There are dozens of recommended art events this week, proving my prediction of a happening art month in June. Saturday seems like the hottest art-going day, but other days have tempting line-ups. Remember you can always check the Artcards website for the most up-to-date seven day forecast at http://artcards.cc/sanfrancisco/. Looking for an unusual sight? Try the 12 hour 16mm film marathon of Lawrence Jordan's at Gallery Extrana on Saturday.

Wednesday:
+ Benefit: "Headlands' 2009 Benefit Auction" at Headlands Center for the Arts ( June 10, 2009 Herbst International Exhibition Hall, in the Presidio )

Thursday:
+ "Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter" at The Museum of Craft and Folk Art
+ castaneda/reiman "places we have never been" at Stephen Wirtz Gallery
+ Kathryn Spence "Cloudless White" at Stephen Wirtz Gallery
+ John Beech, John Zurier at Gallery Paule Anglim
+ Jamie Nelson at Fecal Face Dot Gallery

Friday:
+ Artist Talk: "Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter" at The Museum of Craft and Folk Art
+ Benefit: "thread | bare" Runway show and live auction at The Lab
+ Susan O'Malley "YOU ARE EXACTLY WHERE YOU NEED TO BE" at Ping Pong Gallery
+ Paul Madonna & The Rumpus "SMALL POTATOES" at Ritual Roasters
+ Andrew Kirk, Ethan Scott, Gideon Chase , Hannah Hooper, Max Schoening "HOME" at Ampersand International Arts
+ "COOL, CALM & COLLECTIVE" at Lower Haters Gallery
+ "Josifov, Dildine, Costello" at Alphonse Berber Gallery

Saturday:
+ Liséa Lyons "Lineage" at Marx & Zavattero
+ Greg Gossel "Happy Endings" at Shooting Gallery
+ Benefit: "thread | bare" Runway show and live auction at The Lab
+ Screening: Lawrence Jordan "Mystic Transformations" at Gallery Extrana
+ "WIXARIKA" Sustaining Land and Traditions at Pueblo Nuevo

Wednesday, June 10

"High-Rise Project" A Survey of Gallery Artists at Don Soker Contemporary
Downtown: 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1430, 5-7pm

"Come As You Ar" curated by Brooke Waterhouse, Rachel Lena Esterline at Project One
Potrero Hill: 251 Rhode Island Street, 7-10pm

+ Benefit: "Headlands' 2009 Benefit Auction" at Headlands Center for the Arts ( June 10, 2009 Herbst International Exhibition Hall, in the Presidio )
Marina District: 385 Moraga Avenue, 6:30pm

Thursday, June 11

"20/20: 20 Artists, 20 Visions" at Back to the Picture
SOMA: 1110 Howard Street, 6-9pm

+ "Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter" at The Museum of Craft and Folk Art
SOMA: 51 Yerba Buena Lane, 5-7pm

+ castaneda/reiman "places we have never been" at Stephen Wirtz Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 3, 5:30-7:30pm

+ Kathryn Spence "Cloudless White" at Stephen Wirtz Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 3, 5:30-7:30pm

+ John Beech, John Zurier at Gallery Paule Anglim
Downtown: 14 Geary Street, floor 2, 5:30-7:30pm

+ Jamie Nelson at Fecal Face Dot Gallery
Civic Center: 66 Gough Street, at Market Street, 6-9pm

"Nextcourse Art Opening" at 18 Reasons Gallery
Mission District: 593 Guerrero Street, 7-9pm

"ALL DAY I DREAM ABOUT SUMMER" at ShoeBiz Adidas
Haight Ashbury: 1422 Haight Street, floor 2, 21+, 8pm

Friday, June 12

Brock Bates, Harvey Rushing, Kenneth Beasley, Michael Berninger "UJIMA Artists Collective" at DA Arts Gallery
SOMA: 135 Sixth Street, Free, 6-8pm

+ Artist Talk: "Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter" at The Museum of Craft and Folk Art
SOMA: 51 Yerba Buena Lane, 4-6pm

+ Benefit: "thread | bare" Runway show and live auction at The Lab
Mission District: 2948 16th Street, $10-20 sliding scale admission, 7-10pm

+ Susan O'Malley "YOU ARE EXACTLY WHERE YOU NEED TO BE" at Ping Pong Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, 6-9pm

+ Paul Madonna & The Rumpus "SMALL POTATOES" at Ritual Roasters
Mission District: 1026 Valencia Street, 7-9pm

+ Andrew Kirk, Ethan Scott, Gideon Chase , Hannah Hooper, Max Schoening "HOME" at Ampersand International Arts
Potrero Hill: 1001 Tennessee Street, 6-8:30pm

+ "COOL, CALM & COLLECTIVE" at Lower Haters Gallery
Haight Ashbury: 597 Haight Street, 7-11pm

JC Garrett at INFERNO Gallery
East Oakland: 4401 San Leandro Street, 7-9pm

+ "Josifov, Dildine, Costello" at Alphonse Berber Gallery
Berkeley: 2546 Bancroft Way, 6-10pm

Saturday, June 13

Closing reception: Carlos and Jason Sanchez, Ken Goldberg at Catharine Clark Gallery
SOMA: 150 Minna Street, 4pm

+ Liséa Lyons "Lineage" at Marx & Zavattero
Downtown: 77 Geary Street, floor 2, 4-6pm

"PHYLUM" Below Kingdom Above Class at Canessa Gallery
Downtown: 708 Montgomery Street, 7-11pm

AJ Fosik "There’s Aliens in Our Midst" at White Walls
Tenderloin: 835 Larkin Street, 7-11pm

+ Greg Gossel "Happy Endings" at Shooting Gallery
Tenderloin: 839 Larkin Street, 7-11pm

+ Benefit: "thread | bare" Runway show and live auction at The Lab
Mission District: 2948 16th Street, Trunk Show, 1-6pm

Screening: "New Brow: The Rise of Underground Art" at Shooting Gallery (Roxie Theater)
Mission District: 3117 16th Street, 4:30pm

"Leave the Capital" curated by Deric Carner, Jessica Tully at Root Division
Mission District: 3175 17th Street, South Van Ness, Sliding Scale Suggested Donation: $2-$20, 7-10pm

Closing reception: "Jet Lag" Exhibition by MEI.collectiv at Mina Dresden Gallery
Mission District: 312 Valencia Street, 2-6pm

Screening: "Cinema Arts Program: Re-Edit" Found Footage Animations at Exploratorium
Marina District: 3601 Lyon Street, 12-2pm

Open Studio: "EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2009" at Pro Arts Gallery
East Bay: Check webite for maps Various Locations, 11am-6pm

+ Screening: Lawrence Jordan "Mystic Transformations" at Gallery Extrana
Oakland: 2912 Telegraph Avenue, 11am-11pm (12 hour 16mm marathon)

"When Swine Flu" at Studio 17
East Oakland: 1729 International boulavard, 7pm-12am

+ "WIXARIKA" Sustaining Land and Traditions at Pueblo Nuevo
Berkeley: 1828 San Pablo Avenue, 6-11pm

Indira Martina Morre, Jeanine Briggs, Katie Baum "Perceive & Connect" at Berkeley Art Center
Berkeley: 1275 Walnut Street, 5:30-7:30pm

Sunday, June 14

"City Streets" Urban Views of the Bay Area at Studio Gallery
Downtown: 1815 Polk Street, 2-6pm

Open Studio: "EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS 2009" at Pro Arts Gallery
East Bay: Check webite for maps Various Locations, 11am-6pm

Ahyoung Jeon, Hiroko Sakai, S. Newman at Gallery Chinoise
Oakland: 361 12th Street, 7-10pm

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