Arts Agenda: The New, The Temporary, and The Freaky

>>H Street is already doing well as our new go-to for beer and good music; now they're adding some art to the neighborhood. Dissident Gallery officially opens its doors this weekend with a reception tonight at 7 p.m. Check out Kid Flash's textile and paint explorations of gender and class, Valentina Loi's photo transfers that use childhood games as metaphors for relationships, and works by Piero Passacantando.

>>Irvine Contemporary opens a group exhibit that shows off many of the fine artists they've worked with since moving to 14th Street. Over Under Sideways Down, Backwards Forwards Square and Round includes Ju-Yeon Kim, who's work we loved last May, Randy Toy, a recent art grad we covered in this summer's student show, and list of others such as Susan Jamison, Julie Evans and Chuck Close. Don't miss Lori Esposito's solo show of new paintings (pictured) in the back room. The opening reception is Saturday 6 to 8 p.m.

>>The second project for Street Scenes is underway with installations going up around the city, continuing their mission to bring art to the public. (We told you about their first one here.) Cal Lane and Linn Meyers are creating temporary works with sand and dirt at different places and times until Sunday. Take off work early and stop by the park on Euclid Street in Adams Morgan, where the artists have been working since noon. Tomorrow you can find them up Connecticut Avenue near Politics and Prose, while Sunday they hit up Chinatown near the Goethe-Institut. Check out the web site for more information.