Literary-art Events in Washington

Check out happening literary-art events all around Washington, DC

Madilyn Mei

 Sat, 01 Nov at 07:00 pm The Atlantis

Sam Jay

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm DC Improv

Washington DC, An Evening with Samin Nosrat

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:30 pm Sixth & I

Writing While Black Album Release Showcase

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm LYDIA ON H USD 18 to 23

ART EXPO

 Fri, 10 Oct at 10:01 am Temple Mother Earth Free

Book Signing and Launch Party for Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?

 Fri, 05 Sep at 05:30 pm Cornerstone Government Affairs Free

Chris Franjola (September 7)

 Sun, 07 Sep at 07:00 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

WORTH SEEING Book Tour Event - DC/Baltimore

 Sun, 21 Sep at 05:00 pm 2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Free

Sally McKenney with Meghan Keane

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Small Scale Sinners by Mahreen Sohail

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

The Poetry & Folklore of Sterling A. Brown--A Cultural Legend

 Sat, 13 Sep at 09:00 am 125 Michigan Ave NE- on campus of Trinity Washington University Free

Trail of Truth National 2025

 Sat, 27 Sep at 10:00 am National Mall Washington Dc

Learning Environment by Dr. Jared Fox

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm The Potter's House Free

SABZI: An Evening with Yasmin Khan and Antonio Tahhan

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 18 to 46

Twilight Tour: Foggy Bottom Biennial + Live NSO Performance

 Sat, 13 Sep at 07:00 pm The River Inn Free

The Oh Hellos, Rabbitology in Washington

 Thu, 16 Oct at 06:30 pm 9:30 CLUB

Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station

 Sat, 20 Sep at 01:00 pm Union Station USD 29

Book launch

 Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm City Ridge Free

WPFS: Possession

 Mon, 29 Sep at 06:30 pm 1433 P St NW, Washington, DC 20005-1907, United States

Friends of the Cleveland Park Library Used Book Sale

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 am Cleveland Park Public Library

Katie Bo Lillis - Death of a Racehorse

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 34

Thursdays At The Plug Open Mic: Presented by Crab Plug

 Thu, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm Crabplug Seafood Bar & Grill Free

Between the Lines with Jason Reynolds and Eunique Jones Gibson

 Sun, 07 Sep at 04:00 pm 925 13th St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20005

SALON REDUX: IN THE SPIRIT OF GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:00 pm Howard University Free

Children's Book and Learning Festival

 Sat, 20 Sep at 10:00 am Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Hybrid Event: The Summer War, Naomi Novik

 Wed, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 36

Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, Jesus Is Alive! by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

 Tue, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Samin Nosrat with Michele Norris

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:30 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Underspin by E.Y. Zhao

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

What We Say, What They Hear with Deborah Tannen

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm 925 13th St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20005

LIVE MAGIC RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES

 Fri, 31 Oct at 06:30 pm Arts Club of Washington USD 87

Gary Gulman: Grandiloquent

 Sat, 22 Nov at 07:00 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Hybrid Event: The Princess and the P.I., Nikki Payne

 Mon, 15 Sep at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

Samanta Schweblin - Good and Evil

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 31

Write On!

 Sun, 28 Sep at 02:00 pm The Potter's House Café & Bookstore Free

Poetry Slam & Tour

 Sun, 12 Oct at 06:00 pm 2020 O St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20036

Agatha Christie + Sherry Club Chats At Bertram's Hotel

 Sun, 14 Sep at 03:00 pm Baan Siam USD 6 to 48

National Press Club Headliners Book Event: John Conyers III

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:00 pm The National Press Club USD 5 to 45

Sam Jay (September 5-6)

 Fri, 05 Sep at 07:00 pm The DC Improv Comedy Club

Author Event: Brigid Schulte

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:00 pm M.M.LaFleur Georgetown USD 12 to 26

High-Power High Tea

 Fri, 19 Sep at 01:00 pm InterContinental the Willard Washington D.C., an IHG Hotel USD 395 to 425

Hothouse Bloom by Austyn Wohlers

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

An Evening with Graphic Novelist Štěpánka Jislová

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:00 pm Embassy of Czechia Free

Welcome to the Fashioned One on One Experience!

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm House of Praise Free

Dark Tower Day Party: A Harlem Renaissance Experience

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm Autoshop

Thursdays At The Plug Open Mic: Presented by Crab Plug

 Thu, 18 Sep at 08:00 pm Crabplug Seafood Bar & Grill Free

Aida Rodriguez! October 16-18

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:30 pm 1523 22nd St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037

Samin Nosrat

 Sat, 20 Sep at 07:30 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 187

Copy of Music in the Circle: Dupont Concert Series (feat. Tavair Dominique)

 Sat, 18 Oct at 12:00 pm Dupont Circle Free

WE ARE NOT NUMBERS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

 Thu, 04 Sep at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Hybrid Event: The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes, Chanel Cleeton

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

Book Presentation: Failure. Russia Under Putin

 Fri, 12 Sep at 05:30 pm 301 Maryland Ave NE, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20002

Hybrid Event: Bog Queen, Anna North

 Wed, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 41

The Dinner Table at MI VIDA (14th Street)

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm MI VIDA USD 98

An Evening with Dan Pelosi for LET'S PARTY!

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Dock5 USD 62

Fresh Fiction Book Club: Endling

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Kramers Free

JOEY ARIAS LIVE! (w/ full band)

 Sat, 27 Sep at 09:00 pm Barrel House Cafe & Bar USD 42

Film | 2046

 Sun, 14 Sep at 02:00 pm 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20013

Hybrid Event: The Gilded Heiress, Joanna Shupe

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

The Inner Loop September Reading

 Tue, 16 Sep at 07:00 pm Sonny’s Pizza Free

Kyle Dunnigan! October 23-25

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:30 pm 1523 22nd St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037

Leigh Bardugo

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 161

Fotos y Recuerdos Festival

 Sat, 27 Sep at 11:30 am National Portrait Gallery, Kogod Courtyard Free

Crocosmia by Miranda Mellis

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

ONLY BECAUSE IT’S YOU | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

 Wed, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V Free

Keya Chatterjee - The Revolution Will Not Be Rated G

 Tue, 14 Oct at 07:00 pm Solid State Books USD 0 to 23

Hybrid Event: Hot Wax, M.L. Rio

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 41

Sally McKenney

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 161

In-Store Book Signing: In True Face; The Spy Archive

 Sat, 06 Sep at 01:00 pm 700 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20024

5th Tuesdays Open Mic | 14th and V | Hosted by: Drew Anderson

 Tue, 30 Sep at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 8

Robby Hoffman! September 11-13

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:30 pm 1523 22nd St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037

In-Store Event: John Patrick Green, InvestiGators: Case Files

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 16

Friday Music Series: Peter Yates

 Fri, 26 Sep at 12:30 pm McNeir Hall, New North Building | Georgetown University Free

Torey Cole! October 3-4

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:30 pm 1523 22nd St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037

Governing Bodies by Sangamithra Iyer

 Tue, 18 Nov at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Jazz in The Parks: The Blues Alley Youth Quartet, Herm Hopkins, Baba Ras D

 Sat, 04 Oct at 05:00 pm The Parks Historic Walter Reed Free

Author talk & signing with Mattie Lubchansky: SIMPLICITY

 Sun, 07 Sep at 06:30 pm 2010 P St NW, Upper Floor, Washington D.C., DC

purl by Michele Evans

 Tue, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm The Potter's House Free

Malik Melodies Sisterhood, Inc. Weekend Getaway - Washington, DC

 Sat, 06 Sep at 02:00 pm IKG Cultural Resource Center USD 53

Tough Guy Book Club - Washington DC Chapter

 Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm Nanny O'Brien's Pub

WASHINGTON D.C.: Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf -- LIVE!

 Mon, 22 Sep at 07:00 pm Kramers USD 34 to 109

5th Wednesdays Open Mic | 450 K | Hosted by Dwayne B!

 Wed, 29 Oct at 08:00 pm Busboys and Poets USD 11

The Light Looks Like Me from Shout Mouse Press

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

Music in the Circle: Dupont Concert Series (with jazz by Simone Baron)

 Sat, 27 Sep at 12:00 pm Dupont Circle Free

The Pattern Stops With Me: A Live Talk+Book Q&A with Dr. Laryssa M.Creswell

 Sat, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm 5131 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE Free

Hybrid Event: The Dating Prohibition, Taj McCoy

 Tue, 02 Sep at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Sixth & I USD 0 to 47

The Hay-Adams Author Series - Laila Lalami, The Dream Hotel

 Fri, 05 Sep at 12:00 pm 800 16th St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20006

A SEAT AT THE TABLE with Andy Shallal and Amy Goodman | Busboys and Poets

 Sun, 07 Sep at 05:00 pm Busboys and Poets 14th & V USD 0 to 41

Rencontre avec l'auteure de "Nous, Rochambelles..." Frid., 09/26 in FRENCH

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm Alliance Française of Washington DC, 2142 Wyoming Avenue NW USD 13 to 18

Friday Music Series: Dessa

 Fri, 30 Jan at 12:30 pm McNeir Hall, New North Building | Georgetown University Free

Friday Music Series: Jim McCormick

 Fri, 17 Oct at 12:30 pm McNeir Hall, New North Building | Georgetown University Free

The Legacy of World War II in American Society and Politics

 Thu, 04 Sep at 12:00 pm German Historical Institute Free

Reflect & Reset: A Jewish Women’s Gathering for the New Year

 Fri, 05 Sep at 10:00 am Chief USD 108

The Père Paul Symposium

 Fri, 19 Sep at 02:00 pm Caldwell Hall (Catholic University of America)

The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey

 Mon, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Lost City Books Free

SPAM: A Global History with Dr. Kelly Spring and Natalie Compton

 Tue, 02 Sep at 07:00 pm Bold Fork Books USD 9 to 26

Hybrid Event: A Mannequin for Christmas

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 30

Hybrid Event: Boy from the North Country, Sam Sussman

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm East City Bookshop USD 0 to 41

Bobbi Brown with Robin Givhan

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:00 pm 600 I St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20001