NEXTfest, a festival that celebrates jazz, go-go and other music that grew out of D.C.’s Black community, is back at Malcolm X Park this fall.

But it’s $25 if you’re a fed.

At the Dr. Martens Store on February 5.

Fort Reno fleshed out its series of free summer concerts. The Evens are totally going to fill in one of those slots marked “TBD,” right?

Few things mark summer in D.C. like the free concerts at Fort Reno in Tenleytown. The series begins anew tonight, assuming today’s forecast of scattered thunderstorms dissipates by 7 p.m.

Summer is almost here, and that means it is almost time to roll up the carpets and send the Classical Music Agenda on vacation. So enjoy the music while you can. In particular, this is the last week to take in a performance of the best production from Washington National Opera this season, Janáček’s Jenůfa. My review called this opera “essential viewing for anyone who cares about music drama.” Performances remain only on Monday (May…

December is the month when the classical music concert schedule gets hijacked by that yearly plague, the Christmas Concert, and its politically correct counterpart, the Holiday Concert. Later this week, we’ll be bringing you a special roundup of musical opportunities to get yourself in the Spirit of the Season, so the pickings in the weekly agenda are going to get slimmer from now through New Year’s. FREE CONCERTS: >> Who doesn’t need to save money…

There is little doubt about the major event in classical music this week in Washington. On Tuesday (April 4, 8 p.m.) renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will play a recital in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Not only that, but he will be playing three of the solo cello suites by J. S. Bach, works with which he is widely identified, to the point that when he appeared on The West Wing, he was playing one…

Now that the Mozart celebrations have really begun, our classical music listening opportunities are going to multiply out of control. Hang on tight, dear readers, because February is going to be busy. We will be here every Sunday to offer some guidance. As always, if you want the whole story, head over to our Classical Week in Washington feature at Ionarts. FREE CONCERTS: >> All of the regular free concert series in Washington are now…

For most of us, this week will be a blur of travel, family, and tryptophan-induced holiday napping. However, if you find yourself in Washington this week, you may be surprised to learn that there will be some classical concerts for you to attend, even over the weekend, although nothing on Turkey Day itself. Hey, musicians need to have holidays, too, and this one is the last rest most of us will get before the crazed…