January Events

updated 1/3/12

Past Readings:


The Garden Open Mic
Monday, January 2, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

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

HearArts Series
Feat. W.F. Lantry.
Thursday, January 5, 2012, 7 p.m.
VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, January 5, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Culture Keepers MLK Spoken Word Poetry Workshop
Saturday, January 7, 2012, 1 p.m.
PG African American Museum & Cultural Center, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood
RSVP - details

Iota Poetry Series
Feat. Gregory Luce & Anne Harding Woodworth.
Sunday, January 8, 2012, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, January 9, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Nine On The Ninth Poetry Series: 30 Americans
Monday, January 9, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
Feat. Clifford Bernier & Anne Pierson Weise; tribute to Barbara Moore.
Thursday, January 12, 2012, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, January 12, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Ruthless Grip Reading
Feat. Bonnie Jones, Ric Royer & Sara Wintz.
Friday, January 13, 2012, 7 p.m.
Black Fox Lounge, 723 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, January 13, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

16th Annual Poetry Extravaganza
Feat. Collective Voices.
Saturday, January 14, 2012, 2 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW
Free - details

Poetic Battle 2012: Beltway, Intangible, Steel City & Richmond Slams
Saturday, January 14, 2012, 8 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

In Your Ear Reading
Feat. Katy Bohinc, Brian Fitzpatrick, Shaun Gannon & Meg Ronan.
Sunday, January 15, 2012, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
Sunday, January 15, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Borderlines: A Bilingual Spanish-English Open Mic
Sunday, January 15, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
Free - details

MLK Day Poetry: Not Just Another Day Off
Monday, January 16, 2012, 11 a.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 301 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, January 16, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Poetry Out Loud - Montgomery County Competition
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 4 pm
The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 9:30 p.m.
Marymount Univ., Rose Benté Lee Center, 2807 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington
free - details

Dialogue: The Mystery of Shakespeare
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Rd. NW
$10 - details

Nora School Poetry Reading Series
Feat. Yvette Neisser Moreno & Patricia Bejarano Fisher.
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
The Nora School, 955 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, January 19, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

WRITE. SPEAK. LIVE. Spoken Word Poetry
Feat. Shelly Bell.
Friday, January 20, 2012, 7 p.m.
Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria
Free/$10 entry fee - details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

DC Youth Poetry Slam
Sunday, January 22, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
Free - details

Mature Voices: Open Mic for Ages 55+
Sunday, January 22, 2012, 6 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, January 23, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Lannan Reading Series
Feat. Meena Alexander and Ishion Hutchinson.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012, Seminar, 5 p.m. and Reading, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Poet-Tree in Bloom Writing Group
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 6 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
Feat. Herb Guggenheim, Ann Rayburn & Donald Illich.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 7 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details

AU Visiting Writers Series
Feat. Danielle Evans, David Keplinger & Stephanie Grant.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 7 p.m.
826 DC, 3233 14th St. NW
Free - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Poetry Discussion: National Books Critics Circle
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 7 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, January 26, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Odysseus Elytis and The Hispanic World
Feat. Pedro Serrano and Rei Berroa.
Friday, January 27, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE
Free - details

ASL Open Mic
American sign language users recite a poem, song or short skit.
Friday, January 27, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Launch Reading - Little Patuxent Review
Saturday, January 28, 2012, 2 p.m.
Oliver's Carriage House, 5410 Leaf Treader Way, Columbia
Free - details

DC Youth Poetry Slam
Sunday, January 29, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
Free - details

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

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details