Thursday,
September 8th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
827
Upshur St. NW
Washington,
DC 20011
Join
Upshur Books for a reading and signing with Herta Feely for her new book Saving Phoebe Murrow! Herta Feely has
published short stories and memoir in literary journals and anthologies and has
also co-edited numerous anthologies. She is currently a writing coach at
Chrysalis Editorial and lives in Washington, DC with her husband, cats, and
orchids. Free.
Sunday,
September 11th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
The
Writer’s Center
4508
Walsh Street
Bethesda,
MD 20815
Gray
Jacobik reads from her latest collection, The Banquet: New & Selected
Poems, which features poems written over a period of 25 years and won the
William Meredith Award. William Meredith Foundation Board Member Michael
Collier, author of five collections of poetry, and Board President, poet, and
memoirist Richard Harteis, joins her. This event is free and open to the
public.
Wednesday, September 14, 7:00 pm
Sixth
& I
600 I
St. NW
Washington,
DC 20001
Jeffrey
Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern co-founded Brooklyn's Gefilteria in 2012, and in their
first cookbook, The Gefilte Manifesto, they pay beautiful tribute to the
culinary arts of Ashkenazi culture. From Old World bakeries and pickle shops to
modern delis, from rye bread to kimchi stuffed cabbage, the authors bring their
Jewish heritage to life in this treasury full of stories, photographs, and
deliciously reinvented recipes. Call for pricing.
Wednesday, September 14, 7:00 pm
The Colony Club
3118 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
Support local writers published in District Lit and Rhino Poetry! Readers in
poetry and prose include Sarah Katz, Jocko Benoit, Jean Kim, Ellie
Tipton, David Frey, Suzanne Zweizig, E. Laura Golberg, Randon Billings
Noble, Katy Richey, and Jon Anderson. There will be raffle prizes, gift
bags, and more! Join us at Colony Club as we enjoy great writing! Free.
Creativity, Science & the Brain
Thursday,
September 15th, 7:00 pm
The Writer's Center
4508
Walsh Street
Bethesda,
MD 20815
Creatives
really do think differently than others. Lee Gutkind, editor of Creative Nonfiction magazine, will moderate a panel discussion with
Richard Cytowic, Jane Campbell Moriarty, and Joram Piatigorsky in an
effort to explain the magic of art through the science of the brain. Free.
Thursday,
September 15th, 7:00 pm
Sixth
& I
600 I
St. NW
Washington,
DC 20001
Ian
McEwan has been a force in British literature for more than three decades,
earning worldwide critical acclaim for his vivid, thoughtful, and often jarring
novels. The Man Booker and Whitbread Award winner's fourteenth novel, Nutshell,
is a story of marital betrayal told from an unexpected perspective: As Trudy
tires of her husband and makes grisly plans to escape him, her unborn child
overhears all her schemes. Tickets are $17.
Friday,
September 16th, 9:00 – 11:00 pm
Busboys
and Poets, Brookland
625
Monroe St. NE
Washington,
DC 20017
From
freshmen to graduate students, College Open Mic is a chance for mic rookies,
musicians, comedians, and other talents to share their voices in an
enthusiastic and diverse environment. A great alternative to the college
nightlife, Open Mic Night is held every third Friday of the month. This event
is open to all.
Saturday,
September 17th, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Village at Shirlington 4251 Campbell Ave
Arlington, VA 22206
This
month’s book club will be focused around Hope Jahren’s book Lab Girl. Books are for purchase at
Busboys and Poets Books. Book club members receive 10% off book club books.
Saturday,
September 17th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Busboys
and Poets, 5th & K
1025 5th
St. NW
Washington,
DC 20001
A chance
for middle and high school students to share their art in a supportive
environment, Youth Open Mic is a monthly series that is youth-focused and
youth-led. Tickets are $5 and can be bought online or at the door.
Sunday,
September 18th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
The
Writer’s Center
4508
Walsh Street
Bethesda,
MD 20815
Lesley
Francis reads from her recent book about her grandfather, You ComeToo: My
Journey with Robert Frost. It includes Francis’s own poetry, as well as
excerpts from her mother’s journal, family letters, and pieces from other
writers like John Masefield.She will be joined by Jessica Greenbaum, popular
New Yorker writer and author of The Two Yvonnes, a poetry collection
that inquires into the delights and losses of our lives. This event is free and
open to the public.
Saturday,
September 24th, 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Washington
Convention
801 Mt.
Vernon Pl. NW
Washington,
DC 20001
Come and
join us at the 16th Anniversary Library of Congress National Book Festival at
the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This year's
festival will feature authors, poets and illustrators in several pavilions.
Festival-goers can meet and hear firsthand from their favorite poets and
authors, get books signed, hear special entertainment, have photos taken with
storybook characters and participate in a variety of activities. This event is
free.
Sunday,
September 25th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
The Writer’s
Center
4508
Walsh Street
Bethesda,
MD 20815
Fall for
the Book is celebrating its 18th year in style. The festival runs from
September 25 to 30, and kicks-off and finishes with readings at The Writer’s
Center. On Sunday, September 25 at 2 p.m., hear poets Martha Collins, Ailish
Hopper, and Michelle Tokarczyk. This event is free and open to the public.
Monday,
September 26th, 7:00 pm
Sixth
& I
600 I
St. NW
Washington,
DC 20009
In You
Gotta Get Bigger Dreams, the light-hearted follow-up to his acclaimed Not
My Father's Son, Alan Cumming, a Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor,
novelist, and activist, combines personal stories with his own photos to create
a scrapbook of highlights from the off-stage portions of his life in show
business. Told with wit and panache, these funny, insightful, and often
self-deprecating tales of Cummings misadventures feature stars including Helen
Mirren, Carrie Fisher, Oprah, and more. Tickets cost $20.
Friday,
September 30th, 11:00 pm – 1:00 am
Busboys
and Poets, 5th & K
1025 5th
St. NW
Washington,
DC 20001
Enjoy a
night of poetry, songs, short skits, and jokes presented through American Sign
Language. Eat, drink, socialize and practice sign language all in one go.
Tickets can be bought at the door or online and cost $5.
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