February Events

updated 2/21/2011

Lannan Reading Series: Stephanie Strickland
Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details


Wroteo Open Mic
feat. Holly Bass
Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 8 p.m.
Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

AWP 2011 Annual Conference & Bookfair
for a list of AWP poetry readings, click here
for the offsite (mostly free) readings, click here
Wednesday, February 2 - Saturday, February 5, 2011
Marriott Wardman Park & Omni Shoreham Hotels, NW
Registration fee - details

Philip Fried
Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 7 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Writers Against War & Occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq
Thursday, February 3, 2011, 3:30 p.m.
Lafayette Park, Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Hedgebrook: Women Authoring Change
feat. Carolyn Forché & Suheir Hammad.
Thursday, February 3, 2011, 6 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Reading from The H.D. Book by Robert Duncan and Selected Poems of Ted Berrigan
feat. Anselm Berrigan, Cole Swensen & Rod Smith.
Thursday, February 3, 2011, 6 p.m.
Bridge Street Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Charles Alexander, Lee Ann Brown, Laura Moriarty, Elizabeth Robinson, Jane Sprague, Sasha Steensen, Cole Swensen & Rosmarie Waldrop
Friday, February 4, 2011, 7 p.m.
Bridge Street Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

DC Center Open Mic Night
feat. Chris August.
Friday, February 4, 2011, 8 p.m.
DC Center for LGBT, 1318 U St., NW
Free - details

American Scrapbook: A Celebration of Verse
Based on poetry written & compiled by Caroline Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Saturday, February 5 - Sunday, February 6, 2011 (various times)
Kennedy Center Opera House, 2700 F St. NW
Ticketed event - details

HEART-BEATS-AIDS Poetry Slam
Saturday, February 5, 2011, 8 p.m.
DC Center for LGBT, 1318 U St., NW
Free - details

Fresh Produce Festival feat. Sonya Renee Taylor
Saturday, February 5, 2011, 8 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$15 - details

Reading from Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry
feat. Sachin B. Patel, Ravi Shankar, Dilruba Ahmed, & Pireeni Sundaralingam.
Sunday, February 6, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
feat. Melissa Stein & Merrill Leffler, tribute to Betty Parry.
Monday, February 7, 2011, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave, Chevy Chase
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Time Shadows Poetry Reading
feat. readings of Chinese, American and German poetry.
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW
Free/RSVP - details

Terpoets Open Mic
feat. Kyle Dargan
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Dorchester Lounge, College Park
Free - details

Ruthless Grip Reading Series: Midnight in December
feat. Maureen Andary, Katy Bohinc, Theodora Danylevich, Brandon Fitzgerald, Jackie Kari, Adam Marston & Mel Nichols.
Friday, February 11, 2011, 8 p.m.
Baked & Wired, 1052 Thomas Jefferson Ct. NW
Free - details

Open Door Reading Series
feat. Martin Galvin, Mary Ann Larkin, Laura Miller & Sid Gold.
Sunday, February 13, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series
Sunday, February 13, 2011, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

Poetry at Noon Series: Love Poems
feat. Sue Brannan Walker, Michael Salcman & Michele Wolf.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 12 p.m.
Library of Congress, 10 First Street SE
Free - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series: Holly Karapetkova
Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol Street, SE
Free - details

Lannan Reading Series: Olufemi Terry
Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Formal Lounge
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

33rd Irish Evening of Music and Poetry
feat. Colm Toibin.
Friday, February 18, 2011, 8 p.m.
Jim Rouse Theatre, 5460 Trumpeter Rd, Columbia

Ticketed event - details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
Free - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
feat. Greg Fuchs, Alexa Pearson & Rod Smith.
Sunday, February 20, 2011, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
feat. Kim Roberts.
Sunday, February 20, 2011, 4 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Beltway Poetry Slam
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

Lannan Reading Series: Kwame Dawes
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Writers Here & Now Series
feat. Gabrielle Calvocoressi & Elizabeth Strout.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
feat. Doug Wilkinson, Jan Claire & Miles Moore.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details

Higher Achievement DC Metro: 6th Annual Literary Love Poetry Performance
Local area middle school poets read their love poems.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW
Ticketed event - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Amiri Baraka
Friday, February 25, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
Bohemian Caverns, 2001 11th St. NW
Ticketed event - details

ASL Open Mic
American sign language users recite a poem, song or short skit.
Friday, February 25, 2011, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Lyrical Rhythms: The Sounds of Freedom Open Mic
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 3 p.m.
Josiah Henson Special Park, 11420 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda
Free - details

9th Annual Poet-in-Progress Reading Series
feat. Dolores Kendrick.
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

Open Door Reading Series
feat. Shirley Brewer, Kathleen Hellen & Laura Shovan.
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
feat. Naomi Ayala, Valerie Martinez & J. Michael Martinez.
Monday, February 28, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE
Ticketed event - details