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 Resource 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 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.

Palms at sunset

26 THURSDAY

• Registration for the Port Aransas Master Billfish Tournament, 3-7 p.m., Upper Deck at Trout Street Bar and Grill. 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.

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

• New class! Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., and 6-7 p.m., Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway.

• Alcoholics Anonymous early bird meeting, 5:30 p.m., Trini ty-by-the-Sea Epis copal 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., ‘Survival: Life in the Sea,’ 18 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

27 FRIDAY

• Fishing begins in the Port Aransas Masters Billfish Tournament. Weigh station at Virginia’s on the Bay open from 6 to 10 p.m. See story for details.

• Poetry slam, 8 p.m., sips Wine and Coffee Bar, 162 W. Cotter Ave. See story for details.

• Free, guided beach walk, 9 a.m. next to red flag at Horace Caldwell Pier. See story for details.

• Family Swim Night, 7 – 8:30 p.m., summer only, Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool.

• 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.

• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.

28 SATURDAY

• Dog races, 10 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park. See story for details.

• Final day of fishing in the Port Aransas Masters Billfish Tournament. Weigh station at Virginia’s on the Bay closes at 6 p.m. See story 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., 2314 State Hwy. 361 (in front of Paradise Fitness Center). Contact Lucretia Craig, 749-1192.

• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Sharp Pavilion Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.

29 SUNDAY

• Brunch and awards for the Port Aransas Masters Billfish Tournament, 10:30 a.m., Trout Street Bar and Grill. See story 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.

30 MONDAY

• 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., ‘Dolphins,’ 14 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

1 JULY, TUESDAY

• Keep Port Aransas Beautiful, Inc. annual meeting, 6 p.m., Bill Ellis Memorial Library.

• 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.

• 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.

• New class! Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., and 6 -7 p.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., ‘Into the Deep,’ 35 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

2 JULY, WEDNESDAY

• 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.

• Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Ray Little, 9 a.m., Leonabelle Turnbull 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.

• 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.

• New class! Adult swimming exercise class, 8:15 - 9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.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., ‘Life in the Sea: Survival,’ 18 minutes. Movies are subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

July 3-6: 73rd Deep Sea Roundup

July 12-13: Outboard Fishing Tournament

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