the garden blooms every monday night with music, poetry, comedy, dance, storytelling…
list opens at 8:30 
show starts at 9
suggested donation of $10
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guest hosted by Gowri K.
featuring DWAYNE LAWSON-BROWN
Dwayne Lawson-Brown always has a hard time writing bios. The 26 year old SouthEast DC native has his hand in many pots. Currently employed at Metro TeenAIDS as the Community Outreach Coordinator and Tester, Dwayne provides outreach and Testing, in addition to managing a team of young superheroes called the “REALtalk Reps”. Check out their website at www.realtalkdc.org and find them on facebook: www.facebook.com/realtalkdc
As a writer, he finds inspiration in the community he serves, his family history, and the ever evolving realm of relationships. He’s the co-host of the National Underground Spoken word Poetry Award (NUSPA) winning venue “Spit Dat” which he co-hosts with Droopy the BrokeBaller. The winner of NUSPA for best haiku, Dwayne dabbles in a few different forms in his quest to merge book works with street art. He has published 3 chapbooks, “All The Good Names Were Taken”, How Do You Follow That?” and Page Don’t Lie”.
Dwayne is also a fashion designer making a splash with his Crochet Kingpin line of scarves and accessories, His work has earn him articles in the DC Examiner, The Washington Post, as well as segments on WETA and BBCAmerica. His personal goal is to be a good dad and a nice guy.
Follow Dwayne on twitter: @Crochetkingpin
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see you on monday! you bloom, we bloom.
list opens at 8:30
show starts at 9
suggested donation of $10
RSVP on Facebook!
