November Events

Hédi Kaddour

Monday, November 1, 2010 7 p.m.
Teaism, 800 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Amiri Baraka
Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details


Richard McCann

Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 12 p.m.
Marymount University - Reinsch Library, 2807 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington
Free - details

Writers Here & Now Series
feat. Percival Everett and Maurice Manning.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic

Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Nora School Poetry Reading Series
feat. Julie R. Enszer, W. Perry Epes and Greg McBride.

Thursday, November 4, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Nora School, 955 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
Free - details

DC Center Open Mic

Friday, November 5, 2010, 8 p.m.

DC Center for the LGBT Community, 1318 U St. NW
Free - details

Story/Stereo Series

feat. Doreen Baingana and Alison Pelegrin.

Friday, November 5, 2010, 8 p.m.

The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda

Free - details

Washington Writers’ Publishing House Prize Winners

feat. Holly Karapetkova
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 1 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Tan Lin
Monday, November 8, 2010, 6 p.m.
Johns Hopkins University
Marjorie Fisher Hall, Baltimore
Free - details

Vera Pavlova
Monday, November 8, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Ticketed event- details

David Gewanter
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University
Copley Formal Lounge, 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW
Free - details

Nine On The Ninth Poetry Series
feat. Ingrid de Kok and Akwe Amosu.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 9 p.m.

Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Corcoran All-Stars Reading
Feat. Brittany Law, Jordan Shwartz, Mia Olsen, Liora Valero, Alexa Pearson and Chris Cunningham.
Wednesday, November 10, 7:30 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Intersections Poetry Series
feat. Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7 p.m.
Blank Space Gallery, 1922 MLK Jr. Ave. SE
Free/donation - details

Maya Angelou
Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Warner Theatre, 13th St. at E St. NW

Ticketed event - details

Tom Raworth and Steve Zultanski
Thursday, November 11, 2010, 8 p.m
Bridge Street Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Gold Without Warning
Weekend-long festival featuring local poets.
Friday, November 12 - Sunday November 14, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

The Writer's Center Poetry Reading
feat. Gregory Pardlo, Joe Hall, David Keplinger, Ramola D., Doug Lang.
Friday, November 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Black Squirrel, 2427 18th St. NW
Free - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
feat. She Seven.
Friday, November 12, 2010, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Mary Ann Larkin and Martin Galvin
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 1 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival
feat. Pireeni Sundaralingam
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 10 a.m.
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, 10th St. at Constitution Ave. NW
Free - details

Africa in Motion: Celebrating African Independence
Spoken word poetry, drumming, and live visual remixing.
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series
feat. George Drew and Nancy White.
Sunday, November 14, 2010, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series

feat. Barbara Goldberg and David Salner.
Monday, November 15, 2010, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave, Chevy Chase
Free - details

Poetry at Noon Series: "Insider/Outsider Experiences"
feat. David Gewanter, Carol V. Davis, and Joseph Ross.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 12 p.m.
Library of Congress - Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Bldg., 10 First Street SE
Free - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series
feat. Michael Gushue.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol Street, SE

Free - details

Discussion: The Anthology of Rap
feat. Common, Kurtis Blow, Adam Bradley, Adam DuBois.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7 p.m.
Lincoln Theater, 1315 U St., NW

Free, tickets required - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

2010 Elliott School Faculty Book Party
feat. Jonathan Chaves (West Cliff Poems: The Poetry of Weng Chuan)

Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 5 p.m.

GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street, NW, 7th Fl
Free, RSVP - details

Poet's Cookbook - Recipes from Germany, Poems by 33 American Poets
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic

feat. Bomani Armah
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Project 60: Honoring E. Ethelbert Miller
feat. Sandra Beasley, Naomi Ayala, Ken Carroll and Brian Gilmore.
Friday, November 19, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
GWU Gelman Library, 2130 H St. NW, RM 207
Free - details

Hillyer Open Mic Event (HOME)
Friday, November 19, 2010, 7 p.m.
Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Ct. NW
$5 - details

Sulu DC Anniversary Show
feat. Beau Sia
Saturday, November 20, 2010, 6 p.m.
Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
$35 - details

E. Ethelbert Miller's 6th Inning Fundraiser
Reading, booksigning, and fundraiser for IPS.

Saturday, November 20, 2010, 7 p.m.

Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW

Donation, RSVP - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
feat. Tom Hibbard, Allen Fisher and Katy Bohinc.
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW

$5 - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic

Feat. Steven Cordova and Dan Vera.
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 4 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Sarah Riggs and Cole Swensen
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 7 p.m.
Bridge Street Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Beltway Poetry Slam
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

Reading from Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS

feat. Philip Clark and local authors.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th St. NW
Free, RSVP - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details