Island Agenda

Daily

• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway:
Open Tuesday-Saturday. Hours: Water exercise: Tuesday, noon. Open
swim: Tuesday-Thursday, 1-2 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Lap swim
(shared time): Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday,
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Lap swim
only: Saturday, noon-1 p.m. Deep water aerobics, Wednesday-Friday,
1 p.m. Youth lessons, Tuesday-Friday for 2 weeks each session, 9:40-
10:20 a.m. or 10:30-11:10 a.m. Private and semi-private lessons also
available. Call Bonney at the pool, 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.
• Farley Boat Works, Ave. C near Cut-off Rd. 1-5 p.m. Thursday –
Saturday. Boat work done Tues.-Fri., 6 p.m.-?
• 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. Non-smoking.

Weekly

• Free Wetland Education Center tours, UTMSI, 10 a.m. Tues.,
Thurs., Sat.
• Deep Water Aerobics, Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool,
700 Clark Parkway: Tuesday – Thursday, 1 p.m., $1.50.
• Pedaling at the Preserve, Every other Monday, 10 a.m., Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture. 749-4158.
• Walk and Talk, 9 a.m. First and third Thursday, Nature Preserve at
Charlie’s Pastue. 749-4158.
• 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, 8:30 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 9:15 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.
• Tot Time, Tuesday – Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., Girl Scout Hut. Tardy
attendees welcome.
• Port Aransas Volleyball Assoc.: Anyone interested in playing should
contact Butch Findley at 749-5554.
• 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.
• Free hot lunches, 12:30 p.m., Sun., Grace Community Church,
1801 S. 11th St.
• VFW meetings, 11 a.m., third Sunday of month, VFW.
• VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary, 11 a.m., second Tuesday of month, VFW.
• VFW Taco Night, Thursday nights through Feb. 28.
• VFW Shuffleboard Tournaments, 2 p.m. Wednesdays. VFW.
• VFW Group Shuffleboard, Fridays at 2 p.m. and Mondays at 7 p.m. VFW.
• Aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.

This Week
Thursday, March 7

• Walk and Talk, 9 a.m., Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture.
(See story Page 8A.)
• Fishing Lesson, 11 a.m., meet at Civic Center parking lot.
(See story Page 8A.)
• Fashions and Flip Flops, 12:30 p.m., Civic Center. (See story
this page.)
• Free movie, 3 p.m., UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Drain the Ocean:
See What Lies Beneath Our Seas,’ 90 min.*
• UTMSI Lecture, 7 p.m., UTMSI Visitor’s Center. (See story
this page.)
• “Red, White and Tuna,” 7:30 p.m., Port Aransas Community
Theatre. (See story this page.)

Friday, March 8

• Winter Walking Tour, 9 a.m., Nature Preserve at Charlie’s
Pasture. (See story Page 8A.)
• ‘Red, White and Tuna,’ 7:30 p.m., Port Aransas Community
Theatre. (See story this page.)

Saturday, March 9

• Yoga on the Beach, 8 a.m., Horace Caldwell Pier. (See story
Page 8A.)
• Spring PHling, 4-9 p.m., Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in
Roberts Point Park. (See story Page 1B.)
• ‘Red, White and Tuna,’ 7:30 p.m., Port Aransas Community
Theatre. (See story this page.)

Sunday, March 10

• ‘Red, White and Tuna,’ 2:30 p.m., Port Aransas Community
Theatre. (See story this page.)

Monday, March 11

• Pedaling in the Preserve, 10 a.m., pavilion at Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture. (See story Page 8A.)
• Free movie, 3 p.m., UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Nature’s Most
Amazing Events: The Great Feast,’ 50 min.*
• Animal Friends of Port Aransas meeting, 5:30 p.m., Miss K’s
Bistro. (See story Page 2B.)
• PAPHA Winter Lecture, 7 p.m., begin at Port Aransas Musuem. (See story Page 2B.)

Tuesday, March 12

• We’re Having Fun workshop, 2 p.m., Girl Scout hut. (See
story Page 8A.)
• Free movie, 3 p.m., UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Sharkwater,’ 90
min.*

Wednesday, March 13

• Chill Out Time, 2-4 p.m., Girl Scout hut. (See story Page 7A,
8A.)
• Free movie, 3 p.m., UTMSI Visitor Center, ‘Power Surge,’ 60
min.*
• Lab Tour, 1:50 p.m., meet at Civic Center parking lot. (See
story Page 8A.)
On the Horizon
March 11-29 Spring Break (see schedule this edition)
March 16 ARK Beach Treasures Sale
April 26-28 SandFest

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.