Yellow Fever, detail. Courtesy Flashpoint GalleryNext Monday, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities will present the Mayor’s Arts Awards at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. This annual award bestows recognition to individual artists, organizations and patrons of the arts from the District’s arts community. Past recipients of the Mayor’s Arts Awards include Tim Tate, Artomatic, The 48 Hour Film Project and Arena Stage, just to name a few. The ceremony will kick…

Josephine Baker’s spying past will be revealed on Wednesday evening at the Spy Museum. Image courtesy of the Spy Museum. DCist’s guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area Monday: >> At 6:30 p.m., the 14th Street Busboys hosts environmental leader Dr. Vandana Shiva, who will be discussing and signing several of her books, including Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply. >> Also tonight is a book talk with Angels…

Wednesday and Thursday you can learn all about Abe in the Smithsonian’s online conference. Image courtesy of the Portrait Gallery. DCist’s guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area There are a lot of political events this week, with Howard Zinn starting it off, and some talks on counterterrorism, Israel, the ubiquitous Abe, Reagan, civil rights, and a little bit of interior design thrown in for good measure. Monday: >> Tonight at 6:30…