July Events

updated 6/27/11

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, July 1, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Opening Reception and Reading for Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
feat. Tina Darragh, Zein El-Amine, Sarah Browning and Jinahie.
Thursday, July 7, 2011, 6 p.m.
Gallery 31, Corcoran Gallery, 500 17th St. NW
Free - details

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series
feat. Hailey Leithauser & Suzanne Rhodenbaugh.
Thursday, July 7, 2011, 7 p.m.
Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Rd. NW
Free - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, July 8, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, July 8, 2011, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Open Door Reading
feat. W. Perry Epes.
Sunday, July 10, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series: A Sea of Alone: Poems for Alfred Hitchcock
feat. Christopher Conlon, Lyn Lifshin, Miles David Moore, Norman Prentiss, & Anne Harding Woodworth.
Sunday, July 10, 2011, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
feat. Jon Barrows.
Monday, July 11, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series
feat. Benjamin S. Grossberg & Michele Wolf.
Thursday, July 14, 2011, 7 p.m.
Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Rd. NW
Free - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, July 15, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, July 16, 2011, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$3- details

Open Door Reading
feat. Elisavietta Ritchie, Ellen Aronofsky Cole & Kimberly Becker.
Sunday, July 17, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
Sunday, July 17, 2011, 4 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
feat. Carlos Parada Ayala & Luis Alberto Ambroggio; tribute to Egla Morales Blouin.
Monday, July 18, 2011, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
feat. Beltway Poetry Slam Team.
Monday, July 18, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series
feat. Maureen Thorsen.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Moccasins and Microphones
feat. Santa Fe Indian School Spoken Word Team.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 7 p.m.
American Indian Museum, 4th St. & Independence Ave. SW
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series
feat. Joe Bueter & Lynn Wagner.
Thursday, July 21, 2011, 7 p.m.
Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Rd. NW
Free - details

Reading from: Life in Me Like Grass on Fire: Love Poems
feat. contributors from the Maryland Writers' Association
Friday, July 22, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Touchstone Gallery, 901 New York Ave. NW
Free - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, July 22, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Sandra Beasley
Saturday, July 23, 2011, 3 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Open Door Reading
feat. David Salner.
Sunday, July 24, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
feat. Derrick Weston Brown.
Monday, July 25, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Poet-Tree in Bloom Writing Group
feat. Gowri Koneswaran.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 7 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Akbar Ahmed
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 4 p.m.
Wilson Int'l Center for Scholars, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series
feat. Michael Gushue & Jennifer Militello.
Thursday, July 28, 2011, 7 p.m.
Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Rd. NW
Free - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, July 29, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

ASL Open Mic
American sign language users recite a poem, song or short skit.
Friday, July 29, 2011, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Save Our Schools Rally & March
Speakers, musicians, performance poets, and more.
Saturday, July 30, 2011 (all day; rally @ 12 p.m.)
The Ellipse, 17th St. at Constitution Ave. NW
Free - details

Open Door Reading
feat. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie.
Sunday, July 31, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details