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"Still Happy", oil on canvas by Squeak Carnwath at the Crafts and Cultural Arts Gallery. Art Throb This week's art events Annette Miae Kim Artist reception for "Wedding the Divide," three large scale installations in digital video, rocks, and ink. New work by Annette Miae Kim. Thurs/23, 4-7 pm. Worth Ryder gallery, UC Berkeley, 116 Kroeber Hall, Berk. 647.5187. The Bob Schoen Quintet ACCI Gallery presents Jazz Night with live music by the Bob Schoen Quintet featuring Cheryl McBride. $10 sugg. donation at the door to benefit the ACCI Retrofit project. Fri/24, 8 pm. ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck, Berk. 843.2527. Chocolate and Chalk Art Festival The sidewalks along Solano Ave. in Berkeley and Albany are the targets of artists of all ages and types during the 6th annual Chalk Art Festival. Participants can register at 9am, and the chalking will last all day. Various other events and activities will take place throughout the weekend. Sat/25, 9 am. Peralta Park, 1561 Solano Ave., Berk. 527.5358. Alameda Museum Tours The Alameda Meyers and Garden Museum-House, ornately furnished in antiques and art objects, many original to the house will be open to docent led tours. Sat/25, 1-4 pm. Alameda Museum, 2324 Alameda Ave., Alameda. 521.1233. [ East Bay | Metroactive | Archives ]