March Events

updated 3/14/12

HearArts Series
feat. Ellen Cole.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7 p.m.
VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Spoken Word/Poetry Reading
Feat. Ty Gray-El
Friday, March 2, 2012, 7 p.m.
Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE
Free - details

Little Patuxent Review Reading
Feat. Truth Thomas & Laura Shovan.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Open Door Reading: Open Mic
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
Feat. Margo Berdeshevsky & Lilah Hegnauer; tribute to Edward Weismiller.
Monday, March 5, 2012, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase
Free - details

O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
Feat. Eavan Boland.
Monday, March 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 201 E. Capitol St. SE
$15 - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, March 5, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Alice Notley
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 4 p.m.
Johns Hopkins Univ., Gilman 132, Baltimore
Free - details

Rap Meets Poetry Open Mic
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
UMD, Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room, College Park
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Francophonie Cultural Festival
Feat. Alain Mabanckou.
Friday, March 9, 2012, 7 p.m.
Alliance Francaise, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW
$15 - details

Ruthless Grip Reading
Feat. Tina Darragh, Claudia La Rocco, & Zach Storm.
Friday, March 9, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
arts@1830, 1830 14th St. NW
Free - details

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

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, March 9, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Open Door Reading
Feat. Jason Scholosser.
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Campbell McGrath
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 3 p.m.
Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series
Feat. Cliff Bernier.
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, March 12, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Writers Here & Now Series
Feat. Yusef Komunyakaa & Jaimy Gordon.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
Feat. Lynn Behrendt & Melissa Broder.
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Borderlines: A Bilingual Spanish-English Open Mic
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, March 19, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Lannan Reading Series
Feat. William Archila & Ruth Irupé Sanabria.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Seminar, 5:30 p.m. and Reading, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details

Seminar: Walt Whitman and Civil War Washington
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 6:45 p.m.
S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW
$35 - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol St. SE
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Kick-off reading and reception.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Feat. Kim Roberts, Douglas Kearney & Sonia Sanchez.
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7;30 p.m.
Carlos Rosario School, 1100 Harvard St. NW
RSVP - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$4 - details

Emerging Writer Fellows Reading
Feat. Traci Brimhall, Joanne Diaz, and Ira Sukrungruang.
Friday, March 23, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Feat. Venus Thrash, Homero Aridjis & Carlos Andres Gomez.
Friday, March 23, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Carlos Rosario School, 1100 Harvard St. NW
RSVP - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Discussion: Poetry for the People and the Teaching Vision of June Jordan.
Saturday March 24, 2012, 9:30 a.m.
DC Center for LGBT, 1318 U St. NW
$40 (day pass) - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Discussion: Prophetic Tones - Resonance and Resistance in Poetry.
Saturday March 24, 2012, 11:30 a.m.
DC Center for LGBT, 1318 U St. NW
$40 (day pass) - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Discussion: White Poets Writing About Race - An Invitation to Conversation
Saturday March 24, 2012, 2 p.m.
DC Center for LGBT, 1318 U St. NW
$40 (day pass) - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Feat. Minnie Bruce Pratt, Khaled Mattawa, Marilyn Nelson & Jose Padua.
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 4:30 p.m.
Carlos Rosario School, 1100 Harvard St. NW
RSVP - details

Climbing PoeTree
Feat. Alixa and Naima.
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
American Indian Museum, Fourth St. & Independence Ave. SW
Free - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Feat. Alice Walker & Rachel McKibbens.
Saturday, March 24, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Carlos Rosario School, 1100 Harvard St. NW
$15 - details

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Feat. Naomi Shihab Nye, Kathy Engel & Sherwin Bitsui.
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 11:30 a.m.
Carlos Rosario School, 1100 Harvard St. NW
RSVP - details

Bridge Street Books Reading
Feat. Doug Lang & Casey Smith.
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 7 p.m.
Bridge St. Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Homero Aridjis
Monday, March 26, 2012, 7 p.m.
Portico Bookstore, 1350 New York Ave. NW
Free - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, March 26, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Linda Pastan
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 12 p.m.
Marymount University, Main House, 2807 N. Glebe Rd. Arlington
Free - details

Poet-Tree in Bloom Writing Group
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 6 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
Feat. Greg McBride, Martin Dickinson, Rona Chang et al.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details

Bridge Street Books Reading
Feat. Brandon Brown, Josef Kaplan & Justin Sirois.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Bridge St. Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, March 29, 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, March 30, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

5th Annual DC SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day
Feat. stage performances, music, storytelling, poetry reading marathon & film screenings.
Saturday, March 31, 2012, all day
Venues vary
Free - details