The fog has settled in along the coast. 

If you look out to sea, the water drifts into the opaque.  A camera set to autofocus, pointed into the opaque, wouldn't be able to lock onto something to snap the shutter.  If you set your camera to manual what would you focus on?

Check out these events or ones from the list for a handcrafted visual/audio/object encounters.

Artist Talk: "Shahzia Sikander hosted by Hou Hanru" at Kadist Art Foundation
Mission District: 2401 Folsom Street, at 20th Street, floor 1, 6-9pm
 
Binh Danh , David Maisel, Deborah Orapallo, Enrique Chagoya , Hung Liu, including Squeak Carnwath, James Weeks, Jim Melchert, Nathan Oliveira, others. "Kala-fornia: State of the Art -Free Preview Party" at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, free, 6-8pm,
 
Benefit: "50th Anniversary Book Sale" Friends of the San Francisco Public Library at Fort Mason Center, Marina District: Intersection of Marina Boulevard & Buchanan Street, FREE, 10am-6pm

Read one of ARTCARD REVIEW'S great reviews and see you out there.

New on Artcards Review:
- "Joseph Kosuth at Sean Kelly Gallery" by Howard Hurst 
- "Featured Artists: Deaf Center" by Maria Papadomanolaki
- "Xaviera Simmons: WILDERNESS" by Helen Homan Wu

Tuesday:
+ Screening: "Playback: ATA Film & Video Festival 2006 - 2010" at Roxie Theater

Wednesday:
+ Artist Talk: "Shahzia Sikander hosted by Hou Hanru" at Kadist Art Foundation

+ Binh Danh , David Maisel, Deborah Orapallo, Enrique Chagoya , Hung Liu, including Squeak Carnwath, James Weeks, Jim Melchert, Nathan Oliveira, others. "Kala-fornia: State of the Art -Free Preview Party" at Kala Art Institute

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Thursday:
+ Benefit: "50th Anniversary Book Sale" Friends of the San Francisco Public Library at Fort Mason Center

Saturday:
+ Ryan Thayer "Timemachines" at NOMA Gallery

+ "Sincerely Yours" Almanac @ Brx at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions

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+ Joan Osato, Michelle “Mush” Lee "Home in the World: An Apocalyptic Travelogue" at icTus gallery

+ Nancy White "Closing reception for Nancy White" at Jancar Jones Gallery

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Tuesday, April 19

+ Screening: "Playback: ATA Film & Video Festival 2006 - 2010" at Roxie Theater
Mission District: 3117 16th Street, 7:30pm

Wednesday, April 20

+ Artist Talk: "Shahzia Sikander hosted by Hou Hanru" at Kadist Art Foundation
Mission District: 2401 Folsom Street, at 20th Street, floor 1, 6-9pm

Reading: Kevin Killian, Leon Baham "Readings at 20" at Mercury 20 Gallery
Oakland: 475 25th Street, at Telegraph Avenue, floor 1, $5, 7:30pm

+ Binh Danh , David Maisel, Deborah Orapallo, Enrique Chagoya , Hung Liu, including Squeak Carnwath, James Weeks, Jim Melchert, Nathan Oliveira, others. "Kala-fornia: State of the Art -Free Preview Party" at Kala Art Institute Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, free, 6-8pm

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Thursday, April 21

+ Benefit: "50th Anniversary Book Sale" Friends of the San Francisco Public Library at Fort Mason Center
Marina District: Intersection of Marina Boulevard & Buchanan Stre, FREE, 10am-6pm

Friday, April 22

"Loose leaf" at Fivepoints Arthouse
SOMA: 72 Tehama Street, at 2nd Street, 6-10pm

Shahzia Sikander "The exploding company man and other abstractions" at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, 5:30-7:30pm

Shahzia Sikander "The Exploding Company Man and Other Abstractions" at San Francisco Art Institute Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

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Carolina Silva "The Truth Is" at Queens Nails Projects Mission District: 3191 Mission Street, Free, 8-11pm

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Alex Pardee, Atlas (Cat Tagger), Axis, Chip 7, Circus, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Haste, Hex, Nic Nac, Pastime Defie, Plek, Vows, Worm, Xpres "CBS CREW Presents: California’s Best, SF Edition" CoBraS & LORDS at Project One
Potrero Hill: 251 Rhode Island Street, 7pm-late

Saturday, April 23

Walt Hall "At the end of the night we've all seen better days." at 63 Bluxome Street Gallery
SOMA: 63 Bluxome Street , 7-10:30

+ Ryan Thayer "Timemachines" at NOMA Gallery
SOMA: 80 Maiden Lane, floor 3, 7-9pm

+ "Sincerely Yours" Almanac @ Brx at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions SOMA: 172 Minna Street, 4-7pm

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Deana Lawson at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions SOMA: 172 Minna Street, Free, 4-7pm

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Blek Le Rat, Casey Gray, Chor Boogie, Damon Soule, Hush, Skinner "The Indoor Mural Project: A Living Survey of Contemporary Street Art" curated by Justin Giarla at 941 Gallery
Tenderloin: 941 Geary Street, floor 1, Free, 7-11pm

Closing reception: "Indoor Mural Project" at 941 Gallery
Tenderloin: 941 Geary Street, floor 1, 6-9pm

+ Joan Osato, Michelle “Mush” Lee "Home in the World: An Apocalyptic Travelogue" at icTus gallery
Mission District: 1769 15th St., Albion, 6-10pm

"Abstract Geometry" at fabric8
Mission District: 3318 22nd Street , 7-10pm

"Speaking in Puns" at Wix Lounge
Mission District: 2601 Mission St., 3rd., 7-10pm

+ Nancy White "Closing reception for Nancy White" at Jancar Jones Gallery Mission District: 965 Mission Street, Suite 120, 4-7pm

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Sunday, April 24

Artist Talk: Christopher Romer "Charmers" at Compound Gallery
Oakland: 1167 65th st., Oakland, CA 94608, Ground floor, 3-6pm

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