DAILY • Community Park Swimming Pool offers swim lessons and lap swimming, water exercise. Open daily except Mondays for swimming and more. Call 749-2416 for information. • Free use of Computer Resource Center Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; closed Sunday. 430 N. Alister St. Free e-mail. 749-4011. • Art Center for the Islands offers a variety of classes. Call 749-7334 for current information. • The University of Texas Marine Science Institute Visitors Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. • Trolley service 10 a.m. to 5:55 p.m. Wave the trolley down anywhere along the route from Roberts Point Park to Gulf Waters RV Resort on SH 361 South. Maps, schedules available at the Tourist Bureau.
13 THURSDAY • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., 2314 State Hwy. 361 (in front of Paradise Fitness Center). Contact Lucretia Craig, 749-1192. • GED instruction, 9 a.m. – noon, JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • Rotary Club meeting, noon, Pelican’s Landing Restaurant, 337 N. Alister St. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • Alcoholics Anonymous early bird meeting, 5:30 p.m., Trinity-by-the- Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, nonsmoking, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the- Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749-6449. • Does someone’s drinking bother you? There’s help at Inner Peace AFG Alanon for family and friends of alcoholics, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749- 6449 or 749-2889. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., “The Blue Planet: Tidal Seas”, 45 min. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice. NOTE: No movie Dec. 20. MSI closed Dec. 22-Jan. 1.
14 FRIDAY • Christmas Cabaret by the Port Aransas Community Theater, 7:30 p.m., State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story for details. • Third Saturday Sale, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. See story for details. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park (heated) swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m., PAISD tennis courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more information. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797.
15 SATURDAY • Holiday Forest tree decoration, 1-4 p.m., Civic Center, 710 w. Ave. A. See story for details. • P.A. Movie Time, doors open at 6:30 p.m., film rolls at 6:55 p.m., council chambers at city hall, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details. • Christmas Cabaret by the Port Aransas Community Theater, 7:30 p.m., State Hwy. 361 and Sea Isle Drive. See story for details. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-4797. Meetings are smoke-free.
16 SUNDAY • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free.
17 MONDAY • Holiday Forest open to public 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Creative writing group, 10 a.m. – noon, JELM Center library next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • Adult tennis for fun, 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., PAISD tennis courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more information. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., “Raising Crane”, 28 min. Movies may be cancelled/ substituted without notice. NOTE: No movie today. MSI closed Dec. 22-Jan. 1.
18 TUESDAY • Holiday Forest open to public 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details. • Decorators potluck dinner party for entrants in Holiday Forest, 6-8 p.m., Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details. • Port Aransas Running Club and Walkers, Too meet to run and walk, 7 a.m., 2314 State Hwy. 361 (in front of Paradise Fitness Center). Contact Lucretia Craig, 749-1192. • GED instruction, 9 a.m. – noon, JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6:30 p.m., 722 Tarpon St., Suite M (next to Shapes for Women), 749-5223 or 749-0502. • Body toning and stretching, 8 a.m., JELM Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Adult water exercise classes, 8:15 and 9:30 a.m., Port Aransas Community Park swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway. • Port Aransas Volleyball Association practice for beginners, 7-9 p.m., H.G. Olsen Elementary School gym, 100 Station St. • Golden Agers Lunch Bunch for full-time residents age 60 and over, Pollock Center. Meet at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. Call 749- 5319 for reservations by Sunday. • Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Trinityby the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749-6449. Meetings are smoke-free. • Alcoholics Anonymous women’s meeting, 8 p.m., Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan, 749- 6449. Meetings are smoke-free • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., “The Ultimate Guide to Volcanoes,” 50 minutes. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice. NOTE: MSI closed Dec. 22- Jan. 1.
19 WEDNESDAY • Children’s Christmas Party for Port Aransas children age 12 and under, 5-7 p.m., Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details. • Holiday Forest open to public 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. See story for details. • GED instruction, 9 a.m. – noon, JELM Center next to Community Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. • Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Ray Little, 9 a.m., Port Aransas Birding Center on the north end of Ross Avenue. Call Parks and Recreation Dept., 749-4158 for more information. • Adult tennis, 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., PAISD tennis courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray, 749-4861 or 749-5131 for more information. • Low impact aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Pollock Center, 113 S. Alister St. • Bible study, 4 p.m., open to public. Community Presbyterian Church, JELM library, 113 S. Alister. • Kiwanis Club meeting, noon, Jay’s Seafood and Spaghetti Works. All are welcome. • Adult swimming exercise class, 8:15 – 9:30 a.m., Community Park Swimming Pool, Clark Parkway off Ross Avenue. • Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, noon, building behind the Trinity-bythe Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. Meetings are smoke-free. • Alcoholics Anonymous beginner’s meeting, 8 p.m., building behind the Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. Meetings are smokefree. • Ala-teens, 4:30 p.m., Pollock Center. • Free movie at the UTMSI Visitors Center, 3 p.m., “The Shape of Life: Explosion of Life,” 53 minutes. Movies may be cancelled/substituted without notice. NOTE: MSI closed Dec. 22- Jan. 1.
ON THE HORIZON Jan. 19: Tour of Homes Jan. 19: Casino Night Jan. 28: Dine Around 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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