Thursday Night Open Mic Hosted by Mary Bowman 8.16.18
Date and Time
Aug 16, 2018 9:00 pm
Location
Hyattsville
5331 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20781
Aug 16, 2018 9:00 pm
Hyattsville
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Mary Bowman
Mary Bowman is an internationally recognized motivational speaker, singer, and poet native to the Washington, DC area. Drawing from personal experience, both transparent and vulnerable whether, in poetry or song, her words allow her access to spaces that aren’t traditionally artistic. From local open mic nights to international conferences and beyond, Mary shares herself openly and proudly.
Mary’s life and work have been featured in various mediums; print publications, as well as broadcast television and radio networks. Her powerful performance caught the attention of the editors of A&U Magazine and led them to invite Mary to grace the cover of the August 2016 issue.
Mary is humbly continuing to carry out her vision to inspire people to find their own personal empowerment and freedom through her art. Mary has three projects available for purchase, ‘LOTUS’ the 2010 collection of poetry, LOVE B.O.A.T.S. the ep, released in 2014, and EMERGE the 2017 collection of poetry.
FEATURING: NINA LYRISPECT BALL
Baltimore native Nina ‘Lyrispect’ Ball is an award-winning writer and performing artist who seeks to empower and transform through meaningful work in the arts.She is an advocate and activist for women, girls, people of color and marginalized communities. She has been a teaching artist for over 18 years, Lyrispect employs activism as an organizer, speaker and,producer, working with organizations such as Black Girls Rock, The Mural Arts Program and Array Releasing which gives women and independent filmmakers of color an opportunity for wide distribution. She received her B.A. at Temple University as a Film and African-American Studies major after graduating from the highly competitive Baltimore School for the Arts as a classically trained actress..In 2014, Lyrispect authored a collection of poetry, "The PreCursor", the first of seven in her creative multi-media series, "Spectrum of a Supernova"Lyrispect is musically driven and believes that pure art heals, inspires and changes lives
$5 Cover. On the day of the event, tickets can be purchased online starting at midnight and in the restaurant starting at 10:00 AM in the bookstore (cash only). 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 forfeiture of seats. Sorry, no refunds.
