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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

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

Volunteer groups representing Union and Confederate troops provide a weekend of demonstrations. Similar events are held April 21-22 and every Saturday and Sunday from May 12 through Oct. 28. Visit www.nps.gov/gett for a complete schedule of re-enactors and events. Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA | 202-426-7723 202-426-7723

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

For oenophiles looking for something grander than the usual tasting, Barrel Oak hosts this cool, formal, seated tasting with food pairings at the adjacent Oak Hill Estate, a historic home that, in the 18th and 19th centuries, belonged to Supreme Court chief justice John Marshall (it's the first time the home has been opened to the public). Barrel Oak Winery 3623 Grove Lane, Delaplane, VA | 540-364-6402

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

Pianist Peter Edelman leads a four-hour jam session with his trio at Columbia Station on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Musicians come and go, and Adams Morgan passersby hear the music as they're walking by and stop in to take in the scene. Most days bring a smattering of guitarists, horn players, vocalists and everything in between. Columbia Station 2325 18th St. NW, Washington, DC