Latin Dance Night February 8 2025 at Busboys and Poets Columbia

Latin Night Dance


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    Feb 8, 2025
    7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Come to eat, drink and DANCE! Delicious food and drink specials served all night.FREE parking available.Entrance fee: $15 (purchased at the door). We accept cash, Venmo or Cashap ONLY.Dance Lessons available.Latin music (Salsa, Bachata & Merengue) played by our host DJ Elvira the rest of the evening.You do not want to miss this event!Elvira McCullough (DJ (more…)

February 9, 2025

The Busboys and Poets Sunday School Cafe


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    Feb 9, 2025
    9:00 am - 11:00 am

Today’s presenter is Bassam HaddadBassam Haddad is the Founding Director of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program and Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. Bassam is the author of Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience (Stanford University Press, 2011) and co-editor of the forthcoming (more…)

Group of Crazies staged play reading

​Playing Against presents ‘Group of Crazies’


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    Feb 10, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Acclaimed DMV actors perform a staged reading of a new play by Kevin O’Connell about a wild meeting in the Trump White House in December 2020. The play is taken verbatim from accounts given to the January 6th Committee by meeting participants. The playwright, actors, and producers are donating their time. Gross proceeds from this (more…)

13 of Nazareth

Monday Night Open Mic hosted by 13 of Nazareth


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    Feb 10, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by 13 of Nazareth13 of Nazareth is a performance poet living with epilepsy, a dry sense of humor, and peace of mind over everything. The golden thread which runs throughout his hip-hop infused poetry is drawn from the looms of various spiritual traditions to weave a tapestry (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Charity Blackwell


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    Feb 11, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Charity BlackwellCharity Blackwell is an award-winning spoken word artist, poet, and educator known for her dynamic performances and captivating storytelling. With a passion for using her voice to inspire change, Charity creates thought-provoking and powerful works that resonate deeply with audiences across diverse backgrounds. She is (more…)

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DISABILITY AND EMPIRE | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Feb 12, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to learn how the fight for disability justice is connected to the broader struggle against imperialism and systemic oppressionDisability and Empire: Class, US Imperialism, and the Struggle for Disability Justice aims to bring visibility to the liberation struggle of people with disabilities, adding an internationalist and class perspective—and making them the subject, not (more…)

Grapevine Storytelling Series


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    Feb 12, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Grapevine Storytelling Series features Jamie Brickhouse and Jessica Piscitelli Robinson on February 12. Jamie Brickhouse is a fixture on the New York storytelling scene. Jessica Robinson runs the Women’s Storytelling Festival and has performed all over. (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Simply Sherri


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    Feb 12, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Simply Sherri!California born and Maryland raised, Simply Sherri started writing in 2001 and started reciting her work in 2008 in her poetic home of Baltimore. With topics ranging from love and relationships to depression and verbal abuse, her writing style is easy going and a reflection (more…)

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DC History Week: The DMV Hip-Hop Edition


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    Feb 13, 2025
    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Decades Presents DC History Week: The DMV Hip-Hop Edition Brought to You by Nonchalant & Record Pool Mixes Food! Fun! Music & Conversation with DMV Hip-Hop Legends  DJ Kool Stinky Dink DC Scorpio  Question Mark Asylum  DJ Iran  Live Squad  Priest Da Nomad  Noodles  20 Bello and More! Tribute to Icon DJ Celo DJ RBI on the 1’s (more…)

DaTruth

Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Da Truth


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    Feb 13, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Da TruthThe equation Situation – Lie +(facts×Reason)= Da Truth. A spoken word artist who is widely known on Baltimore’s poetry scene. This Baltimore native has graciously shifted around the east coast projecting pieces that pierce the minds of her listeners. With powerful wordplay, straight talk and (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Miss Kiane Ink


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    Feb 13, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Miss Kiane Ink Although she is a social worker by profession, she is a poet by passion. In 1997, Dinahsta launched KIANE INK. She wrote cards, poems and other writings for special events and as special gifts. In 2005, she expanded KIANE INK to include the (more…)

A Weekend of Love and Jazz with Marcus Johnson


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    Feb 14, 2025
    5:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Get ready for a weekend filled with love, smooth jazz vibes, and the soulful sounds of Marcus Johnson – it’s going to be epic!A Weekend of Love and Jazz Marcus JohnsonCelebrate Love with Marcus Johnson: A Week of Love and Jazz at Busboys and Poets, HyattsvilleThis Valentine’s Day, treat yourself and your loved ones to (more…)