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Cuba Libre turns its dining room into a lively salsa dance party on weekend nights. Cuba Libre 801 9th St. NW, Washington, DC

Monday through Wednesday, Scion offers one of the most filling happy hour deals around: $10 for a draft microbrew beer and your choice of its exquisite ground kobe-and-sirloin burgers or a panini sandwich. Scion 2100 P St. NW, Washington, DC

The breezy bar at Hank's offers a $4 food and drink menu from 5 to 7 on weekdays: Think tins of meaty oysters, smoky trout dip, crisp French wines and a piquant house-made punch. Hank's Oyster Bar 1624 Q St. NW, Washington, DC

Get half-price oysters every night from 11 p.m. to midnight. Hank's Oyster Bar 1624 Q St. NW, Washington, DC

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

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

Woolly Mammoth Theatre 641 D St. NW, Washington, DC | 202-393-3939

Center Stage 700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD | 410-332-0033

Arena Stage at the Mead Center 1101 6th St. SW, Washington, DC | 202-488-3300