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SF readers, looking for some post work fun tonight, you can go to the YBCA for a new hybrid art event hosted by Berlin-based Peruvian artist Gabriel Acevedo Velarde called "Talk that turns into a Party."

Electric Works gallery hosts local literary darling Believer Magazine's much appreciated (by me) Art Issue release party on Thursday. Also, Thursday, back at the YBCA for a lecture in relation to the Nina Beier: What Follows Will Follow ll show.

On Friday, I suggest running between Triple Base, SF Center for the Book, Southern Exposure, the newly minted Romer Young (formerly Ping Pong Gallery), and Swarm for a non-stop art opening party.

After that warm up, Saturday will be a snap. Start at The Lab's unique benefit, The Postcard Show, continue to Jancar Jones, and finish at Important Projects.

For the cool down, head to the Berkeley Art Museum for a casual Matrix Opening for Emily Roysdon on Sunday afternoon.

Have Fun!

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Tuesday:
+ Artist Talk: Gabriel Acevedo Velarde "The Talk That Turns Into A Party" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Wednesday:
+ Performance: "This is Art! Live!" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts

Thursday:
+ "Believer Magazine Art Issue" Release Party at Electric Works
+ Lecture: "Lecture with Chris Fitzpatrick and Post Brothers" part of Nina Beier: Agents of Change What Follows Will Follow ll at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
+ Artist Talk: Adrian Esparza, Armando Miguelez, Eduardo Sarabia, Favianna Rodriguez, Maximo Gonzalez "Volver: Mexican Folk Art into Play" at The Museum of Craft and Folk Art

Friday:
+ "Boom" curated by Astria Suparak at Southern Exposure
+ "Holiday Party & Flat Files Sale" at Triple Base Gallery
+ Book launch: Amy Franceschini a, Michael Swaine "Imprint" Publication Book Release Party at San Francisco Center for the Book
+ Andy Vogt, Bert Bergen, Casey Jex Smith, Chris Duncan, Chris Sicat, Erik Friedman, Ethan Worden, Hiroyo Kaneko, Jake Watling , Jeff Eisenberg, John Casey, Joseph Smolinski, Kath Aoki, Laura Ball, Mahtab Habibian, Mayumi Hamanaka, Satoshi Nakashima, Taro Hattori, Tia Factor "Things Are Expanding" curated by Svea Lin Soll at Swarm Gallery

+ Nate Crane "Paintings" at Local 123

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Saturday:
+ Performance: "The Complete Works with Muriel Maffre" part of Nina Beier: Agents of Change What Follows Will Follow ll at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
+ Benefit: "14th annual Postcard Show" at The Lab
+ "Holiday Party & Scent Event with Bruno Fazzolari" at Jancar Jones Gallery

+ Maren Miller "Now that I Know" at Important Projects

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Tuesday, December 7

+ Artist Talk: Gabriel Acevedo Velarde "The Talk That Turns Into A Party" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, 7-9pm

Architectural Group Show "Hand Drawings" at George Lawson Gallery: Room for Painting Room for Paper
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, at Market Street, floor 2, 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, December 8

Alexandra Chowaniec, David Molesky, Davy Fiveash, Jack Leamy, Kristen van Diggelen, Maja Ruznic, Michael Knud Ross, Miguel Arzabe, Nanda Palmieri, Sarah Ratchye "Salon XI" Tales from the New Lot at The Cottage Industry Painting Salon
Japantown: 2326 Fillmore Street, floor 1, 7-9pm

+ Performance: "This is Art! Live!" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts
Mission District: 2747 19th Street, at York St., floor 1, A, 5:30pm

Rene Garcia Jr. "Everything is Beautigul (II)" at Project One
Potrero Hill: 251 Rhode Island Street, 7pm-2am

Hannah Vogel "Senior Exhibition" at California College for the Arts (CCA) (CCA North/South Gallery)
Oakland: 5241 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618, 1st floor, 5:30-7:30pm

Celine Grouard "Senior Exhibition" at California College for the Arts (CCA) (CCA North/South Gallery)
Oakland: 5241 College Avenue Oakland, CA 94618, 1st floor, 5:30-7:30pm

Thursday, December 9

+ "Believer Magazine Art Issue" Release Party at Electric Works
SOMA: 130 8th Street, 7:30-9:30pm

"It's All a Blur" at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, 6-9pm

+ Lecture: "Lecture with Chris Fitzpatrick and Post Brothers" part of Nina Beier: Agents of Change What Follows Will Follow ll at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, 6-8pm

+ Artist Talk: Adrian Esparza, Armando Miguelez, Eduardo Sarabia, Favianna Rodriguez, Maximo Gonzalez "Volver: Mexican Folk Art into Play" at The Museum of Craft and Folk Art
SOMA: 51 Yerba Buena Lane, 6pm

"New Artists, New Work" at Hespe Gallery
Downtown: 251 Post Street, floor 4, 5:30-7:30pm

at Sandra Lee Fine Art Gallery
Downtown: 251 Post Street, floor 3, RSVP required, 5:30-7:30pm

"A Winter Group Exhibition" curated by Ryan Martin at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art
Downtown: 1 Sutter Street, floor 3, 5:30-7:30pm

"Pep Guerrero" at Caldwell Snyder Gallery
Downtown: 341 Sutter Street, 6-8pm

Cliff Hengst at Madrone Art Bar
Haight Ashbury: 500 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, First Floor, 6-9pm

"Fresh Work" at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, 6-8pm

Friday, December 10

"Feeling Better Already" curated by Ryan De La Hoz at double punch
Downtown: 1821 Powell Street , 7-11:30pm

"Gone" curated by Southern Exposure’s Youth Advisory Board at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , 6-9pm

+ "Boom" curated by Astria Suparak at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , 6-9pm

Chad Stayrook "The Search for an Unattainable Beast" at Ping Pong Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, 6-9pm

+ "Holiday Party & Flat Files Sale" at Triple Base Gallery
Mission District: 3041 24th Street , at Treat Avenue, 7-10pm

+ Book launch: Amy Franceschini a, Michael Swaine "Imprint" Publication Book Release Party at San Francisco Center for the Book
Potrero Hill: 300 De Haro Street, 6-8pm

Andrew Perry, Damien King, DIA, Grant Gilliland , Jeery Ilkenhons, Leroy Jenkins, Patrick Kawahara, Saavl "all the little things" curated by Lower Haters Gallery, Lynzy Blair at Lower Haters Gallery
Haight Ashbury: 597 Haight Street, FREE, 7-10pm

+ Andy Vogt, Bert Bergen, Casey Jex Smith, Chris Duncan, Chris Sicat, Erik Friedman, Ethan Worden, Hiroyo Kaneko, Jake Watling , Jeff Eisenberg, John Casey, Joseph Smolinski, Kath Aoki, Laura Ball, Mahtab Habibian, Mayumi Hamanaka, Satoshi Nakashima, Taro Hattori, Tia Factor "Things Are Expanding" curated by Svea Lin Soll at Swarm Gallery
Oakland: 560 2nd Street, 6-8pm

Alissa Goss, Anne Garvey, Carol Ponsaran, Donna Mendes, Elke Savla, Fatima Camiloza, Jeanne Lorenz, Julianne Sterling, Kelsey Robinson, Kerri Lee Johnson , Kimberly Rowe, Lena Verderano Reynoso, Maritza Kim, Peter Max Lawrence, Ryan McJunkin, Shara Finerman, Sophie Leininger, Takehito Etani, Tallulah Terryll, Thailan When "It’s Better Than a Lump of Coal" holiday gift sale at The Compound Gallery
Oakland: 1167 65th Street, floor 1, 6-10pm

Harupin-ha Butoh Dance Company "The Transformation Call" curated by Tomo Yasuda at Berkeley Art Museum
Berkeley: 2626 Bancroft Way, at College Avenue, $7, free for UC Berkeley students, faculty, staff and BAM/PFA members, 7:30pm

+ Nate Crane "Paintings" at Local 123 Berkeley: 2049 San Pablo Avenue, at University Avenue, 7-9pm

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Saturday, December 11

Jeffrey Simmons "Apparent Horizons" at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions
SOMA: 172 Minna Street, 4-7pm

+ Performance: "The Complete Works with Muriel Maffre" part of Nina Beier: Agents of Change What Follows Will Follow ll at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, Free with gallery admission, 6-8pm

Tracey Snelling at Rena Bransten Gallery
Downtown: 77 Geary Street, floor 2, 4-6pm

"The Very Merry Book Sale" 2nd Annual at Fraenkel Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 4, 10am-5pm

Jenny Robinson "Structure + Decay" Large Monoprints at Market Street Gallery
Civic Center: 1554 Market Street, 6-8pm

Above, Akira, Blek Le Rat, Casey Gray, Charles Krafft, Clayton Brothers, D Young V, Diana Campen, Geoff Campen, Henry Gunderson, Hush, Jessica Hess, Joshua Petker, Kevin Cyr, Pedro Matos, Shepard Fairey "Winter Group Show" at White Walls
Tenderloin: 835 Larkin Street, floor 1, Free, 7-10pm

Doug Cunningham, Jason Noto "Manos Extranas: New works By Morning Breath" at Shooting Gallery
Tenderloin: 839 Larkin Street, Free, 7-10pm

+ Benefit: "14th annual Postcard Show" at The Lab
Mission District: 2948 16th Street, 7-10pm

": A Sale of Artwork & Artist-made Wares All Priced Under $100" Proceeds support local artists and Root Division's Youth Education Program at Root Division
Mission District: 3175 17th Street, South Van Ness, $2-$20, 4-8pm

Kevin E. Taylor "Dislocated" at Eleanor Hardwood Gallery
Mission District: 1295 Alabama Street, at 25th Street, 7-10pm

+ "Holiday Party & Scent Event with Bruno Fazzolari" at Jancar Jones Gallery
Mission District: 965 Mission Street, Suite 120, 3-6pm

Daniel Hipolito "Qui Mal Y Pense" at Soap Gallery
Bernal Heights: 3180 Mission Street, 6-9pm

Alexander Binder, Shalo P "Raven Rainbow" at Krowswork
Oakland: 480 23rd Street, at Telegraph Avenue, Side Entrance, 6-9pm

+ Maren Miller "Now that I Know" at Important Projects Oakland: 5432 Boyd Avenue, floor 2, 6-10pm

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Open Studio: "Holiday Open Studios" at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, 11am-6pm

Sunday, December 12

Open Studio: "Holiday Open Studios" at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, 11am-6pm

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