•First Friday art reception and sale, Friday May 1, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

• Deadline to buy tickets for Fiesta de Mayo, Friday, 5-1.

• Art center benefit sushi & wine tasting, Monday, May 4, at Pelican Club. Call 749-4888 or 749-7334 for tickets.

Workshops and classes:

•Drop in and Draw: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $13.50 members, $15 non-members.

•Soft Pastels or Oil Painting: Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon, $13.50 members, $15 nonmembers.

• Beginning and Intermediate Watercolor: Fridays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $25 drop-ins or $80 for four classes.

Register now for summer youth art camps, June 15-19 and

July 6-10, third through fifth

graders. $15 per week.

Art Center for the Islands, 323

N. Alister St., 749-7334