In an effort to bring locals into the Village, about 15 La Jolla art galleries have joined forces to produce La Jolla First Friday (LJFF) Art Walk. Beginning Friday, April 3, from 6 to 9 p.m., many La Jolla galleries will keep their doors open for the public, offering music and refreshments. “The aim is to draw locals, the people that live here — so often we get tourist business,” said Rhea Williams-Krueger, art consultant at Martin Lawrence Galleries. “The aim is to grab the people who live here and make it entertaining and give them a reason to come to La Jolla once a month. It’s community building.” Williams-Krueger said Martin Lawrence Gallery hired a classical guitarist, and LJFF Art Walk galleries produced a walking map for the event. “This is something they do in the gallery district of every major city in the U.S.,” Williams-Krueger said. “They’ve been doing it forever.” La Jolla’s gallery owners gathered together in an effort to create the event. According to a press release, gallery owners will create a new LJFF Art Walk the first Friday of each month. “And it’s not just good for the art galleries — if they come out here they’ll want to go out to dinner, it’s good for the whole Village,” Williams-Krueger said. Galleries participating in the event include Images of Nature, Wentworth Gallery, Martin Lawrence Gallery, Carlton Gallery, Hallmark Gallery, Contemporary Fine Arts, Sally Huss, Morrison Hotel Gallery, Peter Lik Gallery, Monarch Gallery, Derissi Studio, Simic Art Gallery, Africa & Beyond Gallery and Charles Hecht Gallery. First Friday Art Walk is free the first Friday each month.