February Events

Literary Birthday Celebration: Langston Hughes
Feat. Delores Kendrick and Evie Shockley.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 12 p.m.
Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, SE
Free - details

Voices Out Loud: Celebrating the Centenary of Bayard Rustin
Feat. Chris August, Regie Cabico, & Twain Dooley.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 6 p.m.
National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW
Free/RSVP - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Poetry of Transformation: A Writing Workshop
Feat. Melanie Figg.
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 632 U St. NW
$25 - details

HearArts Series
feat. Yvette Neisser Moreno.
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 7 p.m.
VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Pizza and Poetry
Feat. Jehanne Dubrow.
Friday, February 3, 2012, 12:30 p.m.
Andrews AFB Library, Building 1642 Brookley Ave. & D St.
RSVP/Free - details

DC Center Open Mic Night
Feat. Andrew Fogle
Friday, February 3, 2012, 8 p.m.
DC Center for LGBT, 1318 U St. NW
Donation - details

Inspired by Gertrude Stein Reading
Feat. Karren Alenier et al.
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4 p.m.
Stanford in Washington Art Gallery, 2661 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Open Door Reading: Open Mic
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Burr Artz Poetry Series
Feat. Diane Ackerman
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 2 p.m.
Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
Feat. Shirley Brewer, Frank Joseph, Danuta E. Kosk-Kosicka, Margaret Mullins, Fernando Quijano II, Laura Shovan (editor); tribute to Deborah Edelman.
Monday, February 6, 2012, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase
Free - details

Beltway Poetry Slam - Women of the World Qualifier
Monday, February 6, 2012, 8 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, February 6, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Writers Here & Now Series
Feat. Sarah Blake.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
Feat. Yusef Komunyakaa.
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW
$15 - details

Nine On The Ninth Poetry Series
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Donation - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, February 9, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, February 10, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Open Door Reading: Open Mic
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series
Feat. Tarfia Faizullah and Mark Fitzgerald.
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Feat. Sandra Beasley.
Monday, February 13, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Lannan Reading Series
Feat. NoViolet Bulawayo.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, Seminar, 5:30 p.m. and Reading, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Shades of Blue: Student-Faculty Poetry Reading
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12 p.m.
Marymount Univ., Reinsch Library, Arlington
free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Shakespeare's Sisters: Women Writers Bridge Five Centuries
Feat. Rita Dove, Linda Gregerson, Elizabeth Nunez, Jacqueline Osherow, Linda Pastan & Jane Smiley.
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 201 E. Capitol St. SE
$25 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

34th Annual Irish Evening
Feat. Hugo Hamilton.
Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Howard Community College, Smith Theatre, Columbia
$30 details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
Feat. Tom Mandel, Beth Joselow & Phyllis Rosensweig.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Borderlines: A Bilingual Spanish-English Open Mic
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
Free - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, February 20, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Poet-Tree in Bloom Writing Group
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 6 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Writers Here & Now Series
Feat. Catherine Barnett & Colm Tóibín.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Time Shadows: Music
feat. readings of American, Chinese, and German poetry.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Goethe-Institut Washington, 812 7th St. NW
Free/RSVP - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

ASL Open Mic
American sign language users recite a poem, song or short skit.
Friday, February 24, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Lyrical Rhythms: The Sounds of Freedom Open Mic
Saturday, February 25, 2011, 3 p.m.
Josiah Henson Special Park, 11420 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda
Free - details

"And Bid Him Sing" Reading
Feat. Joel Dias Porter, Sami Miranda, Kim Roberts & Sarah Browning.
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
Intersections at Atlas, 1333 H St. NE
$5 - details

Ruthless Grip Reading
Feat. Buck Downs, Elaine Kahn & Heather Christle.
Saturday, February 25, 2011, 7 p.m.
Black Fox Lounge, 723 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Mature Voices: Open Mic for Ages 55+
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 6 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Feat. Caroline Rothstein.
Monday, February 27, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Lannan Reading Series
Feat. Charles Simic.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Seminar, 5:30 p.m. and Reading, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details updated 1/27/12

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
Feat. Perry Eppes & Kathi Morrison-Taylor.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 7 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details