Island Agenda
• 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 • 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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