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Led by Cornelius Meister and joined by violinist Jonathan Carney and cellist Dariusz Skoraczewski, the Orchestra presents works by Brahms, Mozart, and R. Strauss. The Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD | 301-581-5100

Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA | 703-549-7500

U Street Music Hall 1115 U St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-588-1880

The Fillmore 8656 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, MD | 301-960-9999

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