Opening receptions for the Eastern Shore Art Center’s May exhibits will be held during First Friday ArtWalk, May 4, from 6-8 pm. Wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres will be served along with live music.

Admission is free for members and $2 for non-members.

The featured exhibits are:

• Whiting Gallery: Art and Flowers — April showers bring … May flowers to ESAC. Paintings by Susan Acree, Janie Brown, Phyllis Cleaver, Linda Colclough, Jolane Edwards, Eugenia Foster, Katherine Fowler, Chris Hartsfield, Stacy Howell, Holly Irwin, Benita Hatfield McNider, Nancy Raia, Maurine Shorkey, Kathleen Taupeka and Colette Waite will be interpreted in flower arrangements by local professional and amateur designers.

Participating designers to date are Carl Clark and staff of Southern Veranda; Dennis Harris of Zimlich the Florist; Melanie Lobel of Zimlich Brothers; Claudia Ainsworth, Katchie Cane, Vicky Wilson and Reva Lewis of Gas Pump Gallery; Kitty Chew and Tina Merideth of Garden Gate Florist; LaNae Denson of Cleveland the Florist; Rose Bud Florist; and Flowers Etc.

Join us for the Preview Night on Thursday, from 6 until 8, to see the floral designers at work. Admission is $10 per person. Join us for wine and hors d’ouvres and an evening of creative fun.

• Woolley and Wilson galleries: Paint the Town and Treasures Auction Party — Come bid on scenes of Fairhope painted by Ann Calagaz, Pat D’Olive, Charlotte Green, Erin Fitzhugh Gregory, Bill Harrison, Denise Inge, Theresa Lepre, Jean-Marie McDonnell, Taylor Moore, Candi Richards and Val Webb.

Bidding begins during the Arts and Flowers Preview Party and concludes at 8 p.m. on First Friday ArtWalk.

• The Courtyard Gallery: Amazing Grace, works by Stephanie Morris and Winthrop Corey — Morris is a third-generation portrait painter and received her degree in art from Spring Hill College, attended graduate school at the University of Georgia and studied at the Art Students League in New York City.

She has been a commissioned portrait artist since her high school years and has paintings hanging in private collections throughout the U.S. and England.

Amazing Grace is an extensive collection of Morris’ talented career as an artist.

Corey, artistic director of the Mobile Ballet Co., holds the distinction of having been a principal dancer with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet and National Ballet of Canada. He started creating costumes 30 years ago and his design and construction of the classical tutu has gained him national attention, having been worn by principal dancers of the Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theater Studio Co., The Hartford Ballet, The Ruth Mitchell Dance Theater and the Atlanta Dance Theater.

Fifteen of Corey’s beautiful creations, which exemplify grace in motion, can be seen hanging amongst Morris’ portraits through the month of May.

For more information, call Rebekah Phillips at (251) 928-2228 or visit www.easternshoreartcenter.com.