The big days this week are Friday and Saturday. Lots of interesting lectures and panel discussions through out the week, a great place for heated refuge. For those in the political mood, Kala has a discussion for their Cashing Out show, while Southern Exposure opens Working Conditions. See art and stay warm.

Wednesday:
+ Panel Discussion: "Trading Ideas: Emerging Discourses on Asian Contemporary Art" curated by Betti-Sue Hertz, Xiaoyu Weng at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

+ Catherine Chevalier, Jay Chung "May Revue in Residence" Our current magazine-in-residence May Revue at Kadist Art Foundation

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+ Artist Talk: Camille Utterback at Mills College Art Museum

Thursday:
+ Randy Colosky "FIAT LUX: New Works" at Museum of Craft and Folk Art
+ Panel Discussion: Meredith Tromble, Nicole Ottiger, Olaf Blanke, Terri Cohn "Self-portraits, Consciousness, and the Brain" An artist, a neuroscientist, and an art historian share reflections of the self and self-portraiture at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Panel Discussion: Amy Susan Keefer, Art for a Democratic Society, Bert Bergen, David Arthur Hamlow, Jessica Eastburn, Kathryn, Kathryn Clark, Kelly Lynn Jones, Lacey Haslam, Lauren DiCioccio, Luis Guillermo Hernandez, Sarah B. Hirneisen, Stephen Chalmers, Torreya Cummings ""CASHING OUT" - Roundtable Discussion" curated by Julio Cesar Morales at Kala Art Institute

Friday:
+ "Benjamin Echeverria + Laurie Reid" at Gallery 16
+ Carlos Ramirez, Charlene Tan, Elysa Lozano, Ethan Worden, Jennie Ottinger, Nathaniel Parsons, Steven Barich, Wafaa Yasin, Zachary Royer Scholz "Working Conditions: Opening Reception" at Southern Exposure
+ Klea McKenna , Maggie Preston "Dark Star: Photograms by Klea McKenna and Maggie Preston" at Z Space (at Theater Artaud)
+ Ako Jacintho, Arturo Oliva Pedroza, Geoff Campen, John Chui, Kyle Brunel, Michael Beckler, Op D.A.S., Raphael Delgado, Raymond Sanchez, Wel Sed "Urban Organism" +Big Umbrella Studio artists at Big Umbrella Studios

+ Mario Martinez (Mars-1) "Everything Under the Sun" at FFDG

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+ Charles Martin, Eric Shaw, Hamishi , Huey Crowley , Lola Dupre, Nathan Brown , Russell Leng, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan De La Hoz, Winnie Truong "11.11.11" at FFDG

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Saturday:
+ Artist Talk: Hughen/Starkweather "Approach, Transition, Touchdown: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Project" at Electric Works
+ Cordy Ryman at Eli Ridgway Gallery
+ Workshop: Randy Colosky, Stan Peterson "Make It at MOCFA" at Museum of Craft and Folk Art
+ Beth Ross, Beverly Rayner, Carol Selter, Diana Hobson (with Susan Alexjander), Dianne Romaine, Gary Quinonez, Ian Everard, Jesse Houlding, Jesus Aguilar, Kevin Bean, Laura Paulini, Margaret Niven, Nathan Haenlein, Robin Kandel "Transducere" curated by Margaret Niven at Root Division

+ Jonn Herschend "The Book You Said I Never Returned, plus three to five pastorals" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts

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+ Scott Greenwalt "Alchemist" at Gallery Hijinks
+ Performance: Carey Lin, Sarah Hotchkiss "Keeping Stock: A Participatory Inventory Event" at Royal NoneSuch Gallery

Monday:
+ Artist Talk: "Stephen Kaltenbach in conversation with Constance Lewallen" Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Lecture: Liam Young "Headlands Artists in Residence Lecture Series at CCA" at California College for the Arts (CCA)

Wednesday, November 9

+ Panel Discussion: "Trading Ideas: Emerging Discourses on Asian Contemporary Art" curated by Betti-Sue Hertz, Xiaoyu Weng at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, 6:30pm

Screening: Gary Hustwit "Helvetica" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, $10; $6 students, seniors, teachers & YBCA members, 2pm

+ Catherine Chevalier, Jay Chung "May Revue in Residence" Our current magazine-in-residence May Revue at Kadist Art Foundation Mission District: 2401 Folsom Street, at 20th Street, floor 1, Cocktails at 6pm, program at 7pm sharp

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+ Artist Talk: Camille Utterback at Mills College Art Museum
Oakland: 5000 Macarthur Boulvard, DANFORTH LECTURE HALL, 7pm

Thursday, November 10

Screening: Gary Hustwit "Objectified" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, $10; $6 students, seniors, teachers & YBCA members, 2pm

+ Randy Colosky "FIAT LUX: New Works" at Museum of Craft and Folk Art
SOMA: 51 Yerba Buena Lane, FREE, 6-8pm

Larry Merrill "Looking at Trees" at Gallery 291
Downtown: 291 Geary Street, floor 5, 6-8pm

Carolyn Zaroff at Art People Gallery (Crocker Galleria)
Downtown: 50 Post Street, #41, 4-7pm

+ Panel Discussion: Meredith Tromble, Nicole Ottiger, Olaf Blanke, Terri Cohn "Self-portraits, Consciousness, and the Brain" An artist, a neuroscientist, and an art historian share reflections of the self and self-portraiture at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Free, 6pm

"Freedon & Change" at San Francisco Women Artists
Richmond District: 3489 Sacramento St., 5:30-7:30pm

+ Panel Discussion: Amy Susan Keefer, Art for a Democratic Society, Bert Bergen, David Arthur Hamlow, Jessica Eastburn, Kathryn, Kathryn Clark, Kelly Lynn Jones, Lacey Haslam, Lauren DiCioccio, Luis Guillermo Hernandez, Sarah B. Hirneisen, Stephen Chalmers, Torreya Cummings ""CASHING OUT" - Roundtable Discussion" curated by Julio Cesar Morales at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, free, 7-9pm

Friday, November 11

Merkley??? "ZZZ ??? Zeboids, Zombots & Zookinis" at 111 Minna Gallery
SOMA: 111 Minna Street, 5pm-Late

+ "Benjamin Echeverria + Laurie Reid" at Gallery 16
SOMA: 501 Third Street, 6-9pm

Albert James Hettinger "Alaska and Beyond" at Geras-Tousignant Gallery
Downtown: 437 Pacific Avenue, 5-9pm

"JIM DOW with Charles Byrne" Presented by PhotoAlliance at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, $10, $5 for students, 7:30pm

Rob Setrakian "Solo Show" at Robert Berman / E6 Gallery
Civic Center: 1632 Market Street, Suite B, 7-9pm

+ Carlos Ramirez, Charlene Tan, Elysa Lozano, Ethan Worden, Jennie Ottinger, Nathaniel Parsons, Steven Barich, Wafaa Yasin, Zachary Royer Scholz "Working Conditions: Opening Reception" at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , FREE, 7-9pm

+ Klea McKenna , Maggie Preston "Dark Star: Photograms by Klea McKenna and Maggie Preston" at Z Space (at Theater Artaud)
Mission District: 450 Florida Street , floor 1, Free, 6:30-9:30pm

at Back to the Picture
Mission District: 934 Valencia Street, at 20th Street, 6-9pm

+ Ako Jacintho, Arturo Oliva Pedroza, Geoff Campen, John Chui, Kyle Brunel, Michael Beckler, Op D.A.S., Raphael Delgado, Raymond Sanchez, Wel Sed "Urban Organism" +Big Umbrella Studio artists at Big Umbrella Studios
Hayes Valley: 906 Divisadero Street, 7pm

SCUBA "Hands-On" curated by Rare Device at Rare Device
Hayes Valley: 1845 Market Street, free, 6-9pm

+ Mario Martinez (Mars-1) "Everything Under the Sun" at FFDG Richmond District: 248 Clement Street, floor 1, 6-9pm

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+ Charles Martin, Eric Shaw, Hamishi , Huey Crowley , Lola Dupre, Nathan Brown , Russell Leng, Ryan Bubnis, Ryan De La Hoz, Winnie Truong "11.11.11" at FFDG Richmond District: 248 Clement Street, floor 1, 6-9pm

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Saturday, November 12

+ Artist Talk: Hughen/Starkweather "Approach, Transition, Touchdown: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Project" at Electric Works
SOMA: 130 8th Street, 3-5pm

+ Cordy Ryman at Eli Ridgway Gallery
SOMA: 172 Minna Street, 4-7pm

+ Workshop: Randy Colosky, Stan Peterson "Make It at MOCFA" at Museum of Craft and Folk Art
SOMA: 51 Yerba Buena Lane, $5, 2-4pm

Sandra Yagi "primal renderings" at Modern Eden
North Beach: 403 Francisco st, san francisco ca, 1st floor, 7-10pm

Ben Harris, Benjamine Carpenter, Dan Romo, Elizabeth Dante, Grant Irish, Jessica Joslin, Joe Rut, Jose Ismael Fernandez, Karl Reichley, Michael Maes, Nemo Gould, Ron Garrigues, Ryon Gesink, Stanislav Szukalski, Stephanie Morgan, Thomas Wargin, Vance Cearley, Wayne Shaffer "Relaunch Part II: Group Exhibition of Sculpture" curated by Jen Rogers, Kerri Stephens at Varnish Fine Art
Downtown: 16 Jessie street, suite 120, 4-8pm

Judith Maloney "Liminal" at Don Soker Contemporary
Downtown: 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1430, 4-6pm

Aron Meynell "...Sleep..." at Shooting Gallery
Tenderloin: 839 Larkin Street, 7-11pm

Augustine Kofie "Circulatory System" at White Walls
Tenderloin: 835 Larkin Street, floor 1, 7-11pm

+ Beth Ross, Beverly Rayner, Carol Selter, Diana Hobson (with Susan Alexjander), Dianne Romaine, Gary Quinonez, Ian Everard, Jesse Houlding, Jesus Aguilar, Kevin Bean, Laura Paulini, Margaret Niven, Nathan Haenlein, Robin Kandel "Transducere" curated by Margaret Niven at Root Division
Mission District: 3175 17th Street, South Van Ness, 7-10pm

+ Jonn Herschend "The Book You Said I Never Returned, plus three to five pastorals" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts Mission District: 2747 19th Street, at York St., floor 1, A, 6-8pm

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Bill Zindel, Reuben Rude "Secret Hippies" at fabric8
Mission District: 3318 22nd Street , 7-10pm

+ Scott Greenwalt "Alchemist" at Gallery Hijinks
Mission District: 2309 Bryant Street, at 21st Street, floor 1, 6-10pm

Adrienne Defendi, Annette Corcoran, Stephanie Peek at SF MOMA (SFMOMA Artists Gallery at Fort Mason)
Marina District: 0 Fort Mason Center, 1-3pm

Panel Discussion: Daniel Nevers, Jordan Biren, Kerry Vander Meer, Mari Andrews, Mie Preckler, Randy Colosky, Ray Beldner, Sabine Reckewell, Sheila Ghidini, Stephen Whisler "You Can't Make Art By Making Art" Artists Reflect on the Legacy of David Ireland at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
Oakland: 480 23rd Street, floor 1, 2-3:30pm

Eric Bohr, Jill McLennan, Jo Ann Biagini, Julie Alvarado, Maya Kabat at Mercury 20 Gallery Oakland: 475 25th Street, at Telegraph Avenue, floor 1, 4-7pm, Artist talk at 5pm

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Brian Mancl, Caroline Seckinger, Joanne Fox, Jonah Burlingame, Pouke Halpern, Rachel Dawson "Barely There: when less is more" curated by Danielle Fox at Slate Gallery
Oakland: 4770 Telegraph Avenue, at 48th Street, 4:00-7:00pm

+ Performance: Carey Lin, Sarah Hotchkiss "Keeping Stock: A Participatory Inventory Event" at Royal NoneSuch Gallery
Oakland: 4231 Telegraph Avenue, 1-5pm

Sunday, November 13

Patrick Hillman "Sets & Reps" at A.T.A.
Mission District: 992 Valencia Street, Right Window Gallery, 6pm

Monday, November 14

+ Artist Talk: "Stephen Kaltenbach in conversation with Constance Lewallen" Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, 7:30pm

+ Lecture: Liam Young "Headlands Artists in Residence Lecture Series at CCA" at California College for the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , FREE, 7-9pm

Tour: Kurt Schwitters "Color and Collage" at Berkeley Art Museum
Berkeley: 2626 Bancroft Way, at College Avenue, 2-5pm

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