Welcome to SUMMER TIME and a fresh batch of interesting art events this week. Oakland's Creative Growth and Maniac Gallery have hot openings on Thursday and Friday respectively. San Francisco's Catharine Clark Gallery and San Francisco Art Institute open vibrant group shows on Saturday. The Lab launches an action-packed 25th Anniversary Performance Series this Thursday. See you out there!

Wednesday:
+ Artist Talk: Favianna Rodriguez, Jordan Essoe "Kala AIR Artists' Talks" at Kala Art Institute

Thursday:
+ William Thompson "EVEREST" at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions
+ "Inscriptions" at Creativity Explored

+ Artist Talk: Jillian McDonald "Monstrosities" at Michael Rosenthal Gallery

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+ "SUMMER OF LOVE" Works by Creative Growth Artists, plus Cindy Sherman and David Byrne at Creative Growth
+ Adam Friedman, Alex Potts, Annie Vought, Bert Bergen, Billy O'Callaghan, Daniel Healey, Donna Anderson Kam, Elizabeth Pedinotti, Joan Osato, John Patrick McKenzie, Stephanie Metz "Bay Area Currents 2009" curated by Kevin B. Chen at Pro Arts Gallery
+ Artist Talk: Desirée Holman, Miriam Greenberg "Through a Sinister Lens" at Headlands Center for the Arts

Friday:
+ Alexis MacKenzie "Never Be Sad" at Park Life
+ Erin Allen, James Bradley "New World Boredom/Novus Taedium Seclorum" at Maniac Gallery
+ Claire Baker, R. Reynolds "[sub]urban" at Swarm Gallery
+ Sarah Kabot "The Nest" Swarm Launches Residency Program at Swarm Gallery

Saturday:
+ Amir H. Fallah, Carmen McLeod, Hilary Pecis, Mickalene Thomas, Nicole Cherubini, Thorsten Brinkmann "Remix" at Catharine Clark Gallery
+ "Summertime; or, Close-ups on Places We’ve (Never) Been" at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Performance: "PastForward" The 25th Anniversary Performance Series at The Lab

Sunday:
+ Closing reception: "WIXARIKA" Sustaining Land and Traditions at Pueblo Nuevo

Tuesday, June 23

"From the Celestial Latiitude of 45 degrees, Ending at Longitude 60 degrees" at Patricia Sweetow Gallery
Downtown: 77 Geary Street, Mezzanine, 5:30-7:30pm

Wednesday, June 24

Diane Althoff "A Measure of Art" at Cain Schulte Gallery
Downtown: 251 Post Street, floor 2, 6-8pm

+ Artist Talk: Favianna Rodriguez, Jordan Essoe "Kala AIR Artists' Talks" at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, Starting 6pm

Thursday, June 25

Mark Chatterley "Beings" Clay Musings on the Human Condition at Sculpturesite Gallery
SOMA: 201 3rd Street, Suite 102, 5:30-7:30pm

Lisa Kanemoto "We Are" at RayKo Photo Center (Liberty Park)
SOMA: 400 3rd Street, at Harrison Street, 6-8pm

+ William Thompson "EVEREST" at Baer Ridgway Exhibitions
SOMA: 172 Minna Street, 5:30-7:30pm

Robert Kelly "New Work" at John Berggruen Gallery
Downtown: 228 Grant Avenue, floor 2, 5:30-7:30pm

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

Performance: "PastForward" The 25th Anniversary Performance Series at The Lab
Mission District: 2948 16th Street, $8 sliding scale admission, Doors open 7:30pm, all shows start at 8pm

+ "Inscriptions" at Creativity Explored
Mission District: 3245 16th Street, 7-9pm

Book Signing: "Paper Fabric and Wood [V.2]" Erik Otto Book Release Party at fabric8
Mission District: 3318 22nd Street , 6-8pm

Julio Duffoo "Meatpaper" at 18 Reasons Gallery
Mission District: 593 Guerrero Street, $10 General, $5 Members |, 7-9pm

+ Artist Talk: Jillian McDonald "Monstrosities" at Michael Rosenthal Gallery Mission District: 365 Valencia street, 7pm

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+ "SUMMER OF LOVE" Works by Creative Growth Artists, plus Cindy Sherman and David Byrne at Creative Growth
Oakland: 355 24th Street , 5-8pm

+ Adam Friedman, Alex Potts, Annie Vought, Bert Bergen, Billy O'Callaghan, Daniel Healey, Donna Anderson Kam, Elizabeth Pedinotti, Joan Osato, John Patrick McKenzie, Stephanie Metz "Bay Area Currents 2009" curated by Kevin B. Chen at Pro Arts Gallery
Oakland: 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza , entrance on Kahn's Alley, Free, 5-8pm

Benefit: "Thank God it’s Thursday!" Art, Wine & Music at Kala at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, $5.00 donation payable at the door, 5:30-7:30pm

+ Artist Talk: Desirée Holman, Miriam Greenberg "Through a Sinister Lens" at Headlands Center for the Arts
Marin Headlands: 944 Fort Barry , off Bunker Road, floor 1-4, 7:30pm

Friday, June 26

Kevin Peterson at Varnish Fine Art
Downtown: 77 Natoma Street, at First Street, 7-10pm

Performance: "PastForward" The 25th Anniversary Performance Series at The Lab
Mission District: 2948 16th Street, $8 sliding scale admission, Doors open 7:30pm, all shows start at 8pm

Tyson Ayers "Sound Cave" An Interactive Sound Sculpture at Million Fishes Gallery
Mission District: 2501 Bryant Street, 7-11pm

"Safe Word" at Ratio 3
Mission District: 1447 Stevenson Street, 6-8pm

+ Alexis MacKenzie "Never Be Sad" at Park Life
Richmond District: 220 Clement Street, 7-10pm

Performance: "Cultural Encounters: Friday nights at the de Young" at de Young (Golden Gate Park)
Bernal Heights: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Free, 5-8:45pm

+ Erin Allen, James Bradley "New World Boredom/Novus Taedium Seclorum" at Maniac Gallery
Oakland: 387 17th Street, floor 2, 8-11pm

Andrea Goldman "Project Space: Is A Catnip Grin The Milk?" at Swarm Gallery
Oakland: 560 2nd Street, 6-8pm

+ Claire Baker, R. Reynolds "[sub]urban" at Swarm Gallery
Oakland: 560 2nd Street, 6-8pm

+ Sarah Kabot "The Nest" Swarm Launches Residency Program at Swarm Gallery
Oakland: 560 2nd Street, 5-7pm

Will Sprott at Forthrite
Oakland: 5857 San Pablo Avenue, 6-9pm

Saturday, June 27

"Hypnagogia" at Climate Theater
SOMA: 285 9th Street, 8pm

Ursula Schneider "The River" at Braunstein/Quay Gallery
SOMA: 430 Clementina Street, 3-5pm

+ Amir H. Fallah, Carmen McLeod, Hilary Pecis, Mickalene Thomas, Nicole Cherubini, Thorsten Brinkmann "Remix" at Catharine Clark Gallery
SOMA: 150 Minna Street, 5-8pm

+ "Summertime; or, Close-ups on Places We’ve (Never) Been" at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Walter and McBean Galleries, 5:30-7:30pm

Closing reception: Elizabeth Stahl , Irene Hendrick, Kathleen McMahon, Michael Travers Lee, Paul Baker, Zabrina Tipton "6D : View from 6 Artists" at Live Worms
Russian Hill: 1345 Grant Avenue, floor 1, 7-10pm

+ Performance: "PastForward" The 25th Anniversary Performance Series at The Lab
Mission District: 2948 16th Street, $8 sliding scale admission, Doors open 7:30pm, all shows start at 8pm

Sunday, June 28

+ Closing reception: "WIXARIKA" Sustaining Land and Traditions at Pueblo Nuevo
Berkeley: 1828 San Pablo Avenue, 6-9pm

Monday, June 29

"DIED YOUNG, STAYED PRETTY" A Movie About Rock Posters at Roxie Theater
Mission District: 3117 16th Street, $9.75, 7pm, 9pm

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