@ City View at Metreon, 135 4th Street #4000. Muttville Senior Dog Rescue’s annual celebration and fundraising gala supports the organization’s work to improve the lives of senior dogs through rescue, foster, adoption and hospice. 6:30-11PM. http://www.mutville.org

@ Organized by Openhouse in conjunction with Senior Center Without Walls. Held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays, the group invites community members to participate via phone or computer and is open to all LGBTQ seniors who are interested in building community over the phone. sylvia@openhouse-sf.org

@ The Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics, 518 Valencia. Meetings are usually held on the 2nd Monday of each month. 6:30-8pm. http://www.alicebtoklas.org

@ Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, 760 Howard Street. A free lunchtime performance event featuring invited poets and musicians sharing their work in the great outdoors. 12:30-1:30pm. http://www.litquake.org

@ Art Attack SF, 2358 Market Street, Ste #1. This month the Golden Gate Business Association’s longstanding business networking event will be held in the heart of the Castro. 6-8pm. http://www.ggba.com

@ Dog Eared Books, 489 Castro Street. Queer authors Jim Provenzano, Margo Perin, Baruch Porras-Hernandez and Nona Caspers will read from their favorite queer authors. 7pm. http://www.dogearedbooks.com

@ Small Business Administration, 455 Market Street. A new workshop series, with meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month, designed to help entrepreneurs, business professionals, community leaders and elected officials become more confident speakers. 3-5pm. http://www.ggba.com

@ Lookout, 3600 16th Street. Mr. and Miss Golden Gate will host this monthly board game night to benefit San Francisco Suicide Prevention. 7-10pm. http://www.lookoutsf.com