An idea: far too many shows are clustering around the same days of the month. We need a better long-range calendar for the Bay Area… If we build a Gmail calendar and make it public will you use it to add your events? There would be some simple guidelines but they’ll be rarely if ever policed. It would be a judgment free, unedited place to say ‘I’m having an opening on such and such day at gallery x’ and we could all use it to better group or spread out our shows. Think about it and let us know.

A few quick highlights for the week. Brandon Drew Holmes is giving a talk at n/a on Wednesday in Oakland. The show up currently there is great, so the combination of a chance to see the show and see this man speak (he can talk, trust me) is hard to beat. On the other end of the spectrum, Rubi Neri is giving at talk at CCA the same night which also looks good. As far as shows, Jonathan Runcio's new show Glass in the Garden opens Friday at Romer Young. I really liked his last few exhibitions and even his pieces at recent art fairs have stood out against the fray so I'm excited to see his new work.
 

Tuesday:
+ Lecture: "Graduate Studies Lecture Series: Prem Krishnamurthy" at California College of the Arts (CCA)

Wednesday:
+ Lecture: "Painting Lecture Series: Ruby Neri" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
+ Screening: "Citydance" at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
+ Lecture: "doubt it / talk series presents Brandon Drew Holmes" at n/a

Thursday:
+ Performance: Anne Walsh, Christian Nagler, Moira Roth "The Long Conversation" at Southern Exposure

Friday:
+ Jonathan Runcio "Glass in the Garden" at Romer Young Gallery
+ "Denali Schmidt: Honoring His Life and Art" at California College of the Arts (CCA)

Saturday:

+ Screening: William Basinski "Disintegration Loops" at Et al.

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+ Chris Sollars "The Swimmer" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts
+ Kait Mooney "Spread Out As A Sensing Subject" at Important Projects
+ Amy Yao at Important Projects

Sunday:
+ Open Studio: "Fall Open House & Picnic" at Headlands Center for the Arts

Monday:
+ Screening: Margaret Tedesco "my gaze /// yr gaze film series presents margaret tedesco" curated by Irwin Swirnoff at n/a

Tuesday, October 22

+ Lecture: "Graduate Studies Lecture Series: Prem Krishnamurthy" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, free, 7pm

Wednesday, October 23

+ Lecture: "Painting Lecture Series: Ruby Neri" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street , Timken Lecture Hall, FREE, 6pm

+ Screening: "Citydance" at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
Potrero Hill: 360 Kansas Street, 7pm

+ Lecture: "doubt it / talk series presents Brandon Drew Holmes" at n/a
Oakland: 4304 West Street, FREE, 7-10pm

Thursday, October 24

Stephen Galloway "Still Living: Stephen Galloway" at Corden Potts Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 4, free, 5:30-8pm

Ilana Crispi "Tenderloin Dirt Harvest: Please be seated on the ground." at Ramon's Tailor
Tenderloin: 628 Jones Street, Free, 6-9pm

Auction: "Root Division's 12th Annual Art Auction" at Root Division
Mission District: 3175 17th Street, South Van Ness, 6-10pm

+ Performance: Anne Walsh, Christian Nagler, Moira Roth "The Long Conversation" at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , FREE, 7-9pm

Friday, October 25

+ Jonathan Runcio "Glass in the Garden" at Romer Young Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, free, 6-9pm

Alicia Mccarthy, Ashley Snow Macomber, Billy Sprague , Chris Johanson, Hannah Lee, Jason Polan, Jordin Isip, Linnea Gad, Matt Leines, Melinda Beck, Rich Jacobs, Simone Shubuck "Down Below the Feet" curated by Jordan Isip, Rich Jacobs at Park Life
Richmond District: 220 Clement Street, free, 7-10pm

+ "Denali Schmidt: Honoring His Life and Art" at California College of the Arts (CCA)
Oakland: 5212 Broadway Avenue, at College Avenue, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, free, 5-8pm

Chris Fraser, Ernest Jolly, Jim Melchert, Lordy Rodriguez , Mildred Howard , more artists to be announced soon! "The Artists Are Present: Fundraiser for Pro Arts" at Pro Arts Gallery
Oakland: 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza , entrance on Kahn's Alley, $30 each, $100 Sponsor, 6-9pm

Wilder Alison "It's a Boy" at S.H.E.D. Projects
Oakland: 1917 Peralta Street, free, 7-10pm

Saturday, October 26

+ Screening: William Basinski "Disintegration Loops" at Et al. Chinatown: 620 Kearny Street, Free, 6pm

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+ Chris Sollars "The Swimmer" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts
Mission District: 2747 19th Street, at York St., floor 1, A, free, 6-8pm

E. Dale Erickson, Heidi McDowell, Jon McNeal, Randy Beckelheimer, Sonja Navin, Stan Washburn, Terry Thompson "Architecture & Interiors from Gallery & Guest Artists" curated by Steven Lopez at ArtZone 461 Gallery Mission District: 461 Valencia Street, 5-8pm

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Harry Clinton Bowden (1907-1965) "Vintage Photos & Works on Paper" curated by Steven A. Lopez at ArtZone 461 Gallery
Mission District: 461 Valencia Street, 5-8pm

+ Kait Mooney "Spread Out As A Sensing Subject" at Important Projects
Oakland: 5432 Boyd Avenue, floor 2, free, 6-9pm

+ Amy Yao at Important Projects
Oakland: 5432 Boyd Avenue, floor 2, free, 6-9pm

Lisa Rybovich Cralle, Rebekah Goldstein "True Story" at tmoro projects
Santa Clara: 1046 Sherman Street, free, 2-5pm

Sunday, October 27

+ Open Studio: "Fall Open House & Picnic" at Headlands Center for the Arts
Marin Headlands: 944 Fort Barry , off Bunker Road, floor 1-4, Free, 12-5pm

Monday, October 28

+ Screening: Margaret Tedesco "my gaze /// yr gaze film series presents margaret tedesco" curated by Irwin Swirnoff at n/a
Oakland: 4304 West Street, free, 8-10pm

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