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Spit Dat in Residence
WMTC and Spit Dat bring you a monthly open mic featuring local artists. Add to the energy as an audience member or share your own talents on the mic! Hosted by Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown.
This event is ASL interpreted.
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SPIT DAT is the longest-running open mic in the nation’s capital. A profoundly intimate artistic and spiritual experience which has fought to remain a safe space through nearly two decades of societal changes, Spit Dat combines world-class talent with a living room vibe. As much a “venue” as it is an “event”, Spit Dat has won multiple awards for its contribution to the growth of generations of acclaimed international artists. But perhaps its most valued accolade lives in being renowned among its staunch community as no less than “Church.”
October Features
Camilo Montoya is a Nicaraguan writer and spoken word artist, raised in Silver Spring, MD. He is best known in the DMV area for his 2020 performances at The Kennedy Center and Strathmore. With his group "Camilo y Los Locos", he composes and performs musicalized poetry covering topics around immigration, identity and latinidad with musical influences ranging from cumbia, rock, and Latin-jazz.
Adamo The Poet is a dramatist, writer, and wordsmith that came onto the DMV art scene just over a year ago. A multidisciplinary language artist, his main artistic specialties include poetry, ghostwriting, and acting. Adamo has been featured at the MLK Public Library, Anacostia Arts Center, Busboys and Poets, and a handful of other entertainment venues. His voice and verse can be found on short films and the songs of various DMV artists. Adamo has also written and performed original work in two full length theatre productions. He has led poetry workshops for a few organizations, and his mission is to study the relationship between God and man as a student of the human condition.
About the Hosts
DREW ANDERSON, a science teacher turned teaching artist, poet turned parodist, and marathon runner turned motivational speaker, is as hard to define as he is to ignore. Known lovingly throughout DC’s performing arts world as “Droopy the Broke Baller”, Drew is founder and co-host of Spit Dat, the longest-running open mic in DC. Recipient of the prestigious DC Arts and Humanities Fellowship presented by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Drew has recently merged his decade-plus of artistic acumen and educational expertise to develop Spoof School, a dynamic arts education integration residency which teaches students of all ages how to make learning fun by “making fun” of their learning.
DWAYNE B!, aka the “Crochet Kingpin” is a DC native poet, activist, breakdancer, and fashion designer. He is one of the hosts of DC’s longest running open mic series, Spit Dat, as well as Host-Captain for Busboys and Poets’ 450K location. In addition to featured readings at every Busboys and Poets location, SAGAfest Iceland 2015, Spirits and Lyrics NYC and Manassas, Woolly Mammoth, and the C2EA “We Can End AIDS” march, Dwayne’s short form poetry prowess led him to win the Best Haiku Award at the 2011 National Underground Spoken-Word Poetry Awards (NUSPA). His work to increase HIV awareness through spoken-word garnered recognition from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, BBCAmerica, the Discovery Channel, and The Washington Post. Ultimately, his goal is to force his audience to feel. His recent collection of works, One Color Kaleidoscope, is a testament to self-definition and change. When not documenting his life through poetic meter, he can be found on the metro making scarves and hats, or singing karaoke.
