Just Love: A Dinner Salon with Jazz & Poetry inspired by James Baldwin
Schedule
Fri, 14 Feb, 2025 at 05:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Busboys and Poets | Washington, DC
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Celebrating The Baldwin100 collaborative project, The Cheuse Center and Busboys and Poets present Just Love: A Dinner Salon with Jazz & Poetry inspired by James Baldwin.Featuring jazz musician Lena Seikaly singing Baldwin’s favorite jazz numbers
Poetry by E Ethelbert Miller, Zeina Azzam and Martheaus Perkins
The night will open with Martheaus Perkins, who will read his poem dedicated to Baldwin. Then we will have Zeina Azzam and E. Ethelbert Miller perform poems, and chat about love, Baldwin, and their own creativity. The evening’s headliner is Lena Seikaly and her quartet.
Venue: Busboys and Poets, 14th and V
Time: 5:30pm; doors open at 5pm. Program will end at 8:30pm.
Program: 5:30: Poetry; 6pm: Jazz
RSVP necessary. We will close RSVPs at 75 people. Please make sure that you let us know if you cannot make it so we can allow folks in on the waitlist.
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Where is it happening?
Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009-4436, United States,Washington D.C.Event Location & Nearby Stays: