2009-11-19 / Island Agenda

Island Agenda

DAILY

• 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.

MARLIN FAN, ERIN REAVES MARLIN FAN, ERIN REAVES 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.

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.

Friends of the Library, meets on alternating Wednesdays at the Ellis Memorial Public Library, 710 W. Ave. A, 6 p.m.

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 Tuesday of every month,JELM Center office,113 S. Alister St. Walk-ins O.K.

THIS WEEK

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

• George Barnes Memorial Blood Drive, Family Center IGA parking lot, 418 S. Alister St., Coastal Bend Blood Center mobile unit,11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.(See story this page.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m.,‘The Shape of Life:Ultimate Animal,’ 53 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

• Port Aransas Museum tour of the Little Chapel on the Hill, reservations required, 3 p.m. (See story this page.)

• Port Aransas Museum Holiday Shopping Party, at the museum, corner of Alister and Brundrett Streets, 5 - 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

• VFW Bean and Chili Cook-off, at the post parking lot, 311 N. Alister St. (See story Page 10A.)

• Port Aransas Museum tour of the Little Chapel on the Hill, reservations required, 3 p.m. (See story this page.)

• Brundrett Middle School eighth grade benefit bake sale, Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., 8:30 a.m. until sold out. (See story Page 8A.)

• Art Center for the Islands Third Saturday Sale, 323 N. Alister St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.(See story this page.)

• P.A. Movie Time, ‘Night of the Blood Beast,’ city council chambers, 710 W. Ave. A, doors open 6:30 p.m., movie at 6:55 p.m. Free (See story this page.)

• Port Aransas Community Theatre open auditions, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 2:30 p.m. (See story this page)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22

• First Baptist Church community Thanksgiving dinner, open to the public, Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A, 6 p.m. (See story Page 2B.)

• Port Aransas Community Theatre open auditions, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7 p.m. (See story this page)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24

• Interdenominational Thanksgiving service, Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 100 N. Station St., 6 p.m. (See story Page 2B.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘The Living Sea,’ 34 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25

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

ON THE HORIZON

Nov. 26: Thanksgiving

Nov. 27: Free, guided beach walk

Dec. 4: ‘Rudolph’ at PACT

Dec. 5: Carolers Afloat

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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