crochet Kingpin”)
Dwayne B is a DC native and creative force—poet, activist, break-dancer, fashion designer, and host of the city’s longest-running open mic series, Spit Dat. As a member of the Busboys and Poets hosting team, he brings years of experience, emotion, and edge to every mic he touches.

From SAGAfest Iceland to Woolly Mammoth Theater, Dwayne’s words have traveled far. He’s the recipient of the Best Haiku Award at the 2011 National Underground Spoken-Word Poetry Awards, and his HIV awareness work through poetry has been featured by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, BBC America, Discovery Channel, and The Washington Post.

Whether crocheting on the Metro or commanding the mic, Dwayne’s goal is to make you feel—and on this 4th of July, he’ll do just that.

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