DAILY

• Community Park Swimming Pool offers swim lessons and lap swimming, water exercise. Open daily except Mondays for swimming and more. Call 749-2416 for information. • Free use of Computer Resource Center Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; closed Sunday. 430 N. Alister St. Free e-mail. 749-4011. • Art Center for the Islands offers a variety of classes. Call 749-7334 for current information. • The University of Texas Marine Science Institute Visitors Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. • Trolley service 10 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. Wave the trolley down anywhere along the route from Roberts Point Park to Gulf Waters RV Resort on SH 361 South. Maps, schedules available at the Tourist Bureau.

7 THURSDAY

• Coffee for Winter Texans from central Midwest states, 2 p.m., Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St. See story for details.

 

• Schweppe Lecture series, 7 p.m., Visitors Center at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute. See story for details. • 'A Mostly True History of Port Aransas, Texas' presented by the Port Aransas Community Theater, 7:30 p.m., PACT theater, State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story for details. • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., 2314 State Hwy. 361 (in front of Paradise Fitness Center). Contact Lucretia Craig, 749-1192. • GED instruction, 9 a.m. - noon, JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • Rotary Club meeting, noon, Pelican's Landing Restaurant, 337 N. Alister St. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • Alcoholics Anonymous early bird meeting, 5:30 p.m., Trinity-by-the- Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, nonsmoking, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the- Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749-6449. • Does someone's drinking bother you? There's help at Inner Peace AFG Alanon for family and friends of alcoholics, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749- 6449 or 749-2889. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., "Shark Week (1) Shark Bite", 45 min. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice.

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8 FRIDAY

• 'A Mostly True History of Port Aransas, Texas' presented by the Port Aransas Community Theater, 7:30 p.m., PACT theater, State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story for details. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m., PAISD tennis courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more information. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797.

9 SATURDAY

• Citywide Garage Sale, various times and locations. See story for details. • Mardi Gras Festival, noon - 6 p.m., Sharkey's grounds, 2600 State Hwy. 361.See story for details. • 'A Mostly True History of Port Aransas, Texas' presented by the Port Aransas Community Theater, 7:30 p.m., PACT theater, State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story for details. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.

 

10 SUNDAY

• Matinee performance of 'A Mostly True History of Port Aransas, Texas' presented by the Port Aransas Community Theater, 2:30 p.m., PACT theater, State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story for details. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free.

11 MONDAY

• Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Creative writing group, 10 a.m. - noon, JELM Center library next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • Adult tennis for fun, 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., PAISD tennis courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more information. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., "Shark Week (1) - American Shark", 45 min. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice.

 

12 TUESDAY

• Book Club discussion, 6:30 p.m., Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details. • Winter Dinner (sold out) and Dance (tickets available at the door), 6 and 7 p.m., Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details.

• Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., 2314 State Hwy. 361 (in front of Paradise Fitness Center). Contact Lucretia Craig, 749-1192. • GED instruction, 9 a.m. - noon, JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6:30 p.m., 722 Tarpon St., Suite M (next to Shapes for Women), 749-5223 or 749-0502. • Body toning and stretching, 8 a.m., JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • Golden Agers Lunch Bunch for fulltime residents age 60 and over, Pollock Center. Meet at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. Call 749-5319 for reservations by Sunday. • Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Artists' Working Social, 1-3 p.m. in the JELM crafts room, 113 S. Alister St. All painters invited to work on personal projects and socialize. 749-5321. • Port Aransas Volleyball Association practice for beginners, 7-9 p.m., H.G. Olsen Elementary School gym, 100 Station St. • Alcoholics Anonymous women's meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749- 6449. Meetings are smoke-free • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., "Shark Week (1) - Shark Rebellion," 45 minutes. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice.

 

13 WEDNESDAY

• Brown Bag Lunch Series, noon, Pollock Center. See story details. • JELM Hands-On Workshop, 2-4 p.m., Pollock Center. See story for details. • GED instruction, 9 a.m. - noon, JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Ray Little, 9 a.m., Port Aransas Birding Center on the north end of Ross Avenue. Call Parks and Recreation Dept., 749-4158 for more information. • Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., PAISD tennis courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray, 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more information. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Bible study, 4 p.m., open to public. Community Presbyterian Church, JELM library, 113 S. Alister. • Kiwanis Club meeting, noon, Jay's Seafood and Spaghetti Works. All are welcome. • Adult swimming exercise class, 8:15 - 9:30 a.m., Community Park Swimming Pool, Clark Parkway off Ross Avenue. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, noon, building behind the Trinity-bythe Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. Meetings are smoke-free. • Alcoholics Anonymous beginner's meeting, 8 p.m., building behind the Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. Meetings are smoke-free. • Ala-teens, 4:30 p.m., Pollock Center. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., "Shark Week (1) - Chasing the Great White," 45 minutes. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

Feb. 16: Rotary Club Shrimp Boil Feb. 16: VFW Hog Roast Feb. 16: Cupid Invitational Tennis Tournament Feb. 22-24: Celebration of Whooping Cranes and Other Birds Feb. 23-24: Winter Old-Lympics Tennis Tournament

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