Shephard Fairey and Al Burrows will be at the Corcoran on Friday for a discussion about their work and how political issues inspire their pieces. Shepard Fairey's Big Brother City courtesy of Irvine Contemporary.

Monday:
>> Tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., head over to the Greenbelt Library at 11 Crescent Rd. for a free vegan dinner and lecture by Michael Greger, M.D., the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society. The lecture will give practical guidance on foods which prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease.

>> At 8:15 p.m. in room B07 of the Media and Public Affairs Building of GW, Scottish-Pakistani Author Suhayl Saadi will discuss his background and "the role that memory, time, place and multiple voices play in 'destabilizing' literature, bringing fiction closer to the truth of everyday life." Free.

Tuesday:
>> Educator Anne Lewin will be at the Shirlington Branch Library Tuesday at 7 p.m. to speak about her book Powerful Children, which examines the Reggio Approach to early childhood and primary education. Free.

Thursday:
>> Artists Mary Coble and Kay Chernush will be at the Ellipse Art Center from 7 to 9 p.m. for a discussion on Personal Identity and the Disjunction of Public Perception in coordination with their group exhibit Uncommon Beauty.

>> Both the German Historical Institute and the Spy Museum are exploring Nazi issues Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Take your pick between Corporate Freedom of Action in Nazi Germany, a free lecture by Peter Hayes of Northwestern, and Gunnar Sønsteby: Hero of the Norwegian Resistance, in which he will explore his role in the Norwegian resistance to the Nazi invasion, with a $20 admission price.

>> If you find all the Nazi talk stressful, check out Valorie Burton's discussion of her book How Did I Get So Busy? at the Arlington Central Library Auditorium (at 1015 N. Quincy St.) at 7 p.m. instead. Burton will give tips on eliminating daily stressors.

Friday:
>> At 7 p.m. on Friday, the Corcoran is the place to be for art lovers and political minds alike. Shepard Fairey of Obey Giant fame will join sculptor Al Farrow in a dialogue about their politically-charged artwork and the social and political issues that inspire them. The discussion should provide a nice starter event before the opening of the artists' work Saturday night at Irvine Contemporary. Corcoran curator Sarah Newman will moderate. Tickets cost $25.

>> The Textile Museum's fall symposium, Cultural Threads: Exploring the Context of Oriental Rugs and Textiles, starts tonight with a reception and runs through the weekend. The symposium will be full of talks on all things textile; check the website to register and find out more info.

Saturday:
>> D.C.'s chapter of The Center for Inquiry holds a lecture by prolific author Ronald Aronson titled Living without God from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, in which he will "face the need for a coherent and contemporary secular philosophy that will answer life's vital questions." Lecture costs $6; RSVP required to mhensley [at] centerforinquiry.net or 202-546-2330 Ext. 111.

Sunday:
>> The National Gallery's weekend lecture series includes Finding Ancient Rome on the Bay of Naples: An Introduction to Pompeii and the Roman Villa this Sunday at 2 p.m. in the East Building Concourse Auditorium, led by GMU professor Carol Mattusch.