Youth
Open Mic
Saturday, December 5th from
4 pm to 6 pm
Busboys and Poets (Shirlington location)
4251 South Campbell Avenue
Arlington, VA 22206
Youth-focused and youth-led, Youth
Open Mic is a monthly series that features student poets, singers, musicians,
and actors from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Middle school and high school
students are encouraged to come share their art in our supportive, progressive,
artistic atmosphere. $5 Cover.
Michelle Chan Brown and Patricia Schultheis
Sunday,
December 6th from 2 pm to 4 pm
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
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Come to a reading by
winners of the Washington Writers' Publishing House competitions. Poet
Michelle Chan Brown reads from Motherland
With Wolves. She is joined by Patricia Schultheis, author of St. Bart's Way. The reading will be
followed by a reception and book signing. Free admission.
Dave Tevelin – Death at the
Howard
Sunday, December 6th
from 6:30 pm to 8 pm
Busboys
and Poets (5th and K location)
1025 5th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
April
4, 1968. Dr. Martin Luther King is dead and so is Brenda Queen, shot on stage
at the Howard Theatre, Washington’s soul music showcase, as rioters rage
through the capital. Was it a tragic accident, a calculated crime, or
something else? That’s what rookie cop Jake Katz has to figure out in Death At The Howard, a novel about a
web of events that will change him, his city, and his country forever.
Through it all, Katz learns who he is and who he aspires to be, at an
unexpected cost to both him and his family. Free admission.
Sparkle
Queer Mic
Sunday, December 6th
from 8 pm to 10 pm
Busboys and Poets (14th &
V location)
2021 14th St, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
SPARKLE Open Mic Poetry is a
queer-friendly and focused reading series that has featured an array of
LGBT-dedicated poets. Hosted by Regie Cabico and Danielle Evennou. $5 Cover.
Tiriq R. Callaway – A Diamond in God’s Dirt
Saturday, December 7th from 6 pm to
7:30 pm
Busboys
and Poets (5th and K location)
1025 5th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
In his
real life accounts, Tiriq R. Callaway will take you on a journey through his
most endearing childhood moments growing up in a disadvantaged neighbourhood
and brave reflections on his family's hard times. His tenacity and relentless
fight to graduate with his master's degree in social work encourages others.
Ultimately, he inspires all to defy their past for a prosperous future and
not allow your past to define you. Free admission.
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B. A. Shapiro – The Muralist
Monday,
December 7th from 8 pm to 10 pm
Busboys and Poets (Shirlington location)
4251 South Campbell Avenue
Arlington, VA 22206
Shapiro, author of The Art Forger,
has something for both art enthusiasts and mystery lovers with her seventh
novel, which spotlights the transformative early years of American abstract
expressionism while telling a gripping story of two unforgettable women.
Shapiro entwines historical with fictional figures, charting the 1940s New York
art scene and a woman’s mysterious disappearance, while also narrating the
contemporary story of the missing woman’s great niece, who discovers the art
that may at last resolve the mystery.
Monday Night Open Mic Poetry
Monday, December 7th
from 8 pm to 10 pm
Busboys and Poets (Shirlington location)
4251 South Campbell Avenue
Arlington, VA 22206
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. Hosted by
KaNikki J. $5 Cover.
Monday Night Open Mic
Monday, December 7th from 9 pm to 11 pm
Busboys and Poets (Brookland location)
625 Monroe St. NE
Washington, D.C. 20017
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. Hosted by
E-Baby. $5 cover.
Ray Lewis - I Feel
Like Going On: Life, Game, And Glory
Tuesday, December 8th
at 12 pm
Politics & Prose
Bookstore and Coffeehouse
5015 Connecticut Ave.
NW
Washington, D.C.
20008
Lewis’s heartfelt memoir covers the highs and lows of the legendary linebacker’s
life, both on and off the field. Abandoned at an early age by his father, Lewis
channelled his energy into football, developing the skills that made him one of
the best defensive players in the sport’s history, and that earned him MVP
status in his second Super Bowl victory. Note: this is a signing only. The line
will form at 11 am and order will be first come, first served. Ray Lewis will
begin greeting fans and signing books at 12 pm and stay for up to two hours.
Author Dinner with Jonathan Bardzik – Seasons to Taste
Tuesday, December 8th
at 6:45 pm
Upshur
Street Books
827
Upshur St NW
Washington,
DC 20011
Join Jonathan Bardzik
for an evening of delicious food and delightful conversation. Beginning with a
wine and a food demo, Bardzik will show you a few simple techniques and
recipes. It’s the first course of a hearty three-course meal. Tickets: $80.12.
Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 8th
from 9 pm to 11 pm
Busboys and Poets (14th & V
location)
2021 14th St, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
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. Hosted by Pages Matam. $5 cover.
Tuesday
Night Open Mic hosted by Orville Walker
Tuesday, December 8th from 9 pm to 11 pm
Busboys and Poets (Takoma location)
235 Carroll St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20012
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. Hosted by Orville Walker. $5 Cover.
Influence of French and American
Revolutions
Wednesday,
December 9th from 12 pm to 1 pm
Library of Congress
James Madison Building (Pickford Theater – Third Floor)
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20540
According
to author Janet Polasky, "Nation-based histories cannot do justice to the
rowdy, radical interchange of ideas around the Atlantic world during the
tumultuous years from 1776 to 1804. National borders were powerless to restrict
the flow of enticing new visions of human rights and universal freedom." Polasky
makes her case in her new book, Revolutions
Without Borders: The Call to Liberty in the Atlantic World. Free admission.
Nine
on the Ninth hosted by Derrick Weston Brown
Wednesday, December 9th from 9 pm to
11 pm
Busboys and Poets (14th & V
location)
2021 14th St, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
The Nine on the Ninth is a now legendary monthly
poetry series that debuted in October 2005. The feature opens the show and the
open mic follows. Immediately following the feature will be a short interview
and audience Q&A with the artist. $5
Admission.
Wednesday
Open Mic Poetry hosted by Elizabeth Acevedo
Wednesday, December 9th from 9 pm to 11
pm
Busboys
and Poets (5th and K location)
1025 5th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
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. Hosted by Elizabeth Acevedo. $5 Cover.
Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, December 10th
from 9 pm to 11 pm
Busboys and Poets (Hyattsville location)
5331 Baltimore Ave
Hyattsville, MD 20781
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. Hosted by Two Deep. $5 suggested donation.
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