Island Agenda




Daily

• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway: Open swim: Tue. – Thur. 1-2 p.m.; Fri. and Sat.1 – 6 p.m.; Lap swim shared: Tue. – Thur. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 12-6 p.m. Call 361-749-2416 for more information. • Computer Center, Free e-mail. 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. 749-4011. • Port Aransas Art Center: Classes, workshops. 749-7334. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, 12-4 p.m., Sunday. The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) Visitors Center: Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Free. • Afternoon movies, UTMSI Visitors Center Monday-Thursday 3 p.m. • 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. Also open when boat building underway.

• Shuttle: 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 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. • Rotary Club, noon Thursday, Stingray’s, 401 Beach St. • Adult water exercise, $2 per visit, Tuesday- Friday 8:30 a.m., 12 p.m., Port Aransas Community Park Pool. • Total body aquacize, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30 a.m., Saturday noon, total body workout to upbeat music, Port Aransas Community Park Pool. • 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 Chapel on the Dunes, 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, 3:30 – 4 p.m., Wed., Thur., Fri., 10:30 a.m. Sat., Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 749-4116. • Adult Volleyball — adults interested in forming teams contact Butch Findley, 749-5554. • Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Nan Dietert, 9 a.m., Wed. 749-4158. • Kiwanis Club, noon Wednesday, Stingray’s, 401 Beach St. • 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 8-Ball 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 Sunday of month, VFW. • VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary, 11 a.m., second Tuesday of month, VFW. • VFW Shuffleboard Tournaments, 2 p.m. Wednesday, VFW. • VFW Group Shuffleboard. Fridays, 2 p.m., Mondays, 7 p.m., VFW. • Aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM. • Beach Walk, 9 a.m. near Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street, fourth Friday of every month. • Yoga on the Beach, 8 a.m., at the end of Beach Street, second Saturday of every month. • Community Women’s Bible Study, 9:30- 11 a.m., every Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Port Aransas. Child care available. Call or text 830-322-1888 for more information.

This Week

Thursday, May 8

• City of Port Aransas, Planning and Zoning Public Hearing, 3 p.m., council chambers. (See story Page 4B.) • City of Port Aransas City Council Public Hearing, 5 p.m., council chambers. (See story Page 4B.) • PHoPA meeting, 6:30 p.m., Island Hotel, 2607 State Hwy 361.

Friday, May 9

• Sunset Sounds, 7 p.m., Roberts Point Park. (See story this Page.)

Tuesday, May 13

• Ellis Memorial Library book club meeting, 6 p.m. (See story Page 7A.) • PAGC meeting, 6 p.m. Community Center. (See story Page 7A.)

On the Horizon

• May 16-17 Anglers on Wheels Tournament
May 16 Fiesta de Mayo
• May 17-18 ArtFest
• May 18 Songwriters’ Showcase
• May 22-25 One-Act Play, PACT
• May 23 – 25 Redfish Series Tournament
May 27 Kiwanis Golf Ball Drop
May 30-31 Port A Pachanga Tournament
June 6-7 CCA Take a Kid Fishing
June 6-7 Young Texans Against Cancer Tournament
• June 21 Port Aransas Triathlon

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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