LATIN MUSIC USA The new WGBH series exploring the crossroads of Latin American and US popular culture in music doesn’t premiere until Oct. 12. But Friday you can help send the program off in style with this dance party. Bobby Sanabria y Quarteto Aché and Mango Blue lay down the rhythm alongside dance performances and instruction. Oct. 2. 8 p.m. $25. WGBH studios. 617-300-5400. www.wgbh.org/latinmusicparty
ISLAND FEVER Just glancing at our bank statement here, and it looks like a trip to the Caribbean probably isn’t in the cards any time soon. This virtual tour may have to suffice. Besides RumBa has all the different types of rum we’d want to try anyway. Island Fever . . . The Journey Starts Here is a first-Saturday-of-the-month party with music from Reggae Goldie’s Reggae Band and cocktails and rum styles from throughout the Caribbean. Get there early to take advantage of massages and tanning at the InterContinental Hotels’ spa. Who needs the real thing anyway? 21+. 9 p.m. Oct. 3 $20. RumBa at the Intercontinental Boston. 617-217-5152, www.intercontinentalboston.com
FASHION WEEK PARTY Fashion on the runway is one thing, but seeing it in action at a party is usually a better gauge of current trends. Find out what the models, designers, and photographers of Boston Fashion Week look like up close at this party. Euro House, Top 40, makeovers for guests and best dressed awards provide the entertainment. All you have to do is show up looking sharp. 21+. 9:30 p.m. Oct. 3. $25. blu at the Sports Club/LA. bfw.ticketleap.com
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SUE COSTELLO When Dorchester native Costello was here in April, she was doing her one-woman show, “Minus 32 Million Words,’’ which she still performs in New York. This weekend, she trades the theater for a club and gets back to stand-up. 21+. 8:30 p.m. Oct. 2-3. $18 Friday, $20 Saturday. Tommy’s Comedy Lounge. 800-745-3000, www.tommyscomedylounge.com
MYQ KAPLAN Kaplan has worked his way up from the Tuesday night open mike at Club Passim to his first half-hour Comedy Central special, which he’ll tape in November. He has come back to Boston for a few short appearances, but you’ll get to see him do a full headlining set this weekend. 21+. 8 p.m. Oct. 2-3. $20. Mottley’s Comedy Club. 877-615-2844, www.mottleyscomedy.com
ANDREW DICE CLAY Clay may not be able to hold a film or television career these days, but people are still coming to see him. His last show at the Connection was packed, and Saturday’s show is commanding a higher than usual ticket price for the venue. Oct. 3, 9:45 p.m. $32-$50. Comedy Connection, Wilbur Theatre. 866-448-7849, www.ticketmaster.com NICK A. ZAINO III 
