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Senart's daily Raw Bar Happy Hour features fresh oysters at $12 a dozen (instead of the usual $24) and a dozen cherry stone clams for $10. Senart's Oyster and Chop House 520 8th St. SE, Washington, DC

The second show dedicated to the artist this year, the Sackler's Weiwei exhibit features large-scale installations, photography and architectural designs by the Chinese artist. The show's crowning glory is the large-scale installation "Fragments," which Weiwei calls an "irrational structure" built out of wood from Qing dynasty temples. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Smithsonian Institution 1050 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

Every Tuesday night, bartender Frank Jones prepares a menu of five different cocktails in the Gibson's cozy upstairs lounge. Drinks don't repeat from week to week, so there's always something new to try. The Gibson 2009 14th St. NW, Washington, DC

The best raw bar happy hour in Bethesda. Black's Bar & Kitchen 7750 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD

The Anacostia bar hosts a karaoke night with a neighborhood vibe. Uniontown Bar and Grill 2200 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC | 202-678-8824

Genre and landscape paintings capture the transformative impact of the war. Pieces by Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnson, Frederic Church and Sanford Gifford anchor the exhibit, which includes 59 paintings and 18 vintage photographs. Smithsonian American Art Museum - Smithsonian Institution Eighth and F streets NW, Washington, DC | 202-633-1000

The Freer Gallery's Peacock Room, designed by James McNeill Whistler, will get a makeover to appear as it did in 1908, when it was the dining room of museum-founder Charles Lang Freer. Freer Gallery of Art - Smithsonian Institution Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW, Washington, DC | 202-633-4880

A temporary, two-dimensional work by the Baltimore-based street artist will be installed in one of BMA's newly created architectural spaces. Baltimore Museum of Art 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD | 443-573-1700

At the St. Regis, happy hour involves a champagne bottle, a sword and free drinks. St. Regis Hotel 923 16th St. NW, Washington, DC

DJ Keenan Orr spins '80s boogie, funk and hip-hop party hits in the main room, while tango lessons and a milonga fill the club's Gold Room. Eighteenth Street Lounge 1212 18th St. NW, Washington, DC