The first Art After Dark of the season will kick off from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 6, in downtown Waynesville.

Presented by the Waynesville Gallery Association, Art After Dark takes place the first Friday of each month May through December. Enjoy a stroll through working studios and galleries on Main Street, Depot Street and in Historic Frog Level. Flags denote participating galleries and pianist Steve Whiddon is musician on the street for the evening.

Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 is hosting an artist reception during Art After Dark for its new exhibition, “310 ART Contemporary Works from the Rivers Arts District,” with work from Waynesville, Asheville, and Hendersonville artists.

Gallery Two Six Two’s featured artists for May are watercolorists Pamela Haddock and Margaret Roberts.

Textures will feature new work by painters Joe Parrot and Sarah Faulkner, and potter John Nickerson, along with live blues music by Karen “Sugar” Barnes. At T. Pennington Art Gallery, come see a recently completed Biltmore Estate drawing and a 2011 St. Nicholas that Teresa Pennington will be working on during Art After Dark.

Twigs and Leaves Gallery will feature jewelry fashioned by Carolyn Brigman.

828.452.9284 or visit www.waynesvillegalleryassociation.com.