See and be seen at these select San Francisco shows, parties, and events. You know, because you can't read the Internet all the time.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

ARCHITECTURE LECTURE: City Arts and Lectures presents renowned architect Frank Gehry in conversation with Vanity Fair contributing editor Paul Goldberger at the Nourse Theater. "Known for his use of bold, postmodern shapes and uncommon materials, [Gehry] has won numerous awards for his innovations in architecture, including the prestigious Pritzker Prize. Many of his buildings are world-renowned attractions, including the titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain; Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; and Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, France. His more recent and ongoing projects include a new Guggenheim facility in Abu Dhabi, the new Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, and a memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, D.C." 275 Hayes Street, 7:30 p.m., $30

LIVE BAND BEATLES KARAOKE: This one, at Rite Spot, is what it sounds like — and that is to say fantastic. "With J Raoule Brody and friends... Put a buck or two in the tip bucket and work out a song or two with the band. They know every last Beatles song. Fun times. Happy Hour from 5-7 pm. Kitchen at 6-10:30. Come hang!" 2099 Folsom Street, 8:30 p.m., a couple bucks!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7

LABOR HISTORY OF THE GG BRIDGE: At The Green Arcade, a lovely bookstore, check out labor historian Harvey Schwartz who has "compiled oral histories of nine workers who helped build the celebrated [Golden Gate] bridge. Their powerful recollections chronicle the technical details of construction, the grueling physical conditions they endured, the small pleasures they enjoyed, and the gruesome accidents some workers suffered. The result is an evocation of working-class life and culture in a bygone era." 1680 Market Street, 7 p.m., Free

POETRY READING: Gillian Conoley, Lisa Fishman and Richard Meier will read at City Lights Books.

"Gillian Conoley's most recent collection, PEACE, with Omnidawn Press, was an Academy of American Poets Standout Book for 2014 and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. Her translations of Henri Michaux, THOUSAND TIMES BROKEN, with City Lights, was named one of the top ten poetry books in 2014 by Publishers Weekly. Conoley lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and teaches at Sonoma State University, where she is the founder and editor of Volt magazine.

Lisa Fishman's most recent book is 24 Pages and other poems (Wave Books, 2015). She is also the author of F L O W E R C A R T; The Happiness Experiment; Dear, Read (all Ahsahta Press) and others. She lives in Orfordville, Wisconsin.

Richard Meier is the author of three books of poetry, Terrain Vague (Verse Press) and Shelley Gave Jane a Guitar (Wave Books), and, most recently, In the Pure Block of the Whole Imaginary (Omnidawn). His new book In the Pure Block of the Whole Imaginary is published with Omnidawn Press. He is writer-in-residence at Cathage College and lives in Madison and Chicago." 261 Columbus Avenue, 7 p.m., Free

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

ASIAN TV PARTY: The Asian Art Museum has snagged a sneak preview of an episode of “Fresh off the Boat,” Eddie Huang's show which has been picked up for a second season o on ABC. Start things off with a happy hour cash bar, watch the show, and then engage in a "conversation about the shifts and challenges in representing the Asian Pacific Islander American experience in mainstream media" with comedian Jenny Yang, comedian and performance artist Kristina Wong, and author Jeff Chang. 200 Larkin Street, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., $15 general, $10 members (includes admission to the museum)

MYNABIRDS SHOW: Laura Burhenn (The Mynabirds), formerly of the Postal Service, plays the Swedish American Hall with openers The Dead Ships and Bad Bad Hats. Here's a song off her new album.

2174 Market Street, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $15

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

TODD TERJE AND THUNDERCAT: A superparty at 1015 Folsom that's sure to sell out soon stars Todd Terje and Thundercat.

The former: "Following a string of celebrated releases leaning on everything from kitschy euro sounds to dub disco and psychedelic house, Todd Terje made his mark within dance music circuits. Gems such as the cheese anthem 'Eurodans' and the latin disco fuelled edit of Jacko’s 'Can’t Help it' under his Tangoterje edit-moniker instantly made industry types and clubbers alike go bananas, and made him to everybody's darling from Gilles Peterson to Pete Tong."

The latter: "Thundercat, [Stephen] Bruner takes his jazz roots and works with a mix of artists that suit his wildly experimental sensibilities - ranging from Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu, and Stanley Clarke, as well as more recent collaborations with Wiz Khalifa and Earl Sweatshirt, to name but a few. After meeting and touring with Flying Lotus, the two artists collaborated on Lotus’ 2010 LP ‘Cosmogramma’ on the track ‘MmmHmm.’ Their kindred sense of musicality led to Thundercat’s 2011 solo debut ‘The Golden Age of Apocalypse,’ co-produced by Flying Lotus, which opened Bruner up to a new stratosphere of songwriting and artistic exploration."

HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR: Over at Public Works, this one is sure to be fun too. Hercules & Love Affair is Andy Butler. A bit about him: "From his teenage years, DJing at underground leather nights in his native Denver, to his escape to New York, home to the original wild gay nightworld that gave birth to rave, to in- venting Hercules & Love Affair as an outlet for his songs, music was always at the heart of Butler’s universe. Throughout three albums - the retro-futurist Paradise-Garage grooves of the eponymous 2008 debut, the thoughtful elegiac songwriting of 2011’s ‘Blue Songs’, and the bumping, grittier pulse of last year’s ‘The Feast of the Broken Heart’ - Hercules & Love Affair have nailed a body of work that bridges the dance floor and the home listening experience." 161 Erie Street, 9:30 p.m., $15-20 presale tickets

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

CLAIRE ROJAS ART SHOW CLOSING: Claire Rojas. Maybe you read all about her personal life and ambitions in the New Yorker recently. Well, it's the last day for her show, "New Work," at Anglim Gilbert Gallery. From the Gallery: "Rojas’ new paintings feature abstract forms at play in space. Her new forms and distilled color palette of strong slightly-off-primary hues with black are at rest against a soft pale ground, contained but energized. Rojas has moved further toward precision and reduction, and her refined shapes appear linked, practically animated with their own properties — of character or personality?" 14 Geary Street, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Free

BEER FEST: Expect "10 top breweries bringing a sour and a bitter beer to try alongside 6 restaurants offering sour and bitter "bites". The combinations are practically endless! We'll also have Highwire Coffee offering their cold press coffee to keep the party going. It all takes place in the lot behind The Trappist." 460 8th Street, Oakland, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., $42

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11

TWANG SUNDAY: If you want to see some fun free music on Sundays, Thee Parkside in Potrero has you covered with their "Original Famous Twang Sundays." This week it's M. Lockwood Porter and Fernando. 1600 17th Street, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Free

BIG GAY 10K: "Runners, walkers and revelers will put on their best costumes for a morning of rollicking fun, fitness and charity in Golden Gate Park. Participants can select either a 5K or 10K course. Some people run, some people walk. Everyone has fun. That’s because all proceeds benefit the free, life-saving HIV prevention and care programs of San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Each year, over 16,000 people receive the information, support and care they need because of Big Gay 10K participants like you." The Bandshell on the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park, 8 a.m., $50 and up