Bus Boys and Poets

events are FREE unless otherwise noted Join us for brunch! Every Saturday and Sunday 9am - 3pm  MONDAY, November 2, 2015 9:30am @ Takoma: Rise + Rhyme: Storytelling Performances for Ages 5 and Under hosted by Marsha Goodman Wood $5 admission per child 9:30am @ Hyattsville: Rise + Rhyme: Storytelling Performances for Ages 5 and Under hosted by Culture Queen  $5 suggested donation 6:30pm @ 5th & K: Stage reading of the play "After the Blood" 6:30pm @ 14th & V: Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets, presents Ru Freeman along with contributing writers to discuss the new book Extraordinary Rendition 6:30pm @ Takoma: Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets hosts Lenore Myka presenting her new book King of The Gypsies and Virginia Pye with her new book Dreams of The Red Phoenix 8pm @ Shirlington: Monday Night Open Mic hosted by KaNikki J $5 (Buy your tix online the day of) 9pm @ Brookland: Monday Night Open Mic hosted by E-Baby $5 (Buy your tix online the day of) TUESDAY, November 3, 2015 6:30pm @ 14th & V: Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets presents Sara Benincasa as she presents her new book DC Trip   6:30pm @ Brookland: Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets presents Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner to discuss the new book Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum 9pm @ Takoma: Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Rebecca Dupas $5 (buy your tix online the day of) 9pm @ 14th & V: Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Twain Dooley $5 cover (buy your tix online the day of) WEDNESDAY, November 4, 2015 5:30pm @ 5th & K: Mark Weisbrot discusses and signs his book Failed: What the Experts Got Wrong About the Global Economy 6pm @ 14th & V: Disability Rights International presents the Washington, DC premiere of The Visionaries 6:30pm @ Takoma: Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets presents Stephanie Haeffele-Balch discussing the new book Community Revival in the Wake of Disaster: Lessons in Local Entrepreneurship 9 pm @ 5th & K: Wednesday Open Mic Poetry hosted by Poetryzchyld $5 cover (buy your tix online the day of) THURSDAY, November 5, 2015 8pm @ Brookland: Catholic University Drama Department presents staged readings of short plays by the CUAdrama MFA playwriting candidates 9pm @ Hyattsville: Thursday Open Mic hosted by DJ Tao $5 suggested donation Friday, November 6, 2015 10pm @ 14th & V: "LIVE! from Busboys" Talent Showcase hosted by Beny Blaq $5 cover (buy your tix online the day of) SATURDAY, November 7, 2015 4pm @ Shirlington: Youth Open Mic, Shirlington $5 cover (buy your tix online the day of) 5pm @ 14th & V:   Words Beats & Life  presents the     Inaugural DC Youth Poet Laureate Final $5 cover for children, $10 cover for adults  SUNDAY, November 8, 2015 5pm @ 5th & K: Chocolate City Burlesque and Cabaret Presents: Beyond Blackface -  A discussion on cultural appropriation, entertainment, and the community 6:30pm @ 14th & V: Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets presents Leah Bendavid-Val to discuss the new book Facing Change: Documenting America.