Wednesday Happenings

Game Shows

-- The Match Game was a thick slice of 70s cheese, a game show hosted by Gene Rayburn in which contestants were supposed to match their responses to sleazy fill-in-the-blank questions for fun and dollars to those given by minor celebrities. Tonight, comedy troupe Butler's Choice recreates the show in Jamaica Plain. Milky Way Lounge, 403 Centre St., Jamaica Plain, 9 p.m. $5.

Dancing Hipsters

-- When Cosmo Baker was 16, he was already a legendary DJ in Philadelphia. A renowned beat digger, remixer, and amateur historian, Baker has rocked parties in every major city on the east coast. Best known for spinning hip hop (and throwing in a few rock records), Baker brings his funk and soul crates (or hard drive) to Soul Touch tonight. Middlesex Lounge, 315 Mass. Ave., 9 p.m. Free.

Weather Reports

-- Tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter turned 75 this year and remains one of the greatest living jazz performers. A member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Miles Davis's second quintet, Shorter has since distinguished himself as a brilliant composer in his own right. Tonight, he performs in a quartet including Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., 8 p.m. $66/$46.

Wine

-- Our old friends at The Second Glass continue their series of timely Crash Course Wine Seminars. Tonight, they will get you ready for the holiday party circuit by introducing four to six party wines from their new guide 100 Wines for the Holidays. Food included in admission. Downtown Wine & Spirits, 225 Elm St., Somerville, 7 p.m. $15.

Image of Wayne Shorter from his Myspace page.