Photo by M.V. Jantzen

CLASSICAL: Berlin’s Vogler Quartet will perform a concert of music with Jewish folk connections this evening in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. All of this music was performed by or composed for the St. Petersburg-based Zimro clarinet sextet, including Profokiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes. Tickets are available for a slight discount ($25 instead of $32) if you mention Promotion Code 45484 when you order your tickets, either online or at the box office. 7:30 p.m.

MUSIC: Or head to the 9:30 Club to catch ’90s alt-rock heroes The Jesus Lizard with Noveller opening, $25, 7 p.m.

ART: The Nevin Kelly Gallery opens their second “zeitgeist” exhibit tonight with a free opening reception from 6 – 9 p.m. Curators Ellyn Weiss and Sondra N. Arkin worked with 14 local artists to create new work based on what they believe are today’s most important issues, whether they be political, cultural, environmental or otherwise. Responses from the public, collected via their website and Twitter, are also incorporated.

SHOPPING: Tonight is the 14th and U Streets NW corridor’s Third Thursdays in MidCity, where dozens of shops in the neighborhood are staying open until 9 p.m. to offer special deals amid a party atmosphere, along with collecting donations for Martha’s Table.

PERFORMANCE: Capital Fringe presents Fall Fringe now through November 22. Catch Terrorism of Everyday Life starring Ed Hamel, winner of the 2009 Capital Fringe Directors’ Award, The Shop at Fort Fringe. 10 p.m. for $20, $15 with your ’09 Fringe Button, or get a Fall Fringe pass for $30 and save $25 on all three shows on offer.