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Elena Zoloinitsky's work is on display at the Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios. Art Throb This week's art events Art Salon Discord Aggregate, a Bay Area group dedicated to pushing the boundaries in music, literature, film, visual art, and other forms, continues gathering every three weeks. The evening consists of one or two artist presentations, an open mic and discussions. Wed/21, 7-10pm. Check website for location www.discord-aggregate.com. Pro Arts 2001 Holiday Arts Festival Through Dec. 1. An annual exhibition and sale of unique gifts from, photography, jewelry, textiles, and ceramics created by Bay Area artists. Give the gift of art this holiday season! Wed/21-Sat/24, 11am-5pm. Pro Arts Gallery, 461 Ninth St., Oakl. 763.9425. Meet the Artists A. Molotkov, Cindy Lubar Bishop, and Pamela Zero will be in conversation about their current exhibition, "Preliminary Questions: A Gathering of impressions, details and visual translations." Fri/23, 6-8pm. Café Firenze, 2116 Shattuck Ave., Berk. 644.0155. Glass Studio Tour Oakland glass artists Bruce Pizzichillo and Dari Gordon will hold their own open studios tour, exhibiting and selling one-of-a-kind vases, bowls and sculpture. Sat/23-Sun/25, 10am-4pm. 2680 Union St., Oakl., 832.8380. Gilbert "Bobbo" Aghiable Oakland Museum of California's "Wrapped in Pride -- Ghananian Kente and African Identity" exhibit, will be hosting an on-site Kente cloth weaving demonstration by Ewe master weaver Gilbert "Bobbo" Aghiable. Bobbo will also be available for booksigning. Sat/24, 11-5pm; Sun/25, 12-4pm. Oakland Museum of California, 10th and Oak St., 2nd level, Breuner Gallery. Alameda Museum Tours There will be a docent led tour of the Alameda Meyers House and garden Museum, which is ornately furnished in antiques and art objects, many original to the house. Sat/24, 1-4pm. Alameda Historical Museum, 2324 Alameda, Alameda. 521.1233. Open Studios, Berkeley Over one hundred artists and craftspeople at studios in Berkeley will open their doors to the public. All craft media will be on exhibit and for sale. A free map is available by mail listing all participants. Sat/24-Sun/25, 11am-5pm. Berkeley Artisans Holiday Open Studios, 1250 Addison St. #214, Berk. 845.2612. Tuesday Night Art Series Artship Foundation and Oakland Art Gallery have joined to present a series of artists' lectures at the New Oakland Art Gallery. David T. Pang will discuss Tea Party Magazine and Photography. Tues/27, 7pm. Oakland Art Gallery, 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza at 14th and Broadway, Oakl. 268.4978. Musuems Alameda Historical Museum 2324 Alameda, Alameda. Free. 521.1233. Paintings of landscapes and street scenes by A. John Kammer. Through Nov. 30. * Permanent displays depicting Alameda's history. Berkeley Art Museum 2626 Bancroft, Berk. 642.0808. "Ten Shades of Green." Through Dec. 2. An architectural exhibition by Robert Marcial. *"MATRIX 195: Thomas Scheibitz 1-geometrica B." Through Jan 13. Exhibition of Scheibitz's new body of paintings. * "The Dream of the Audience: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha." Through Dec. 16. Multi-media work by Korean American artist Hak Kyung Cha (1951-1982). * "Martin Puryear: Sculpture of the 1990s." Through Dec. 16. * "The Lady at the Window: Figure Painting in the Qing Dynasty." Through February 17, 2002. * "Real/Life." Through May 26, 2002. Work by Hans Hofmann. * "Face of Buddha." Through 2003. Sculpture from India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Judah L. Magnes Museum 2911 Russell, Berk. $3 sugg. donation. 549.6950. "Ancestral Ascent." Through Dec. 31. Works by Sophia Tsavalas. * "Re-counting." Through Dec. 31. Collage panels by Taraneh Hemami. * "Telling Time: A New Twist in Time." Through May 2002. New rotation of objects from Jewish ceremonial and folk art, rare books and manuscripts, contemporary and traditional fine art, video, photography, and cultural kitsch. Mills College Art Museum 5000 MacArthur, Oakl. Free. 430.2164. "Unearthing Traditions: Japanese Expressions in Clay & Ink." Through Dec. 21. Works in clay and ink dating from prehistory to the mid-twentieth century. * "Zarina: Mapping A Life." Through Dec. 21. An exhibition of Zarina's installations, drawings, and woodblock prints. Museum of Children's Art 538 Ninth St., Ste. 210, Oakl. 465.8770 "Then and Now ... Again." Through Dec. 31. Featuring the work of children's book illustrators. Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak, Oakl. $6. 888.625.6873. "Pasajes y Encuentros: Ofrendas for the Days of the Dead." Through Nov. 25. * "Grand Lyricist: The Art of Elmer Bischoff." Through Jan. 13. * "Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity." Through Jan. 13. Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Kroeber Hall, Bancroft and Telegraph, Berk. $2. 643.7648. Closed through 2001 for renovations. [ East Bay | Metroactive | Archives ]