Name: 3rd Thursdays Open Mic Night | Hyattsville |Hosted by Rebecca Dupas
Start: 2026-04-16T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-16T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Busboys and Poets

3rd Thursdays Open Mic Night | Hyattsville |Hosted by Rebecca Dupas

Busboys and Poets is a community where racial and cultural connections are consciously uplifted... a place to take a deliberate pause and feed your mind, body and soul... a space for art, culture and politics to intentioanally collide... we believe that by creating such a space we can inspire social change and begin to transform our community and the world.

Busboys and Poets

Come join us for a fun and lively open mic night every 3rd Thursday at Hyattsville hosted by the amazing Rebecca Dupas!

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: Rebecca Dupas Dr . Rebecca Dupas is a multi-disciplinary artist of poetry, fiction and nonfiction, photography, and costume jewelry. This award-winning poet’s work has appeared on Fox 5, C- Span, PBS, WEAA, and WHUR radio, in The Washington Post alongside President Clinton, and in the DC Black Film Festival. With over two decades of performance and event curation experience, Dr . Dupas continues to impact audiences with vulnerability and relatable messages. She is a two-time Poet of the Year award-winner in Philadelphia and Baltimore and was recently named a Baltimore Legend at Baltimore’s Crown Awards. Dr . Dupas is the founder and former host of 8 long-running poetry events, from Busboys &amp; Poets to Applebees, and has pioneered diverse writing and workshop events such as Body of Work, Coffee &amp; Critiques, and The Baltimore Host Retreat. Her latest books, Somebody Else’s Blues, Not Without Black Women, and a children's book, Mario Goes to the Museum, are explorations into the Black experience. Rebecca, a Louisiana native, resides in the DMV , where she also works as a program manager , director of education, and performance poet. Visit <a href="http://rebeccadupas.com/" title="http://rebeccadupas.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">rebeccadupas.com</a> for booking info and merchandise

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3rd Thursdays Open Mic Night | Hyattsville |Hosted by Rebecca Dupas

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