Its almost 5pm December 31st so you may not catch this email, depending on the extent of your revelry, until later this week. What a year! I'm still struggling to finish all of 2013's projects and haven't had a chance to look back and assess what happened in our little slice of art world. Music, I've a handle on... there were a ton of great releases, but art, well, we'll see if I can't sort out some highlights next week.

Some spaces aren't wasting any time, holding openings this weekend, holiday-hangovers and travels be damned. I'm curious about (though I'm unsure what to expect) a group show opening at Aggregate Space, and will try to make it over to the opening at Greg Lawson Gallery. The Greg Lawson Gallery show will feature Jacob Melchi's paintings; though I'm unfamiliar with them a quick peek online suggests I'll like these in person. I've only visited this gallery once in its current location, but among the exhibitions at the new Potrero galleries the show I saw was the most exciting.

What did you like from this last year? Highlights/lowlights? Things you are looking forward toin 2014? Send me a message and I'll be sure to include your choices in next week's email.

Saturday:
+ Paul Mavrides "Art Work Makes You Free" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts

Friday, January 3

Amelia Dolezal, Chelsea Brown, Ed Luce, Metaworks, Patt Kelley, Stephen Wagner, Sucklord "“Hello 2014: a SCI-FI showcase"" curated by Paint Pens Collective, Shayna Yasuhara at DSF Clothing Company & Art Gallery
Western Addition: 520 Haight Street, 7-10pm

Brooks Salzwedel, Mayumi Hamanaka "Temporal Void" curated by Kimberly Johansson at Johansson Projects
Oakland: 2300 Telegraph Avenue, at 23rd Street, Free, 5-8pm

Collin McKelvey, Dave Meyers, Evie Leder, Julia Litman-Cleper, Omer Gal, Pabi Chulo, Rachel Clarke "Full Frame" at Aggregate Space
Oakland: 801 West Grand Street, 6-10pm

Saturday, January 4

Performance: "100 Performances for The Hole" at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, $12 general admission, $25 VIP, 6pm-12am

+ Paul Mavrides "Art Work Makes You Free" at Steven Wolf Fine Arts
Mission District: 2747 19th Street, at York St., floor 1, A, 6-8pm

Bernardo Roman Palau, Ken Graves at Jack Fischer Gallery
Potrero Hill: 311 Potrero Avenue, 4-7pm

Jacob Melchi "nothing is plural: paintings" at George Lawson Gallery
Potrero Hill: 315 Potrero Avenue, free, 4-7pm

Freddy Chandra "Tuning In" at Brian Gross Fine Art
Potrero Hill: 248 Utah Street, 4-6pm

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+ = Editor's pick
? = Opening not confirmed - check site for updates.