Downtown gets a run for its money as the more dispersed SF galleries present their first shows of the year. With editor's picks abounding, this week is hot!

And, if you want to get some nature with your art, check out the Headlands Art Center on Sunday.

See you out there!

Thursday:
+ John Bankston "New Work" at Rena Bransten Gallery
+ "The Devil May Care" curated by Terry Berlier at Stanford Art Gallery (Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery )

Friday:
+ Lucy Pullen "The Effect Effect" at Ping Pong Gallery
+ Andy Coolquitt "bOnniE i LovE (can) YOu, cAn i sEE yOu saT oR SuN LovE jiM" at Jack Hanley Gallery
+ David Fought, Kevin P. Clarke curated by Lori Gordon at Ampersand International Arts

Saturday:
+ Katherine Westerhout "Rust Belt" at Electric Works
+ Stephen De Staebler "Recent Works" at Dolby Chadwick Gallery
+ ? Carina Baumann , Cliff Hengst "Black Glass" at 2nd floor projects
+ Closing reception: "EXERCISES IN SEEING" A one night only exhibition held entirely in the dark at Queens Nails Projects
+ Claire Nereim, David Berezin , Harsh Patel, Michael Guidetti, Sean Talley "Editions" at Jancar Jones Gallery
+ Amy Casey at Michael Rosenthal Gallery

Sunday:
+ "75 Reasons to Live: Day 2" at SF MOMA
+ "Front + Center: Weather Streams" at Headlands Center for the Arts

Monday:
+ Artist Talk: "75 Reasons to Live: Day 3" at SF MOMA

Thursday, January 14

Performance: Christine Choi, Christine Kesler, James Devane, Kevin Killian "An Evening of Sounds and Words" at NOMA Gallery
SOMA: 80 Maiden Lane, floor 3, 7-9pm

+ John Bankston "New Work" at Rena Bransten Gallery
Downtown: 77 Geary Street, floor 2, 5:30-7:30pm

"Group Show" at Gallery 291
Downtown: 291 Geary Street, floor 5, 6-9pm

+ "The Devil May Care" curated by Terry Berlier at Stanford Art Gallery (Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery )
Palo Alto: Lasuen Mall 419 , 5-7pm

Artist Talk: "Happiness" Juried Annual 2010 at Pro Arts Gallery
Oakland: 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza , entrance on Kahn's Alley, 6pm

Friday, January 15

"Into the Ring" at SOMArts Cultural Center
SOMA: 934 Brannan Street, 6-9pm

"DOWN" at Fivepoints Arthouse
SOMA: 72 Tehama Street, at 2nd Street, 6-11pm

Daniel Ochoa, Lars Theuerkauff, Michael McConnell "ID REDUX" Four Artists on Portraiture at Cain Schulte Gallery
Downtown: 251 Post Street, floor 2, 5:30-8:30pm

+ Lucy Pullen "The Effect Effect" at Ping Pong Gallery
Mission District: 1240 22nd Street, 6-9pm

+ Andy Coolquitt "bOnniE i LovE (can) YOu, cAn i sEE yOu saT oR SuN LovE jiM" at Jack Hanley Gallery
Mission District: 395 Valencia Street, 6-8pm

+ David Fought, Kevin P. Clarke curated by Lori Gordon at Ampersand International Arts
Potrero Hill: 1001 Tennessee Street, 6-8pm

Performance: "Africa Live!" Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young at de Young (Golden Gate Park)
Bernal Heights: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, 5-8:45pm

Saturday, January 16

Jim Haynes "Another Short History of Decay" at Electric Works
SOMA: 130 8th Street, Project Room, 6-8pm

+ Katherine Westerhout "Rust Belt" at Electric Works
SOMA: 130 8th Street, 6-8pm

+ Stephen De Staebler "Recent Works" at Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Downtown: 210 Post Street, floor 2, 2-4pm

? + Carina Baumann , Cliff Hengst "Black Glass" at 2nd floor projects
Mission District: 3740 25th Street, floor 2, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

+ Closing reception: "EXERCISES IN SEEING" A one night only exhibition held entirely in the dark at Queens Nails Projects
Mission District: 3191 Mission Street, 12-4pm

+ Claire Nereim, David Berezin , Harsh Patel, Michael Guidetti, Sean Talley "Editions" at Jancar Jones Gallery
Mission District: 965 Mission Street, Suite 120, 6-9pm

+ Amy Casey at Michael Rosenthal Gallery
Mission District: 365 Valencia street, 6-9pm

Sunday, January 17

+ "75 Reasons to Live: Day 2" at SF MOMA
SOMA: 151 Third Street, Mission Street, Museumwide, Free, 11:30am-5:30pm

"The Mike Shine Show" at SF MOMA
SOMA: 151 Third Street, Mission Street, Outside the museum on Minna Street between Third and New Montgomery streets, 11am-4pm

+ "Front + Center: Weather Streams" at Headlands Center for the Arts
Marin Headlands: 944 Fort Barry , off Bunker Road, floor 1-4, 12-5pm

Monday, January 18

+ Artist Talk: "75 Reasons to Live: Day 3" at SF MOMA
SOMA: 151 Third Street, Mission Street, Museumwide, Free, 11:30am-5:30pm

Elizabeth M. Williams "Re: Interpretation" curated by Amelia Bucci at Buccis
Emeryville: 6121 Hollis Street, 5-7pm

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