>> Artomatic continues this week. Join them tonight for an art collecting discussion sponsored by Pink Line at 7 p.m., or on Friday for Meet the Artists Night, from 7 to 10 p.m., or perhaps feel more at home during Blogger's Night in the 12th floor lounge on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. Read through the other hundred or so events going on this weekend on Artomatic's calendar. And don't forget to check out the winners of the Sunday Source's annual Peeps Diorama Contest on the 10th floor.

>> Head over to Mt. Ranier for Gateway Arts District Open Studios, including, among others, the Washington Glass School and Red Dirt Studios. Check out our studio visit with Michael Janis of WGS and some more info on the event later today. Saturday, 12 to 5 p.m.

>> This weekend get the inside scoop at Mid City Artists' Spring Open Studios. Over 40 artists will open up their workspaces for you to poke around in on Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Get a map of each location at their web site, and we'll have a preview for you tomorrow for this event, as well.

>> It's 14th Street art night this Saturday. Start in the 1515 building at G Fine Art, where you'll find Remake with works by Ivan Navarro and Courtney Smith. They rework materials into new objects, and the exhibit will feature an interactive installation, Chinese puzzle works, and a neon light piece about General Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile. After you've taken all that in, step over to Adamson Gallery for a big group show with Pattern Recognition, where the artists use "abstract designs to produce meaning." Over at Curator's Office they'll have a reception for the already open photographic exhibit Corpus by Jason Horowitz. Receptions for G Fine and Adamson run 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Curator's Office is 6 to 8 p.m.

>> Afterwards, head over to Irvine Contemporary for a look at the work of James Marshall (a.k.a. Dalek), pictured above, another street artist who made his way into the galleries. Marshall's highly graphic, brightly colored work in Overweight is perhaps the fusion of modern day graffiti art with old school color field work. Also check out the on-site painting created with Tim Conlon. See them at the reception, 6 to 8 p.m.

>> Also on 14th Street, Plan B Gallery will host an opening for the patterned, textured paintings of Karen Hubacher, but likely stealing the show will be the elegant steel sculptures of Chris Tousimis. Reception 6 to 8 p.m.

>> The Women In Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is hosting a photography exhibition featuring battlefield scenes from the Civil War to our present day engagements. Over 116 images are featured in The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines (pictured left). See it during opening hours, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until September 2.

>> American Mark T. Smith is one of the official artists of the 2008 Olympic Games. Meet Smith, get autographed copies of his Olympic poster, and see the original paintings from which it was derived at Habatat Galleries in Tysons Corner tonight from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Art Notes:

• The first Lyrical Ambush will feature poets and drummers by the fountain in Dupont Circle next Monday at 7 p.m., sponsored by D.C. Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency. Check out the web site for more info and weather notices.
• Project 4 will host an artist talk by Christine Gray about her works in Spring Thaw on Saturday at 3 p.m.
• Laural Hausler will host Rackets & Remedies, with a gallery tour and discussion of her work at the Athenaeum this Sunday at 4 p.m.
• Listen to artist Tom Block talk about making relevant activist art for today's world at Space88, 8211 Mayor Lane, Silver Spring Md. on Friday, 6:30 p.m. Free, but RSVP to 301-358-3639 or 88music[at]gmail.com.
• The monthly X art show and Pulse dance event go on this weekend at BeBar this Saturday, from 6 to 10 p.m. ($8) and 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. ($5) respectively.
• See the lifelong career works of Zenith Gallery owner Margery Goldberg in her retrospective heart of the tree during the artist's reception tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the alternative space at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
• Stop by the Japan Information and Culture Center to see a gorgeous kimono exhibit with The Four Seasons of Kyoto: Kyoyuzen Kimono by artist Naoki Nomura. Join them for an artist lecture tonight at 6:30 p.m., also featuring a traditional Japanese dance performance.

Images of painting by James Marshall courtesy Irvine Contemporary; photograph from The American Soldier courtesy the exhibit web site.