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Images of tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning storms and other forms of damaging natural forces. National Geographic Museum 1145 17th St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-857-7588

HR-57's jam sessions are picking up right where they left off during the club's move to H Street NE. Hosted by Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson, the informal gatherings attract serious professionals and university jazz students. Many session regulars play in bands that headline the club on Friday and Saturday nights. HR-57 1007 H St. NE, Washington, DC

Brightly colored paintings and monotype prints by Pattee Hipschen. Artisphere 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA | 703-875-1100

Cheryl Wassenaar is a visual artist, who explores the function of text in a hybrid practice of painting, sculpture, and design. She works primarily with found commercial signage, re-purposing discarded wood into visual metaphors of communication that borrow from the language of modernist painting and contemporary advertising. Her latest body of work uses sign-maker's vinyl for site-specific work, often collaborating with a writer or poet. Long View Gallery 1234 9th St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-232-4788

Shakespeare Theatre Company - Lansburgh Theatre 450 Seventh St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-547-1122 or 877-487-8849

Our guess is Molly Ivins would be pleased: Kathleen Turner comes to Arena to take on the bravado, smarts and tough skin of the late Texas newspaper columnist. Ivins' was a highly regarded writer, who will come to life in this show, which weaves personal anecdotes with a look at politics. Watch out, D.C. The play runs through Oct. 28. Arena Stage at the Mead Center 1101 6th St. SW, Washington, DC | 202-488-3300

Charlotte Dumas travels the world making evocative, formal photographic portraits of animals. This show is her first one-person museum exhibition in the United States and features a newly commissioned series of portraits centered on the majestic burial horses of Arlington National Cemetery. Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-639-1700

Artifacts from private and museum collections ranging from a pair of spurs worn by Stonewall Jackson to playing cards and a hymn book Manassas Museum 9101 Prince Williams St., Manassas, VA | 703-330-2787

The museum series presents a diverse program of recent work by established and emerging artists from around the world, including Dutch artist Eisinga, who filmed himself covered in bees. Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian Institution Independence Avenue at Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

On loan from the Library of Congress, historians believe the contents of these document prepared by Gen. Lee, recovered by Union troops, had an impact on the outcome of Antietam. Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center 5201 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD | 301-662-3515