Island Agenda

DAILY

• Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway, offers swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for swimming, 1- 6 p.m., and more. Call 749-2416 for information. • Free use of Computer Center, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; S aturday 10 a.m. - 2 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 at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) 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 State Hwy. 361 South. Maps, schedules available at the Tourist Bureau.

21 THURSDAY

• Port Aransas City Council meeting, 5 p.m., city hall, 710 W. Ave. A. • Turtle Hatching promotional event of sale slated for Nov. 8 that will benefit the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK), 5:30-7:30 p.m., Back Porch Bar, 132 W. Cotter Ave. See story this page for details. • New time: Free fitn ess class for permanent residents and school district taxpayers, 4 p.m., H.G. Olsen Elementary gym. Call 749-6990. • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., meet at Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool parking lot. Contact Steve Canion, 749-3388. • Rotary Club meeting, noon, Pelican's Landing Restaurant, 33 7 N. Alister St. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m., 6-7 p.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, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749-6449. • Does someon e'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 Ch urch, 4 33 Trojan. 749-6449 or 749-2889. Meetings are smoke-free. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., 'Life in the Sea: Survival,' 18 m in u tes . Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

22 FRIDAY

• Opening of 'Radio Notes from an Island,' 7:30 p. m., PACT theater, corner of State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story this page for details.

• Registration for the Texas Women Anglers Tournament, 6:30 p.m., Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. See story Page 11A for details. • Port Aransas Poetry San Slam, 8 p.m., Sips Wine and Coffee Bar, 162 W. Cotter Ave. See story this page for details.

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• Free guided beach walk, 9 a.m. on the beach at Horace Caldwell Pier. See story Page 2B for details. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Final family Swim Night, 7 - 8:30 p.m., summer only, Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 to 9:15 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m., PAISD tennis courts on S tation Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more information. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-bythe Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.

23 SATURDAY

• 'Radio Notes from an Island,' 7:30 p.m., PACT theater, cor ner of State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story this page for details. • Fishing in the Texas Women Anglers Tournament. See story on Page 11A for details. • Story Time, 10:30 - 11 a.m., Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 749-4116. • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., meet at Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool parking lot. Contact Steve Canion, 749-3388. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion Trinity-by-the-Sea Episc opal Church, 433 Troja n, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.

24 SUNDAY

• Awards brunch for the Texas Women Anglers Tournament, 10: a.m., Civic Center. See story on Page 11 A for details. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free.

25 MONDAY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

• Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. • New time: Free fitness class for permanent residents and school district taxpayers, 4 p.m., H.G. Olsen Elementary gym. Call 749-6990. • 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., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., 'Coral Seas,' 45 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice. 26 Tuesday • New time: Free fitness class for permanent residents and school district taxpayers, 4 p.m., H.G. Olsen Elementary gym. Call 749-6990. • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., meet at Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool parking lot. Contact Steve Canion, 749-3388. • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6:30 p.m., 722 Tarpon St., S uite 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 to 9:15 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 by Sunday for reservations. • 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, general meeting at noon, women's meeting, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., 'What Makes a Fish a Fish,' 37 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

27 WEDNESDAY

• Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., meet at Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool parking lot. Contact Steve Canion, 749-3388. • Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Ray Little, 9 a.m., Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center on the south 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. • 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 to 9:15 a.m., Commun i ty P ark swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway off Ross Avenue. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting at noon, beginners meeting at 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind the Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. Meetings are smoke-free. • Ala-teens, 4:30 p.m., Pollock Center. • Free mo vie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p. m., 'Open Ocean,' 45 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

Sept. 5: Champagne Cruise

THE ISLAND AGENDA IS FREE OF CHARGE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF PORT ARANSAS FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF MEETINGS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. CALL 749-5131 OR E-MAIL SOUTHJETTY@CENTURYTEL.NET BEFORE NOON TUESDAY TO LIST AN EVENT OR MEETING.