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.; Saturday 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.

18 THURSDAY

SURFING WAVES FROM HURRICANE IKE

• Thursday Night Live, Christian praise music, 7:30 p.m., Pelican's Landing courtyard, 337 N. Alister St.

• 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.

• Rotary Club meeting, noon, Pelican's Landing Restaurant, 337 N. Alister St.

• Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 to 9:15 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, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind 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. Meetings are smoke-free.

• Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., 'Antarctica,' 38 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

19 FRIDAY

• Turtle "hatching" at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St., 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open to public, 749-7334.

• 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 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, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.

20 SATURDAY

• Bake sale by Jade Mouton to raise funds for the American Heart Association, 2:30 p.m., Family Center IGA, 416 Alister St.

• Third Saturday Art Sale, Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St., 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

• Benefit dinner and auction for J.B. Atkinson, at the Coast Club, 102 3 State Hwy. 361, suite A. Dinner from 3 to 6 p.m., silent auction noon to close, live music throughout the day and evening.

• 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 Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.

21 SUNDAY

• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free.

22 MONDAY

• 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., 'Dive to Shark Volcano,' 50 minutes.  Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

23 TUESDAY

• 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., 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 to 9:15 a.m., Port Arans as Community Park swim ming 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., 'Galapagos,' 39 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

24 WEDNESDAY

• 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. , Community Park 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 movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ' King Ranch: An Enduring Legacy,' 30 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

Oct. 3: Mardi Gras in October Oct. 4: Sand and Surf Run Oct. 11: Kiwanis Club Golf Tournament Oct. 16-18: Harvest Moon Regatta Oct. 25: Port A Art About

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