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.

CONQUERING THE COAST • Flexi-B bus service between Port Aransas and Corpus Christi by appointment. Call City Hall, 749- 4111 to make reservations. Picks up passengers at 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Mon. – Fri. and at 10 a.m. Sat. Leaves Corpus Christi at 3:30 p.m. Mon. – Sat. $1.25 each way. Del Mar and TAMUCC students ride free.

WEEKLY

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

• 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., 9:30 a.m. and noon, Tues. – Fri. community park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway.

• Low-Impact Aerobics, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8 to 9 a.m., at the JELM Center, 113 S. Alister. Class is free, but $1 donation to the center is appreciated.

• Meditation and relaxation class, alternating Thursdays, beginning Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m.Roberts Point Park small pavilion. In bad weather, at the Girl Scout Hut, 739 W. Ave. A. For more information, call Pam Greene at 749-4158.

• Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday, Sharp Pavilion behind Trinityby 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 - fulltime 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. Mon., 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.

• Project FREE Free, anonymous and confidential testing will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Friday of each month,First Baptist Church, 200 N. Station St.Walk-ins O.K., free testing for HIV, hepatitis-C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.

THIS WEEK

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

• Harvest Moon Regatta boats leave Galveston. (See story Page 1A.)

• No movie shown today, UTMSI Visitors Center.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

• Mardis Gras in October, fundraiser gala for the Port Aransas Education Foundation, 7-10 p.m., Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A (See story Page 1A.)

• First Friday Art Reception, ‘Fireworks and Bling,’ 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. (See story this page.)

• Harvest Moon Regatta boats arrive in Port Aransas. (See story Page 1A.)

• ‘Broken Up,’ at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

• South Texas Music Fest - Chili, Barbecue and Bean Cook-off, Sharkey’s Beach Club parkling lot, 2600 State Hwy. 361, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (See story Page 1A.)

• MustangFest car show, music and more, Island Moorings Yacht Club and Marina, 1 to 10 p.m. (See story Page 1A.)

• Sand and Surf walk/run, benefit for Community Presbyterian Church youth ministry. Registration 7 a.m., Port Aransas High School tennis courts, 100 S. Station. (See story Page 8A.)

• Trinity-by-the-Sea Day School 10-year anniversary celebration, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., 433 Trojan St. (See story Page 7A.)

• ‘Broken Up,’ at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

• Harvest Moon Regatta awards and banquet. (See story this page 1A.)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

• Harvest Moon Regatta boats sail home. (See story Page 1A.)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5

• No movie shown today, UTMSI Visitors Center.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

• 26th annual National Night Out. (See story Page 2B.)

• No movie shown today, UTMSI Visitors Center.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘Survival Island,’ 40 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON Oct. 9: Sunset Sounds

Oct. 11: Kiwanis Club Golf Tournament

Oct. 16: Blood Drive

Oct. 17: Port A Art About

KPAB Dunk Your Junk Art Center 3rd Sat. Sale

Oct. 31: Fall Back Festival

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.