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"Heart Strings," an exhibit by Tiffany Sankary hangs in Spettro through May. Art Throb This week's art events Artists' Talk The Kala Art Institute presents artists' talks from participants in the "Trillium Press: Past, Present and Future" exhibition. Speakers include Marie Dern, Inez Storer, Richard Lang, and David Salgado. Wed/10, 7pm. Kala Art Institute, 1060 Heinz, Oakl. 549.2977. Mary Lucier The CCAC Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts presents an artist talk by Mary Lucier whose work is current-ly on display in the "How Extraordinary That the World Exists!" group exhibition. Wed/10, 7:30pm. CCAC, Nahl Hall, 5212 Broadway, Oakl. 551.9210. Komar and Melamid Meet Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid, two artists who taught elephants in Thailand how to paint. They will talk about working with the elephant artists whose work is on display at BAM. There will also be an evening reception and auction at 7pm. Thurs/11, 9:30-11am. BAM, 2626 Bancroft, Berk. 642.0808. Fire and Light Storm Warning Eccentric Design Group and Golden Pacific Brewery host a festival of music and art inspired by the creative elements of fire and light. All proceeds benefit the production of two Burning Man installations by Light Fantastic. All ages welcome. $20 admission includes beer. Fri/12-Sat/13, 8pm-2am. Golden Pacific Brewery, 1404 4th St., Berk. 848.9400. Cristian Guerrero Artist reception for "The Art of Cristian Guerrero," an exhibition of colorful, urban cityscapes. Sat/13, 11am-5pm. Cricket Engine Studio Gallery, 499 Embarcadero at 5th Ave., Bldg. #3, Oakl. 835.1920. Sibila Savage and Sylvia Sussman Artists' talks by current Berkeley Art Center exhibiting artists, painter Slyvia Sussman and photographer Sibila Savage. Sat/13, 2pm. Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut, Berk. 644.6893. Matthew Hart Door.7. Gallery hosts an artist reception for Matthew Hart with live music by Phantom Drummer. Sat/13, 6:30-10pm. Door.7. Gallery, 2316 Telegraph, Berk. 763.6494. Virginia Sheply The Tuesday Night Art Series, in cooperation with the Artship Foundation and Oakland Art Gallery present a talk by mixed-media artist, Virginia Sheply. Tues/16, 7pm. Oakland Art Gallery, 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakl. 268.4978. [ East Bay | Metroactive | Archives ]