Island Agenda




 

 

Daily

• Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark
Parkway: Open swim: Tue.- Thur. 1 – 2 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 1-5 p.m.;
Lap swim: Tue. – Thur. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ; Sat.
12-5 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday. Call 361-749-2416 for
more information.
• Computer Center, Free internet. 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) Visitor Center: Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Home of Estuary
Explorium, learn about local estuaries. Free.
• Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Street. 1-5 p.m.
Thursday – Saturday.
• Farley Boat Works, Ave. C near Cut-off Rd. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Second Saturday parties the second Saturday
of every month.
• 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, 7 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. Non-smoking.

Weekly

Free Wetland Education Center tours, UTMSI, 10 a.m. Tues.,
Thurs.
• Marine Science Educational Film Series and Discussion.
Mon. and Wed. 3 p.m. in the UTMSI auditorium. Free.
UTMSI Public Lecture Series. Free lectures on coastal, estuary and marine envionments. Thursdays, at 7 p.m. Visitor Center
through March 12.
• Rotary Club, noon Thursday, Stingray’s, 401 Beach St.
Total body aquacize, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30 a.m., Saturday
12 p.m., total body workout to upbeat music, Port Aransas Community Park Pool. $2 per class.
• Deep water aerobics, Wed. and Fri. 11 a.m. Aerobic exercising
with belts to keep afloat in deep end of pool. Port Aransas Community Park pool. $2 per class.
• Mom and Tot time, Tue. – Fri. 10:30-11:30 a.m. 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 Saturday of each month at 9:15 a.m. Call or visit the museum
one day in advance for reservations, 749-3800.
• Story Time, Stories read by request everyday by library staff
members Carol Hammond and Geene Dewveall, Bill Ellis Memorial
Library, 749-4116.
• 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.
• VFW 8-Ball Pool Tournament, 7 p.m., Wed., VFW, 311 N.
Alister St.
• VFW meetings, 11 a.m., third Wednesday of month, VFW.
• VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary, 11 a.m., third Tuesday of month, VFW.
• VFW Saturday Dinners, 5 p.m. Menu changes weekly, 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, March 19

• City Council meeting, 5 p.m. council chambers. (See Agenda
Page 4B.)
• ‘Money Matters,’ 7:30 p.m. PACT. (See story this page.)

Friday, March 20

• ‘Money Matters,’ 7:30 p.m. PACT. (See story this page.)

Saturday, March 21

• Meet the playwrights of ‘Money Matters,’ 7 p.m. PACT. (See
story this page.)
• ‘Money Matters,’ 7:30 p.m. PACT. (See story this page.)

Sunday, March 22

• ‘Money Matters,’ 2:30 p.m. PACT. (See story this page.)

Tuesday, March 24

• Navigation Class, 7-9 p.m. Community Center. (See story
Page 6B.)

On the Horizon

March 27-28 Rudy’s Redfish Series Tournament
• March 28 Spring Dunk Your Junk Day
• March 28 Women in Marine Science Day
• March 30 Meet the Chefs
• April 3 First Friday reception
• April 4 Easter Egg Hunt
• April 11 Farley Second Satruday
• April 18 Spring Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup
• April 18 CCA Texas Banquet
• April 24-26 Texas 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 FRIDAY.


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