The Agenda’s a little late this week, and we’re awfully sorry to leave you hangin’. We’ve been expanding our regular visual arts coverage (hope you noticed), but in so doing got behind on our long-standing duties. Luckily, there’s a slew of events this weekend to point out, so hopefully you’ll forgive our tardiness and not throw any drinks in our faces when we see you at openings over the next few days. White wine may…

>> Starting this Friday, Conner Contemporary brings back ACADEMY, the gallery’s 5th annual attempt to cull the most interesting recent graduates from area art schools. Virginia Warwick, from the University of Maryland, has a piece included that looks interesting, but also like fodder for for a PETA demonstration. Brent Webb’s (Maryland Insititute College of Art) painting “I Laugh at Danger!” is shown to the right. >> “E2: Carving a Path,” featuring new work by Djakarta…

>> Transformer Gallery opened a new exhibition recently. “E2: Carving a Path” showcases the work of Djakarta, Ginger Farnham, and Nathan Manuel, 2nd year participants of The Exercises for Emerging Artists, a peer critique and mentorship program at Transformer. >> “Current Evince: Selected Prints by William T. Wiley from the Smithsonian American Art Museum” also opened recently, at the Corcoran. The exhibit features 40 prints from a collection donated to the SAAM in 2003….