2010-04-01 / Island Agenda

Island Agenda

DAILY

• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: swim lessons, water exercise and lap swimming. Open daily except Monday. Open swim: Tuesday through Thursday,1- 2 p.m., Friday through Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m. Lap swim: noon to 1 p.m. Call 749-2416 for more 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.

AN EASTER BUNNY AN EASTER BUNNY 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 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, April meetings on 1st, 15th and 29th, at 6:30 p.m., Roberts Point Park small pavilion. For more information, call Pam Greene at 749-4158.

Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday, Sharp Pavilion behind Trinityby 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, APRIL 1

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

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 2

• First Friday Art Reception, “Island Women,” at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St., 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.(See story this page.)

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

• Bake sale and prize-drawing ticket sales to help fund a trip to the Washington, D.C., People to People Academic Program, at the Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., from 4 to 7 p.m. (See story this page.)

SATURDAY, APRIL 3

• SandFest Lesson Mountain, free sand sculpting lessons, on the beach, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (See story Page 1A.)

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

• Bake sale to benefit Project Graduation, Family Center IGA, 418 S. Alister St., 8 a.m. until sold out. (See story this page.)

• Easter egg mural coloring, Community Park Pool, 700 Clark Parkway, 1 to 3 p.m. Pool admission required. (See story Page 6A.)

• Port Aransas Garden Club work day, H.G Olsen Elementary School, 100 S. Station St., 9 a.m. (See story this page.)

SUNDAY, APRIL 4

HAPPY EASTER

• Interdenominational Easter Sunday sunrise service, Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at Roberts Point Park, 6:45 a.m. (See story Page 4A.)

• Port Aransas Rotary Club annual Easter egg hunt, Community Park, 700 Clark Parkway, off Ross Avenue, promptly at 2 p.m. (See story Page 6A.)

• VFW Post 8967 Egg Fest, deviled egg cook-off, at the post, 311 N. Alister St., 2 p.m. (See story this page.)

MONDAY, APRIL 5

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 6

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

• The Port Aransas Boatmen will host a presentation on 2010 Coast Guard requirements for charter and guide boats,Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister St., 7:30 p.m. (See story Page 10A.)

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

ON THE HORIZON

April 9: Sunset Sounds concert

April 9 - 11: SandFest

April 10: Yoga on the Beach

Wildflower Walk at WEC

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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