Island Agenda
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.
24 THURSDAY
Kiwanis Club Great Potato Bake, 5-7 p.m., Sandcastle Conference Center, 800 Sand
Castle Drive. 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. No movie today: Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., "Birding: Pale Male", 60 min. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice.  | | SOARING BROWN PELICAN 2008 |
| 25 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. Free, guided beach walk, 9 a.m., Horace Caldwell Pier. 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.
26 SATURDAY
'Digology' program by City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department,
starts at 9 a.m. at the Pollock Center, 129 Alister St., then on to Charlies'
Pasture. 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. Third Saturday Sale, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. 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.
27 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.
28 MONDAY
Port Aransas Merchants Association Dine Around, 5-8 p.m. See story for details. Hands On Workshop by Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, 2-4 p.m., Pollock Center. See story for details. 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.
29 TUESDAY 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, Trinityby the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smokefree. 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.
30 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. 2-3: Book Sale Feb. 9: Citywide Garage Sale Feb. 22-24: Celebration of Whooping Cranes and Other Birds
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