Shows about He-Man at double punch and Zombies at Michael Rosenthal gallery round out a diverse array of shows and events this week. This includes various art events related to the run up to Pride Week. Saturday seems to be the hottest day, but take advantage of these longer days at the end of spring to see ongoing shows in the area of your choice. You can also find Artcards on Facebook, spread the word by becoming a fan.

Wednesday:
+ "Reverberations" Japanese Prints of the 1923 Kanto Earthquake curated by Deborah Stein and the Museum Studies at Mills College Art Museum

Thursday:
+ Shalinee Kumari "American Debut" at Frey Norris Gallery
+ Artist Talk: "Graduate Fellow Artist Talk (Part 2)" at Headlands Center for the Arts

Friday:
+ Screening: Bob Linder, Jennifer Locke, Julio Cesar Morales, Mads Lynnerup, Mark Boswell, Mauricio Ancalmo and More "East Meets West: an SFAI Takeover" curated by Christine Ancalmo at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions
+ Fakir Musafar "Erotic Embrace of the Corset Exhibit" at Center for Sex and Culture
+ Book launch: Julia Wertz "FART PARTY VOL. 2" at Needles & Pens
+ Chris Lux "Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom" at Jancar Jones Gallery

Saturday:
+ Beth Kientzle "Fragile Thread" at Corden Potts Gallery
+ Lora Fosberg "Feel the Now" at Jack Fisher Gallery
+ Molly DeCoudreaux "The Creatives: Daytime Portraits for a Queer Nightlife" at a.Muse Gallery
+ Bruce Wilhelm, Jon Clary "Friends of Painting" at Eleanor Hardwood Gallery

+ Jillian McDonald "Monstrosities" at Michael Rosenthal Gallery

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+ "15-Year Anniversary Show at GRSF" at GRSF (Giant Robot)
+ Alex Kopps "a turn for the worse" at Mollusk Surf Shop
+ Closing reception: "Entomology" at Eclectix Gallery

Sunday:
+ "Garden of Memory" A Columbarium Walk-Through Concert to Celebrate the Solstice at Chapel of the Chimes

Wednesday, June 17

+ "Reverberations" Japanese Prints of the 1923 Kanto Earthquake curated by Deborah Stein and the Museum Studies at Mills College Art Museum
Oakland: 5000 Macarthur Boulvard, 5:30-7:30pm

Thursday, June 18

Artist Talk: Susan Hiller "J.Street Project" at Contemporary Jewish Museum
SOMA: 736 Mission Street, Third Street, 12pm

+ Shalinee Kumari "American Debut" at Frey Norris Gallery
Downtown: 456 Geary Street, 6-9pm

Benefit: "Pride" Trevor Southey Pride Exhibition & Auction Benefit for The LGBT Community Center and SF Mental Health Center at Gallery 560
Downtown: 420 Sutter Street, floor 2, 6pm - till dance party is done

Brett Amory at Fecal Face Dot Gallery
Civic Center: 66 Gough Street, at Market Street, 6-9pm

Artist Talk: "Landscapes of Our Souls" at Joyce Gordon Gallery
Oakland: 406 14th Street , 6-8pm

Ed Kirchner, Jay Bridgland, Joey Gottbrath, other neon & light artists "Illuminated Sculptural Art" curated by Jay Bridgland at The Crucible (Cathedral Building Gallery)
Oakland: 1615 Broadway Avenue, 5-7pm

+ Artist Talk: "Graduate Fellow Artist Talk (Part 2)" at Headlands Center for the Arts
Marin Headlands: 944 Fort Barry , off Bunker Road, floor 1-4, 7:30-9pm

Friday, June 19

+ Screening: Bob Linder, Jennifer Locke, Julio Cesar Morales, Mads Lynnerup, Mark Boswell, Mauricio Ancalmo and More "East Meets West: an SFAI Takeover" curated by Christine Ancalmo at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions
SOMA: 172 Minna Street, 7-8:30pm

+ Fakir Musafar "Erotic Embrace of the Corset Exhibit" at Center for Sex and Culture
SOMA: 1519 Mission Street, 7-10pm

E.G. Crichton "LINEAGE: Matchmaking in the Archive" at GLBT Historical Society
SOMA: 657 Mission Street , floor 3, 7:30pm

Book Signing: "Gig Posters Volume 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century" at Varnish Fine Art
Downtown: 77 Natoma Street, at First Street, 7-10pm

Jane Adam, Thomas Hill at Velvet da Vinci
Russian Hill: 2015 Polk Street, 6-8pm

Art Fair: "AfroSolo" curated by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi at City Hall
Civic Center: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 282, 5:30-8pm

Najib Joe Hakim "20/20 New Photographic work" at Market Street Gallery
Civic Center: 1554 Market Street, 6-8pm

+ Book launch: Julia Wertz "FART PARTY VOL. 2" at Needles & Pens
Mission District: 3253 16th Street, 7-9:30pm

? John Casey at BellJar
Mission District: 3187 16th Street, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

+ Chris Lux "Give Me Some Peppermint Freedom" at Jancar Jones Gallery
Mission District: 965 Mission Street, Suite 120, 6-9pm

"You're All Over Loving Me" A Group Show inspired by Dinosaur Jr. at Lake Gallery
Hayes Valley: 661 Divisadero Street, at Grove Street, 7-9:30pm

Saturday, June 20

+ Beth Kientzle "Fragile Thread" at Corden Potts Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 2, 2-5pm

Beth Kientzle at Corden Potts Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 2, 2-5pm

Rebecca Martinez "Beauty Challenged" at Robert Tat Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 2, 2-5pm

+ Lora Fosberg "Feel the Now" at Jack Fisher Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 4, 3-6pm

"I have the Power" a massive he-man & motu group show at double punch
Downtown: 1821 Powell Street , 7pm-late

Performance: "Leave the Capital" curated by Deric Carner, Jessica Tully at Root Division
Mission District: 3175 17th Street, South Van Ness, Off-site Performance: "Rank and File", by Chris Treggiari (Market Street from Embarcadero to Valencia Street), 1-3pm

Grant Gilliland "Domesticates" at fabric8
Mission District: 3318 22nd Street , 7-10pm

+ Molly DeCoudreaux "The Creatives: Daytime Portraits for a Queer Nightlife" at a.Muse Gallery
Mission District: 614 Alabama Street, 7-10pm

+ Bruce Wilhelm, Jon Clary "Friends of Painting" at Eleanor Hardwood Gallery
Mission District: 1295 Alabama Street, at 25th Street, 7-10pm

"The Artists of ZYZZYVA" at Mina Dresden Gallery
Mission District: 312 Valencia Street, 6-8pm

+ Jillian McDonald "Monstrosities" at Michael Rosenthal Gallery Mission District: 365 Valencia street, 4-9pm

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+ "15-Year Anniversary Show at GRSF" at GRSF (Giant Robot)
Haight Ashbury: 618 Shrader Street , 6:30-10pm

Clayton and Betty Baily, Kurt Wold "Machinations" at Richmond Art Center
Richmond District: 2540 Barrett Avenue, 3pm

+ Alex Kopps "a turn for the worse" at Mollusk Surf Shop
Sunset: 4500 Irving Street, 7-10pm

Screening: "Cinema Arts Program: One Click at a Time" Stop-Motion Animation at Exploratorium
Marina District: 3601 Lyon Street, 12-2pm

Steven Barich "The Logic Stone" at Rowan Morrison Gallery
Oakland: 330 40th Street, 7-10pm

Michael Dashow at LightRoom Gallery
Berkeley: 2263 Fifth Street, 2-6pm

+ Closing reception: "Entomology" at Eclectix Gallery
El Cerrito: 10082 San Pablo Avenue, 6-8pm

Book Signing: Isabel Samaras "Book "On Tender Hooks"" at Eclectix Gallery
El Cerrito: 10082 San Pablo Avenue, 6-8pm

Sunday, June 21

+ "Garden of Memory" A Columbarium Walk-Through Concert to Celebrate the Solstice at Chapel of the Chimes
Oakland: 499 Piedmont Avenue, Many floors , Admission is $15 general, $10 students and seniors, $5 kids under 12 (kids under 5 are free, 5-9pm

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