The water is hot and so is the air, but there are several reasons to consider a stroll in the Spa City FRIDAY NIGHT: 1. New pottery by Michael Ashley and paintings by Dolores Justus at Justus Fine Art, 827 Central; glass on copper work by Houston Llew at Gallery Central, 800 Central; paintings by Caryl Joy Young at Gallery 726, 726 Central; raku by Kelly Edwards and wire art by Bart Soutendijk at Blue Moon, 718 Central; mixed media by Lori Arnold at Alison Parsons Galley, and the regulars at American Art Gallery, Taylor's Contemporanea and other venues in the heart of Hot Springs.

Galleries will be open until 9 p.m. and will surely serve cool libations.