Lots of interesting events happening this week all over the Bay. Take a look at the two inspirational shows about TV and video on Thursday, or the almost daily opportunities to see artists speak about their work at various galleries. Not to mention the rise of new and less traditional art spaces and galleries, like Orange Alley Project, Jancar Jones Gallery, Receiver Gallery, and mg gallery!

Wednesday:
+ Screening: Amikam Goldman, Silviana Goldsmith at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
+ Lecture: "Art Connections: San Francisco’s Grande Dames" at Oakland Museum of California

Thursday:
+ "TV and Me" at Creativity Explored
+ Lecture: J. Morgan Puett at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
+ "Changing Channels" at Creative Growth

Friday:
+ Judy North "Why Not Say It?" at Electric Works
+ Lecture: "Interrogating Ideas" at New Langton Arts
+ Lecture: "The Originality of the Chinese and Avant-Garde" Spheres of Interest: Experiments in Thinking & Action Lecture curated by Lydia Yee at San Francisco Art Institute
+ Maria Forde "Advice Portraits" at Needles & Pens
+ "Art College Radio" at Orange Alley Project
+ Lauren Barcelon "For Catatonic Eternity" at Maniac Gallery

Saturday:
+ Bill Mattick "The Caretakers" at Corden Potts Gallery
+ "One Year Anniversary" at Jancar Jones Gallery
+ Lecture: Kyle Ranson "Joyous Marriage" at Receiver Gallery
+ Ned Evan "Pixels, Paintings, Photos & Prints" at Mollusk Surf Shop

Tuesday, March 10

"B A L A N C E" at San Francisco Art Institute (Diego Rivera Gallery)
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Diego Rivera Gallery , 4:30-7pm

Screening: "Girls On Film" at San Francisco Art Institute (Swell Gallery)
Potrero Hill: 2565 Third Street, Swell Gallery, 7-9pm

Wednesday, March 11

+ Screening: Amikam Goldman, Silviana Goldsmith at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street, Timken Lecture Hall, Free, 7pm

"5 blocks" at Bay Area Video Coalition
Potrero Hill: 2727 Mariposa Street, floor 2, 6-8pm

+ Lecture: "Art Connections: San Francisco’s Grande Dames" at Oakland Museum of California
Oakland: 1000 Oak Street, Free, 10:30am

Thursday, March 12

Simon Reilly "Duality" at David Cunningham Projects
Downtown: 1928 Folsom Street, 6-9pm

Marc Trujillo, Raimonds Staprans at Hackett-Freedman Gallery
Downtown: 250 Sutter Street, floor 4, 5:30-7:30pm

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

+ Lecture: J. Morgan Puett at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street, 7pm

? "will find - treasure frey" at Lake Gallery
Hayes Valley: 661 Divisadero Street, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

David Fallis "Still the Simple Life" at Zinc Details
Western Addition: 2410 California Street, 6-8pm

Lecture: Desirée Holman "Make Believe" at Thacher Gallery (University of San Francisco)
Western Addition: 2130 Fulton Street , McLaren 251, 3pm (Reception 4pm)

Book launch: Brendan Monroe at Park Life
Richmond District: 220 Clement Street, 7-10pm

"Wild Wild East" at The Art Gallery at Cesar Chavez Student Center
Sunset: 1650 Holloway Avenue, floor 2, San Francisco State University, 5-8pm

+ "Changing Channels" at Creative Growth
Oakland: 355 24th Street , 5-8pm

Friday, March 13

+ Judy North "Why Not Say It?" at Electric Works
SOMA: 130 8th Street, 6-8pm

+ Lecture: "Interrogating Ideas" at New Langton Arts
SOMA: 1246 Folsom Street, $10, 8pm

+ Lecture: "The Originality of the Chinese and Avant-Garde" Spheres of Interest: Experiments in Thinking & Action Lecture curated by Lydia Yee at San Francisco Art Institute
Russian Hill: 800 Chesnut Street, Lecture Hall, 5pm

? Lynn Christiansen, Michael Brennand-Wood at Velvet da Vinci
Russian Hill: 2015 Polk Street, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

? C3 "777" at Shooting Gallery (Gallery Three)
Tenderloin: 835 Larkin Street, floor 2, Gallery Three, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

+ Maria Forde "Advice Portraits" at Needles & Pens
Mission District: 3253 16th Street, 6-9:30pm

+ "Art College Radio" at Orange Alley Project
Mission District: Orange Alley, Between 25th and 26th Streets, Outdoor, 7-9pm

"THE METER MAID STUDIES" at Lower Haters Gallery
Haight Ashbury: 597 Haight Street, 7-11pm

+ Lauren Barcelon "For Catatonic Eternity" at Maniac Gallery
Oakland: 387 17th Street, floor 2, 7-10pm

Saturday, March 14

Auction: "ArtSpan's Annual Benefit Art Show & Auction" at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, $25 (in advance) $30 (at the door) , 6-9pm

William Kentridge "Five Themes" at SF MOMA
SOMA: 151 Third Street, Mission Street, FREE w/ Gallery Admission, 5pm

+ Bill Mattick "The Caretakers" at Corden Potts Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 2, 2-4pm

"How to Save the Future" at Tedda Hughes Gallery & Boutique
Downtown: 1623 Polk Street, 7-10pm

Joshua Petker "Water Lilies" at Shooting Gallery
Tenderloin: 839 Larkin Street, 7-11pm

Alex Lukas "and another shall rise to take her place" at White Walls
Tenderloin: 835 Larkin Street, 7-11pm

"Algorithmia" curated by Bryan Hewitt, Lauren Scime, Vita Hewitt at Root Division
Mission District: 3175 17th Street, South Van Ness, 7-10pm

+ "One Year Anniversary" at Jancar Jones Gallery
Mission District: 965 Mission Street, Suite 120, 4-8pm

+ Lecture: Kyle Ranson "Joyous Marriage" at Receiver Gallery
Mission District: 1415 Valencia Street, 3:30pm

Terry Hoff "All That Happens in the Sky" at Michael Rosenthal Gallery
Mission District: 365 Valencia street, 6pm

Closing reception: Remy Amezcua "Taking My History To Seriously" at Project One
Potrero Hill: 251 Rhode Island Street, 7pm-2am

+ Ned Evan "Pixels, Paintings, Photos & Prints" at Mollusk Surf Shop
Sunset: 4500 Irving Street, 7-10pm

Zoe Friedman "SUBLUNARY" at mg gallery
Oakland: 5532 Shattuck Avenue, 7-9pm

Sunday, March 15

"Delicious" work inspired by food & drink at Studio Gallery
Downtown: 1815 Polk Street, 2-6pm

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? = Opening not confirmed - check site for updates.