The Shakespeare Theatre Company concludes its 2007-2008 season with Moliere's The Imaginary Invalid, adapted by Alan Drury. Rene Auberjonois, the Tony Award winning actor best known for his roles on Boston Legal, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Benson, makes his STC debut as Argan. Keith Baxter returns to direct the production at the Company's Lansburgh Theatre through July 27, 2008.

Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibition Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible features the ornamented pages from the first handwritten Bible commissioned since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago. The Saint John’s Bible will be on view Saturday, July 12, through Sunday, September 7, 2008.

Traveling agents can gain access to the International Spy Museum Store products in new AMERICA! Store location throughout the DC region just in time for the summer travel season. Agents on-the-move of all ages, interests, and sophisticated tastes will find gifts to spy for that are high-tech, cool and fun.

The Smithsonian's National Postal Museum has received a well-known stamp collection from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The Harry L. Jefferys collection, which includes an inverted Jenny and numerous other philatelic rarities, was bequeathed to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia in 1948 by insurance executive H.L. Jefferys. It has been in storage at the Institute for decades.

Tacoma Art Museum invites Seattle’s Tudor Choir to perform works by Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis on Saturday, July 12, at 6:30 pm. Tallis composed Spem in Alium Nunquam Habui, which is featured in the sound installation The Forty Part Motet, by Janet Cardiff, on view June 28 through September 7, 2008.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents the Washington showing of “Something Pertaining to God”: The Patchwork Art of Rosie Lee Tompkins, June 27–September 21, 2008, an exhibition showcasing the work of the widely-acclaimed African-American quilt-maker Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936–2006).

"Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist," on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum through Aug. 3, presents the first nationally touring retrospective of Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), one of the most influential visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Douglas vividly captured the spirit of his time and established a new black aesthetic and vision.

Expressions 2008: Art by DC Youth will showcase the art and creativity of young people involved in the award-winning Corcoran ArtReach program. ArtReach extends the resources of the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design to DC communities through free after-school and summer art classes.

The Board of Trustees and the Women's Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art present the 53rd annual Corcoran Ball. More than 1,000 guests are expected to attend this elegant and festive event. Attendees of this year's Ball will enjoy the Corcoran's special exhibition, The American Evolution: A History through Art, on view through July 27, 2008.

As the nation moves toward electing its 44th president, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening an exhibition of the political cartoons of Herbert Lawrence Block (1909–2001), known by the pen name "Herblock." In "Herblock's Presidents: 'Puncturing Pomposity,'" 40 political cartoons demonstrate the witty, biting humor of the cartoonist who appeared in American newspapers for more than seven decades.

More than half a century since Jim Henson created the Muppet who would eventually become Kermit the Frog, the Oscar-nominated puppeteer’s work is enjoyed by the young and old alike in more than 100 countries and in dozens of languages.

The Mughal Empire ruled India from the 16th through the 19th centuries, during which time remarkable paintings and calligraphy were commissioned by Emperors Jahangir (1605-1627) and Shah Jahan (1627-1658) for display in lavish imperial albums. A window into the world of the emperors, these albums (called muraqqa' in Persian) illustrate the relaxed private life of the imperial family, as well as Sufi saints and mystics, allies and courtiers, and natural history subjects.