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Tours, hikes, living history, lectures and memorial ceremonies coincide with the sesquicentennial of one of the Civil War's most famous clashes, the deadliest single-day battle in American history. Antietam National Battlefield 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD | 301-432-7672

A display of the Armenian literary tradition from the era of manuscripts through the early periods of print and on to contemporary publishing. At the Jefferson Building. Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg. 10 First St. SE, Washington, DC | 202-707-4604

Tension grows in the Vermont household of Phyllis and Joyce when a photographer, who specializes in female nudes, comes for a visit. Theater J 1529 16th St. NW, Washington, DC | 800-494-8497

Paintings depict the exchange of garden imagery between eastern and western civilization. Walters Art Museum 600 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD | 410-547-9000

More than 80 large-scale paintings, mixed media drawings and prints by the abstract arists. Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-639-1700

Maps, engravings and diaries chart the city's growth over two centuries. Folger Shakespeare Library 201 East Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC | 202-544-4600

An Iraqi gardener, two marines and, yes, a tiger walk the streets of Baghdad and consider life after war in this darkly humorous show. Round House Theatre 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD | 240-644-1100

The Pulitzer Prize finalist about an up-and-coming pro wrestler taking on the current champ is staged. Woolly Mammoth Theatre 641 D St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-393-3939

Fourteen landscape paintings by artists of The Hague School Academy Art Museum 106 South St., Easton, MD | 410-822-2787

Video games have been steadily evolving for more than two generations now, but it's probably fair to say that a genre has reached maturity when it has its own Smithsonian show. "The Art of Video Games" explores the evolution of game design and culture with an interactive gallery of more than 80 revolutionary (at the time) game titles, including "Pac-Man," "Super Mario Brothers," "The Secret of Monkey Island," "Myst" and "Flower." Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000