1st Mondays Open Mic Night | Shirlington | Hosted by KaNikki J.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2025 at 08:00 pm to Mon, 01 Dec, 2025 at 10:00 pm UTC-05:00

Busboys and Poets Shirlington | Arlington

Busboys and Poets
Publisher/HostBusboys and Poets
1st Mondays Open Mic Night | Shirlington | Hosted by KaNikki J.
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Monday Night Open Mic! A Busboys and  Poetry Event!
About this Event

Come join us for our Open Mic! For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, and musicians. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.                                                  

$5.00 + Tax and fees online. $8.00 (tax and fees included) at the door ! 

                                                                   HOSTED BY:  KaNikki J.

KaNikki Jakarta is the First African American Poet Laureate of Alexandria, Virginia. She is an Award Winning Performance Poet who has toured the US and the UK. KaNikki is the author of three novels, two poetry collections, a memoir, a short story, poetry collection entitled ALABAMA GIRL, VIRGINIA WOMAN and the co-author of THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SELF HEALING VOLUME II. Ms. Jakarta has been interviewed and featured in newspapers and magazines to include Alexandria Times, Alexandria Gazette, Patch, and Northern Virginia Magazines. She’s been featured on Podcasts, radio stations and TV stations to include WUSA9 and Comcast. She is the 2021 DMV Renaissance Female OG of the Year. She hosts #KaNikkiHarmony 1st Mondays Open Mic Night at Busboys and Poets Virginia. She facilitates a quarterly workshop entitled: WRITE LIKE A WOMAN in Alexandria, Virginia, a virtual, monthly workshop entitled PREP TO PUBLISH, and offers KANIKKI FOR KIDS, a virtual ASL and Affirmation class for children ages 6 – 11. She presents POETS AND PLATFORMS under the umbrella of a weekly, online womyn led artistic experience entitled KEEP THE MIC ON where she is the co-founder. If you think that something she says on the mic might change your life, you’re probably [email protected]



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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Busboys and Poets Shirlington, 4251 South Campbell Ave, Arlington, United States

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USD 7.18

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