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.

BLUE HERON REFLECTED • 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, March meetings on 4th and18th, at 6:30 p.m.,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.

• Port Aransas Museum tours of the Little Chapel on the Hill, third Friday and Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. Call or visit the museum for reservations, 749-3800.

• 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, FEBRUARY 25

• Registration opens for the 14th annual Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A, 1:30 to 6 p.m. (See story Page. 1A.)

• Port Aransas Community Theatre performance of ‘Blithe Spirit,’ at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

• University of Texas Marine Science Institute Public Lecture Series, at UTMSI Visitors’ Center Auditorium, at the end of Cotter Ave., near the beach, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. (See story Page 12A.)

• Relay For Life reception for survivors and caregivers, in the Dolphin Room at Cline’s Landing, 1000 N. Station St., 5 to 6:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

• Parrot Heads of Port Aransas February happy hour at the Port Aransas Brewing Company, 429 N. Alister St., at 6:30 p.m. Members should bring a donation for the Helping Hands Food Pantry.

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘Blue Planet: Ocean World,’ 45 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26

• 14th annual Whooping Crane Festival, Headquartered at Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A. (See story Page. 1A.)

• Port Aransas Community Theatre performance of ‘Blithe Spirit,’ at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

• Sand Slam poetry competition,Tarpon Ice House, 321 N. Alister St. Sign up by 7:30 p.m., performances at 8 p.m.(See story this page 4B.)

• Free, Guided Beach Walk, Horace Caldwell Pier at 9a.m.(See story Page 10A.)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27

• 14th Annual Whooping Crane Festival, Headquartered at Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A. (See story Page. 1A.)

• Sixth annual Port Aransas Kiwanis Club Beach Dash, on the beach, 8 a.m. (See story Page 3B.)

• Port Aransas Community Theatre performance of ‘Blithe Spirit,’ at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

• Texas Independence Relay bake sale, Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.(See story Page 4B.)

• VFW Post 8967 Ladies Auxiliary dinner and dance, at the post, 311 N. Allister St. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., $8 donation requested, Lasagna, salad and dessert. Music at 6:30 p.m. by Tequila Sunrise

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28

• 14th Annual Whooping Crane Festival, Headquartered at Port Aransas Civic Center, 700 W. Ave. A. (See story Page 1A.)

• Port Aransas Community Theatre matinee performance of ‘Blithe Spirit,’ at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy. 361, 2:30 p.m. (See story this page.)

MONDAY, MARCH 1

• Marlin Athletic Booster Club meeting, Port Aransas ISD administration board room, 100 S. Station St., 6:30 p.m. (See story Page 3B.)

• Red Hat auction, La Mirage Condominiums conference room, 5973 State Hwy. 361, 2 p.m. (See story this page.)

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

• Sushi Tasting event to benefit the Art Center for the Islands.Two seatings, 6 and 8:30 p.m., Pelican Club, 914 Tarpon St. (See story this page.)

• Port Aransas Dart Association Awards Banquet, VFW Post 8967, 311 N. Alister St., 7 p.m. (See story Page 4B.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘How the Earth was Made: Hawaii,’ 47 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

• Brown Bag lecture series, noon, Pollock Center, 129 S. Alister St.. (See story Page 1B.)

• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., ‘Planet Earth: Pole to Pole,’ 60 min. Subject to cancellation without notice.

ON THE HORIZON

March 4: Spring Style Show

March 5: First Friday Art Reception

March 5-7: Performances of ‘Uncle Phil’s Diner,’ Pollock Center

March 6: Museum benefit dinner

March 8: Museum Public Lecture

March 15-19: Spring Break
Spring Break Art Camp

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.