Something in Worcester

-- Nothing says "tasty" like Shrewsbury--or Worcester! Worcester's Shrewsbury Street comes alive tonight with live music, artwork, and of course delicious food from local restaurants. Tickets are $30 and proceeds benefit the nonprofit Champions for Children designee YouthGROW and the non-profit SSAMA. (KS)

Wine Colleges

-- Bostonist's friends at The Second Glass present a series of wine tasting workshops that they are calling Wine College. The first installment introduces the wines of Spain and Portugal. Ivy Restaurant, 49 Temple Pl., 6:30pm. $25.

The Sound of One Note

-- To celebrate composer Terry Riley's birthday, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic presents a rare performance of In C, a milestone of musical minimalism. Outpost 186, 186 1/2 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge, 8:00pm. $7.

Kerry Skemp contributed to this post.