2012-01-05 / Island Agenda

ISLAND AGENDA

DAILY • Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Open Tuesday-Saturday. Water exercise: Tuesday- Friday 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and noon. Open swim: Tuesday- Friday, 1-2 p.m. and Saturday 1-5 p.m. Lap swim: Tuesday- Friday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturday 1-5 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, 7 p.m. Monday through Sunday and noon Tuesday and Wednesday, 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. • VFW dinner and dancing, 6 p.m. Saturday, VFW. $8 donation. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.

THIS WEEK THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 • Catamaran cruise, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Woody’s Sports Center. (See story Page 5B.) • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘The Life of Birds: To Fly or Not to Fly,’ 55 mins.*Subject to cancellation • VFW taco night, 6 p.m. VFW Post. • ‘Opal’s Million Dollar Duck,’ 7:30 p.m. Port Aransas Community Theatre. (See story this page.) FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 • Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 9:30 a.m. Call or visit the museum for reservations, 749-3800. • First Friday art reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Art Center. (See story this page.) • ‘Opal’s Million Dollar Duck,’ 7:30 p.m. Port Aransas Community Theatre. (See story this page.) SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 • Little Chapel on the Hill tour, 9:30 a.m. Call or visit the museum for reservations, 749-3800. • VFW Italian dinner and dance, 6 p.m. VFW Post. • Movie Time, 6:30 p.m. Community Center. (See story Page 12A.) • ‘Opal’s Million Dollar Duck,’ 7:30 p.m. Port Aransas Community Theatre. (See story this page.) MONDAY, JANUARY 9 • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘The Life of Birds: Meat Eaters,’ 55 mins.* TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 • Lunch, Leisure and Learning workshop, noon. Pollock Center. (See story Page 3B.) • We’re Having Fun workshop, 2 p.m. Girl Scout Hut. (See story Page 5A.) • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘The Life of Birds: The Limits of Endurance,’ 55 mins.* • Animal Friends of Port Aransas, 5:30 p.m. Parks and Recreation building. (See story Page 5B.) • Ellis Memorial Library Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Library. • Cart Club, 7 p.m. Secich residence. (See story Page 5A.) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 • Brown Bag lecture, noon. Community Center. (See story Page 5A.) • Free movie, 3 p.m. UTMSI Visitor Center. ‘The Life of Birds: Fishing for a Living,’ 55 min.*

*Movies are subject to cancellation without notice. ON THE HORIZON Jan. 21 • Health Fair Jan. 25 • Winter Dance Jan 28 • Parade of Homes on Mustang Island 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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