Mark your calendar for Monday, Jan. 25. It’s time for the 13th annual Port Aransas Merchant’s Dine Around, set for Monday, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The number of tickets to be sold is limited, according to Ann Bracher Vaughan, executive director of the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau.

The event is a way to showcase restaurants and shops in Port Aransas.

Participants can sample small portions of island cuisine at restaurants, enjoy dessert and beverage samples at Port Aransas shops and boutiques, and socialize.

The cost is $15. Tickets may be purchased at the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau at 403 W. Cotter Ave., or at Bilmore & Son Hardware at 115 N. Alister St.

Participating restaurants and bars include: Barnacle Bill’s Pier House and Grill, Bundy’s, Castaways Seafood & Grill, Crazy Cajun Seafood Restaurant, Fins Grill & Icehouse, Kody’s, La Playa Mexican Grille, Little Joe’s Smoke’n Grill, Lovett’s Bar, Miss K Catering & Gourmet Food, Moby Dick’s Restaurant & Gift Shop, Pelican’s Landing Restaurant, Port “A” Pizzeria, Port A Coast Club, Port Aransas Brewing Company, Quicksilver Café, Seafood & Spaghetti Works, The Gaff, Trout Street Bar & Grill, Venetian Hot Plate and Wild Horse Saloon and Grill.

Shops, boutiques and other businesses include A Mano, Art Center for the Islands, Cita Resort Interiors, Coastal Closet, Felder Gallery, Gratitude Gift Shoppe, Mustang Island Art Gallery, Salt Grass Boutique and Stephanie’s Stuff.

For more information contact the chamber at 749-5919 or 800-45- COAST.