First day of 2013, and my head is swirling with thoughts of what happened in 2012... trying to work up the will to dig through my notes, calendars etc. to figure out the highlights without missing anything. Some local highlights that come to mind are Lutz Bacher at the Berkeley Art Museum and Ratio 3, Dashiell Manley at Jessica Silverman (the gallery, but especially the art fair booth version), Stage Presence at SFMOMA, Liam Everett at the CCA graduate show... 

The year is starting out with a few openings this weekend; a little slow as should be expected, but soon enough we'll be awash in things to do and see. For now, the Art Cards team and I would simply like to wish you a happy new year... lets keep growing our little world.

Thursday:
+ Benefit: "CONGRATULATIONS! by TAUBA AUERBACH: A Limited Edition Will Brown Fun(d)raiser" at Will Brown

Thursday, January 3

Eamon O'Kane "Neuses Bauen" at Gregory Lind Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 5, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

+ Benefit: "CONGRATULATIONS! by TAUBA AUERBACH: A Limited Edition Will Brown Fun(d)raiser" at Will Brown
Mission District: 3041 24th Street , at Treat Avenue, 6:30-9:30pm

Friday, January 4

30th Street Poetas, CK1, Coronet Center Philosopher Poets, Eldergivers: Art With Elder, Evan Bissell, Nestor Casco, Richard Kamler, Shaghayegh Cyrous, Silvi Alcivar, Uzi Broshi, Victor Cartagena "Speak Your Peace" curated by Justin Hoover at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, free, 6-9pm

Joshua Hagler "In The Box Beneath The City and Other Projects" at Alter Space
SOMA: 1158 Howard Street, floor 1, free, 7-10pm

Karen Kang "Books Revisited" at Rare Device
Western Addition: 600 Divisadero Street, Free, 6-8pm

Casey Watson, Rachel Kaye "Art Murmur at Johansson Projects" at Johansson Projects
Oakland: 2300 Telegraph Avenue, at 23rd Street, Free, 5-8pm

Pete Hickok "Backwash" at Aggregate Space
Oakland: 801 West Grand Street, Free, 6-10pm

Saturday, January 5

Artist Talk: Hung Liu "Happy and Gay" at Rena Bransten Gallery
Downtown: 77 Geary Street, floor 2, Free, 3:30pm

Amy Trachtenberg "From India to the Planet Mars" at Brian Gross Fine Art
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 5, Free, 3-5pm

Peter Schifrin "Silver-Lining Motherf*cker: A Solo Sculptural Installation & Spoken Word Performance" at Varnish Fine Art
Downtown: 16 Jessie street, suite 120, Free, 6-9pm

Performance: Iris Cushing "San Franciscan Night Theme" at Carville Annex
Sunset: 4037 Judah Street, Free, 7pm

Frederic Choisel, John Casado, Michael Schwab, Sarah Winkler, Unai San Martin "Introduction three" at Gallerie Citi
Burlingame: 1115 Howard avenue, Free, 5:30-7:30pm

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