Island Agenda

DAILY

• Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Mondays for open swim, 1- 6 p.m., and more. Call 749-2416 for lap swim hours and information.

• 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: Classes, workshops. 749-7334.

• The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) Visitors Center: Open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. -- 5 p.m. Free.

• Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett street. 1 - 5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday.

• Trolley: 10 a.m. - 5:55 p.m. Wave down anywhere along the route from Roberts Point Park to Beach Access Rd 1A and State Hwy. 361 South. Maps, schedules available at the Tourist Bureau.

Dog days of summer

WEEKLY

• Free Wetland Education Center tours, UTMSI, 10 a.m. Tues.,Thurs., and Sat.

• Free low impact aerobics, JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St., Mon., Wed. and Fri., 8 a.m.

• Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too, 7 a.m., Tues., Wed., Thurs., community park swimming pool parking lot. Contact Steve Canion, 749-3388.

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

• Adult water exercise classes, 60 minutes, 8:30 a.m. and noon, Tues. – Fri. community park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway.

• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday, Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749-6449.

• Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., and 7 p.m. Mon. and Wed., PAISD courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray 749-4861 or 749-5131.

• Story Time, 10:30 – 11 a.m. Sat., Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 749-4116.

• Creative writing group, 10-noon Mon., JELM library, 113 S. Alister St.

• Golden Agers Lunch Bunch - full-time residents age 60 and over, Roberts Point Park. Meet at 11:30 a.m. Tues. Bring a sack lunch. Lunch at noon. Call 749-5319 for more information.

• Port Aransas Volleyball Assoc. Tues., H.G. Olsen Elementary School gym, 100 Station St.

• Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Nan Dietert, 9 a.m., Wed. 749-4158.

• Kiwanis Club, noon Wed., Jay’s Seafood and Spaghetti Works, 710 State Hwy. 361.

THIS WEEK

KIDS’ CALENDAR, PAGE 7A

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘Explosion of Life,’ 53 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

• Port Aransas Community Theatre summer youth production, ‘Shoot-out at Darby Wells, 7:30 p.m., at PACT, 2327 State Hwy. 361. (See story Page 7A.)

• First Friday Art Reception, Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St., 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

• Port Aransas Community Theatre summer youth production, ‘Shoot-out at Darby Wells, 7:30 p.m., at PACT, 2327 State Hwy. 361. (See story Page 7A.)

• Yoga on the Beach, 8 a.m. at Horace Caldwell Pier. Free. (See story this page.)

• Water Wackiness, Community Park pool, 700 Clark Parkway. Extended pool hours, wet fun and games. (See story this page.)

MONDAY, AUGUST 10

• Port Aransas Rotary Club Champagne Cruise and Mini Taste of Port Aransas tickets go on sale. (See story this page.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘Climate on the Edge,’ 52 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

• WIC representatives in Port Aransas at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

• Free Diabetes Seminar, Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (See story this page.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘Open Ocean,’ 45 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

• PAISD new student registration, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. (See story page 7A.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘Origins,’ 53 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

August 13: Free meditation class
August 14: Sunset Sounds concert
August 22: Port Aransas Museum oral history workshop
August 24: Back to school

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.