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.

• 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.

KEN YARBROUGH SPORTS A CHRISTMAS HAT • 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. December class on the 17th, 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 and thirdTuesday of every month,JELM Center office,113 S. Alister St. Walk-ins O.K.

THIS WEEK

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10

 

• Parrot Heads of Port Aransas Christmas Party. Bring a dish to share, a white elephant gift and a donation to the Helping Hands Food Pantry. At the Thomas home, 6:30 p.m.

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘The Life of Birds: To Fly or Not to Fly’ 55 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

Friday, December 11

 

• PACT Christmas Review, at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12

 

• PACT Christmas Review, at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

• P.A. Movie Time, City Council Chambers, 710 W. Ave. A. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the movie starts at 6:55 p.m. Free. (See story this page.)

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

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13

 

• PACT Christmas Review, at the theater, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 2:30 p.m. matinee only. (See story this page.)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14

 

• Christmas Bird Count (See story Page 11A.)

• PAHS Cheer Clinic begins. (See story Page 5A.)

• Enchanted Holiday Forest open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 14 - 18, and Dec. 21 - 23. Also open 5 p.m. to about 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15, for the annual Children’s Christmas party. (See story page 1B.)

• Representatives from the Women, Infants and Children’s nutritional program at the Family Center IGA parking lot, 416 S. Alister St., (See story this page.)

• Relay For Life meetings at the JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. Committe meetings at noon and 6 p.m., captains’ meeting at 7 p.m. (See story Page 4B. )

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘The Life of Birds: Finding Partners,’ 55 min.Subject to cancellation without notice.

Tuesday, December 15

 

• Annual Children’s Christmas Party with Santa, in the Enchanted Holiday Forest, Port Aransas Civic Center, 5 to 7 p.m. (See story Page 5A.)

• The Brundrett Middle School bands holiday concert,Brundrett Middle School gym, at the corner of Avenue B and 10th Street, 7 p.m.(See story Page 8A.)

• PTO meeting with children’s Christmas music program to follow. H.G. Olsen Elementary School gym, 100 S. Station St. 6:30 p.m.(See story Page 5A.)

• Enchanted Holiday Forest open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 14 - 18, and Dec. 21 - 23. (See story Page 1B.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘The Life of Birds: The Limits of Enddurance,’ 55 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

Wednesday, December 16

 

• Friends of the Library meeting, Ellis Memorial Library meeting room, 710 W. Ave. A, 6 p.m. (See story Page 3B.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, ‘The Life of Birds: Fishing for a Living,’ 55 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

Dec. 14 - 23: Enchanted Holiday Forest

Dec. 17: PAHS holiday band concert

Dec. 18: Toy Round-up ends

Dec.18, 19: Port Aransas Museum tours of Little Chapel on the Hill

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.