September Events

updated 9/9/11

Thursday Night Open Mic
feat. Bomani Armah
Thursday, September 1, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, September 2, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, September 5, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Terpoets Open Mic
feat. Eva Freeman
Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Dorchester Lounge, College Park
Free - details

Beltway Poetry Slam
Final qualifying round for individual world poetry slam.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
feat. Sonya Renee.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

AU Visiting Writers Series
feat. Kyle Dargan.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 8 p.m.
Location TBA
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, September 8, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, September 9, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Nine On The Ninth Poetry Series
feat. Bettina Judd.
Friday, September 9, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Donation - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, September 9, 2011, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Jonathon Tucker
Saturday, September 10, 2011, time TBA
Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 7th St. NW
Free - details

Martín Espada
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
$15 - details

Open Door Reading, Poetry & Prose Open Mic
Sunday, September 11, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series: 17th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, September 11, 2011, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
feat. Dan Vera.
Monday, September 12, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Writers Here & Now Series
feat. Philip Levine & Carmen Boullosa.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, September 15, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Poetry Reading & Film Short: Blood is Blood
feat. Endre Farkas & Carolyn Marie Souaid.
Friday, September 16, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
Free - details

Write. Speak. Live. Open Mic
feat. Shelly Bell.
Friday, September 16, 2011, 7 p.m.
Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria
Free - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, September 16, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Christopher D. August
Saturday, September 17, 2011, time TBA
Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 7th St. NW
Free - details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$3- details

Open Door Reading
feat. Cynthia Atkins.
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
Feat. Lea Graham & Reb Livingston.
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
feat. Mahogany Browne & Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 4 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Akbar Ahmed.
Monday, September 19, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center Plaza, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
Monday, September 19, 2011, 5 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Center For the Arts, Fairfax
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
feat. Megan Synder Camp & Michele Wolf; tribute to Ann Knox.
Monday, September 19, 2011, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase
Free - details

O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
feat. Theo Dorgan & Paula Meehan.
Monday, September 19, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE
Ticketed event - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, September 19, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Deborah Miranda.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center Plaza, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Dan Gutstein & Michele Wolf.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 4:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center Plaza, Fairfax
Free - details

Lannan Reading Series
feat. Robin Robertson.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, Seminar, 5:30 p.m. and Reading, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Lannan Center/Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Martha Collins & Fanny Howe.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Center For the Arts, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. R. Dwayne Betts.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 4251 South Campbell Ave., Shirlington
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Karenne Wood.
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center Rm 116, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall For the Book Poetry & Race Panel
feat. R. Dwayne Betts, Martha Collins, Fanny Howe, Claudia Rankine &Natasha Trethewey.
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 3 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center Cinema, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Natasha Trethewey.
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 6 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Harris Theater, Fairfax
Free - details

Nora School Poetry Reading Series
feat. Margaret Briand, E. Laura Golberg and Miles David Moore.
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The Nora School, 955 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
Free - details

Fall For the Book Award Presentation
feat. Claudia Rankine.
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Harris Theater, Fairfax
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Fall For the Book Poetry Reading
feat. Judith Harris, Philip White & Lisa Williams.
Friday, September 23, 2011, 1:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center Plaza, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall For the Book Breakthrough Poets Panel
Friday, September 23, 2011, 4:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Research 1 - Rm 163, Fairfax
Free - details

Johns Hopkins Poetry Reading Series
feat. Kevin Davies.
Friday, September 23, 2011, 6 p.m.
JHU - Gilman Hall 50, Baltimore
Free - details

Claudia Rankine
Friday, September 23, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
Free - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, September 23, 2011, 8 p.m.
Modern Times Coffeehouse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Fall For the Book Breakthrough Poets Reading
Friday, September 23, 2011, 8 p.m.
Old Firestation #3, 3988 University Dr., Fairfax
Free - details

National Book Festival
feat. Rita Dove, Kimiko Hahn, Terrance Hayes, Yusef Komunyakaa, Stanley Plumly and more.
Saturday, September 24 - Sunday, September 25, 2011
National Mall
Free - details

Open Door Reading
feat. Sally Bliumis-Dunn & David Keplinger.
Sunday, September 25, 2011, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Literatura de Cordel: Continuity and Change in Brazilian Popular Literature
Monday, September 26 - Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Library of Congress, Jefferson Building Rm 119
Free/RSVP - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, September 26, 2011, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Ilse Schreiber-Noll: Artists' Books Creativity and 9/11
feat. presentation, poetry reading and viewing.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW
RSVP - details

Beltway Poetry Slam
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, September 27, 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, September 28, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
feat. Judith Kerman & Elisavietta Ritchie.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 7 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Dan Gutstein & Terence Winch
Thursday, Thursday, September 29, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Bridge Street Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Gabriela Mistral y Los Estados Unidos (in Spanish)
feat. Gerardo Piña Rosales, Louis Alberto Ambroggio and Emilio Bernal Labrada.
Friday, September 30, 2011, 4 p.m.
Library of Congress, Madison Building, Pickford Theatre
Free - details

Unplugged Open Mic
Friday, September 30, 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, September 30, 2011, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

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