December Events


DC Scores Poetry Slam
Spoken word competition by DC schoolchildren.
Wednesday, December 1 - Thursday December 2, 2010, 6 p.m.
Columbia Heights Ed. Campus, 3101 16th St. NW
Free - details

Writers Here & Now Series
feat. Blas Falconer and Helena Mesa.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

GMU Visiting Writers Series
feat. Peter Klappert
Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 7 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Research I, Room 163, Fairfax
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW

Celebrando las Raíces
Readings from Argentinian poets Luis Alberto Ambroggio, Nela Rio, Lila Zemborain, Mercedes Roffé, and Alicia Borinsky.
Thursday, December 2, 2010, 7 p.m.
Hirshhorn Museum - Lerner Room, Independence Ave. at 7th St. SW
Free - details

World AIDS Week Open Mic
Friday, December 3, 2010, 8 p.m.
DC Center for the LGBT Community, 1318 U St. NW
Free - details

Reading from Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS
feat. Philip Clark and local authors.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
feat. Frederick Feirstein and Judith McCombs.
Sunday, December 5, 2010, 6 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
feat. Catie Rosemurgy and Greg Williamson.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave, Chevy Chase
Monday, December 6, 2010, 7 p.m.
Free - details

Poetry at Noon Series: "Decade One"
feat. Lucille Lang Day, Col. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie and Mary-Sherman Willis.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 12 p.m.
Library of Congress - Whittall Pavilion, 10 First Street SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

11th Young People's Poetry Marathon (in Spanish)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 10 a.m.
MLK Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Dana Gioia
Thursday, December 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW
Donation, RSVP - details


Nine On The Ninth Poetry Series
feat. Rebecca Dupas.
Thursday, December 9, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, December 10, 2010, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
feat. Barbara Henning, Rachel Levitsky and Adam Marston.
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Iota Poetry Series: Full Moon on K St. anthology reading
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt Poetry Award
Presented to Lucia Perillo.
Monday, December 13, 2010, 8 p.m.
Library of Congress - 101 Independence Ave. SE
Free - details


Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute
feat. Lucia Perillo.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Ticketed event - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
feat. Dwayne Lawson-Brown
Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Hillyer Open Mic Event (H.O.M.E.)
feat. Khadijah “Moon” Ali Coleman
Friday, December 17, 2010, 7 p.m.
Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Ct. NW
$5 - details

ASL Open Mic
American sign language users recite a poem, song or short skit.
Friday, December 17, 2010, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Youth Poetry Open Mic
Saturday, December 18, 2010, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Poetry and Prose Open Mic
Sunday, December 19, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series: Reading for the Winter Solstice
Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol Street, SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
feat. Akwe Amosu and Niki Herd.
Sunday, December 19, 2010, 4 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Beltway Poetry Slam
Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, December 28, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

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