Island Agenda
• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Sundays and Mondays for open swim, 1- 2 p.m., Saturdays 1 to 5 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.
PARACHUTIST AT ACCESS RD 1A • 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.
• 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 TAMU-CC 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. Nov. class on the 19th, 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 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. 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 for HIV, hepatitis- C, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, 10 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of every month,JELM Center office,113 S. Alister St. Walk-ins O.K.
THIS WEEK
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
• The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas meeting, 6:30 p.m., at the home of Deno and Diana Fabrie.
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m.,‘The Shape of Life:Ultimate Animal,’ 53 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
• Emergency Service Toy Roundup begins. (See story page 6A.)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
• Trinity-by-the-Sea Day School benefit garage sale, 433 Trojan Ave., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (See story this page.)
• Keep Port Aransas Beautiful Recycle Day, Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion, Roberts Point Park, 9 a.m. to noon (See story this page.)
• Project Graduation bake sale, Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., 8 a.m. until sold out. (See story this page.)
• Free Beach Yoga class, 8 a.m. Horace Caldwell Pier. (See story this page.)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15
• Port Aransas Community Theatre open auditions, at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7 p.m. (See story Page 8A.)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16
• Port Aransas High School sewing class Sewing Fair, PAHS library, 100 S. Station St., 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.St. (See story this page )
• Port Aransas Community Theatre open auditions, at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7 p.m. (See story Page 8A.)
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘Hooked on Hummingbirds,’ 53 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘The Living Sea,’ 34 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘Tidal Seas,’ 45 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
ON THE HORIZON
Nov. 19: George Barnes Memorial Blood Drive
Nov. 20: Museum Holiday Shopping
Nov. 20, 21: Museum chapel tours
Nov. 21: Art Center 3rd Saturday
P.A. Movie Time
VFW Chili and Bean Cook-Off
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.












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