2011-10-13 / 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-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Lap swim: Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., and Saturday- Sunday, 1-6 p.m. Call 749-2416 for more information. • Computer Center, Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject to volunteer availability. 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. • 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 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 TAMU-CC students ride free. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday, Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749-6449. • Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Monday through Friday. St. Joseph Catholic Church parish hall, 100 Station St. Nonsmoking.

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 swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • 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, first and third Friday and Saturday of each month at 9:30 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. • 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, alternating Wednesdays at the library, 710 W. Ave. A, 6 p.m. • Kiwanis Club, noon Wed., 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., first and third Tuesday of every month,JELM Center office,113 S. Alister St. Walk-ins O.K. • VFW Pool Tournament, 7 p.m., Wed., VFW, 311 N. Alister St. Free hot lunches, 12:30 p.m., Sun., Grace Community Church, 1801 S. 11th St. • VFW Meetings, 11 a.m., third Monday of month, VFW. • VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary, 11 a.m., second Tuesday of month, VFW. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.

THIS WEEK

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13

• UTMSI Visitor Center movie - cancelled. • Paint Out, locations around town. (See story Page 11A.) • Parrot Heads of Port Aransas, 6:30 p.m. Thomas’ house. (See story Page 11A.)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14

• Paint Out, locations around town. (See story Page 11A.) • Harvest Moon Regatta, boats begin arriving all day. Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in Roberts Point Park. (See story Page 1B.) • Sunset Sounds, 7-9 p.m. Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. (See story this page.)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15

• Paint Out, quick draw 9:30-11:30 a.m. Alister Street between Cotter Avenue and Avenue G. (See story Page 11A.) • Harvest Moon Regatta, all boats arrive by 1 p.m. Pavilion. (See story Page 1B.) • Old Town Festival, all day. Locations around town. (See story Page 1A.) • PA Art About, 4-8 p.m. Locations around town. (See story this page.)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16

• Harvest Moon Regatta, Rum Mary Party 8-10 a.m. Pavilion. (See story Page 1B.) • VFW troops drive collection, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Family Center IGA. (See story Page 5A.) • Gueldner benefit, 1 p.m. Bernie’s Beach House. (See story Page 11A.) • Port Aransas Community Theatre auditions, 7 p.m. Theatre. (See story Page 14A.)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17

• Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘If We Had No Moon,’ 50 min.*Subject to cancellation. • Port Aransas Community Theatre auditions, 7 p.m. Theatre. (See story Page 14A.)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18

• Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘Next World: Future Life on Earth,’ 60 min.* • Port Aransas Community Theatre auditions, 7 p.m. Theatre. (See story Page 14A.)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19

• UTMSI Visitor Center movie - cancelled.

ON HORIZON

Oct. 23 PTO Fall Festival
Oct. 29 Fall Back Festival

The Island agenda is free of charge to non-profit organizations of Port Aransas for announcements of meetings and special events. To list an event or meeting, call 749-5131 or e-mail southjetty@centurytel.net BEFORE NOON MONDAY.

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