The 24th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards

Mayor Adrian Fenty hosts The 24th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, an evening of live performances.Produced by DC Commission on the Arts and HumanitiesPresented by the Kennedy Center, Millennium StageFree and open to the public; reservations not requiredMC: Cynné Simpson, WJLA-Channel 7 NewsThe Mayor’s Arts Awards, the highest honor conferred by the District of Columbia, provides recognition to District of Columbia artists, arts organizations, and arts patrons who have demonstrated excellence in artistic craft, education, and service. The 2009 Awards will be presented in the following categories and announced live from the stage: Excellence in an Artistic Discipline, Excellence in Service to the Arts, Innovation in the Arts, Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education, Outstanding Emerging Artists, the Mayor’s Awards of Arts Teaching, and the Mayor’s Award for Visionary Leadership in the Arts.Finalists: Excellence in an Artistic Discipline CityDance Ensemble The Studio Theatre Theater Alliance of Washington, DC Washington Bach Consort Helanius Wilkins Excellence in Service to the Arts Capital Fringe Jazz Night in Southwest/Southwest Renaissance Development Corporation Judith Korey Kim Roberts Andy Anas Shallal Innovation in the Arts Arts in Foggy Bottom Catalyst Theater Company Festivals DC, Ltd. (Duke Ellington Jazz Festival) Miriam’s Kitchen Vera Oye’ Yaa-Anna Outstanding Contribution to Arts Education CityDance Ensemble Joy of Motion Dance Center The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts Washington National Opera Words Beats & Life, Inc.