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.
• 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.
DINING AROUND
• 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 Jan. 21, 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 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 third Tuesday of every month,JELM Center office,113 S. Alister St. Walk-ins O.K.
THIS WEEK
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
• UTMSI Public Lecture Series, UTMSI Visitor Center auditorium, end of Cotter St., near the beach, 7 p.m. (See story Page 11A.)
• Parrot Heads of Port Aransas to meet at Benie’s Beach House, 730 Trout St., 6:30 p.m. (See story Page 12A.)
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘The Life of Birds: Fishing for a Living,’ 55 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29
• Free H1N1 flu vaccinations, Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (See story this page.)
• Trinity-by-the-Sea Day School Winter Carnival, parish hall, 433 Trojan Ave., 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (See story Page 8A.)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30
• City-Wide Garage Sale (See story Page 4A.)
• Port Aransas Community Theater auditions, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 1 p.m. (See story this page.)
• VFW Post 8967 Ladies Auxiliary dinner and dance, at the post, 311 N. Allister St. Dinner at 5 p.m., bbq chicken, mashed potatoes, veggies and dessert. Music at 6:30 p.m., country western singer Willy Stafford.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31
• Port Aransas Community Theater auditions, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 1 p.m. (See story this page.)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘Shark Week: American Shark,’ 45 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
• City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Ground Hog Day Stroll, Fred Rhodes Pavilion in Roberts Point Park, 10 a.m. (See story Page 12A.)
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘Volcanoes of the Deep Sea,’ 45 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
• Deadline to register for Cupid’s Tennis Tournament. (See story Page 5B.)
• Brown Bag lecture series, noon, Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St.. (See story Page 3B.)
• Red Hat Island Trash auction of Red Hat memorabilia, 2 p.m., to benefit the ARK, LaMirage Condominiums rec room, 5973 State Hwy. 361, open to the public. (See story Page 4A.)
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘Planet Earth: Shallow Seas,’ 60 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.
ON THE HORIZON
Feb. 5: First Friday Art Reception
Feb. 6 - 7: Library Book Sale
Feb. 9: Library Book Club meeting
Feb. 13: VFW Smoked Pork Dinner
Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup
Feb. 20: Rotary Shrimp Boil
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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