The Freer’s Meyer Auditorium hosts Korean architectural designer Doojin Hwang on Thursday evening. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian.

DCist’s guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area

This week, artists have it made with a good variety of artsy speaking events, from Ghanan weaving and Korean architecture to arts law and artists residencies. Also this week are some discussions on taxes, religion (or lack thereof), privacy and astrophysics.

Tuesday:
» Head to the Hamiltonian Gallery tonight at 7 p.m. for a discussion with art and entertainment lawyer John D. Mason on the legal issues most pertinent to artists, including copyright, trademark and contract law. Free, but RSVP to jackie [at] hamiltoniangallery.com for more information.

» The National Museum of Women in the Arts holds part two of their Sort-of-Jane Austen Reading Series, with a staged eading of The Concealed Fancies from 7 to 9 p.m. Afterwards, a number of short dramatic works will also be read. $10.

» For less art and more spy, be at the Spy Museum at 6:30 p.m. for America on a Need-to-Know Basis: Secrecy in a Free Society. The panel of experts will include folks from the National Security Archive, the CIA and other related orgs. They will discuss their “views on the inherent tension between the public’s right to knowledge and the government’s duty to safeguard vital national security information.” $15.

» The K Street Busboys presents a number of readings from the DC Creative Writers Workshop at 6 p.m.