Upper left: Parrot Heads participate in a poker run at Beach Lodge on Saturday. From left are Carlos Campos, Debbie McNeill, Babs Lampis, Ramona Tompkins and T.C. Carey, all of San Antonio.
More than 200 gathered for the Wings Over Port A event on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sept. 30.
The event was put on by Parrot Heads of Port Aransas.
More than $20,000 was raised to benefit Amos Rehabilitation
Keep (ARK) and the Moore-McDonald VFW Post 8967 Care and Share Christmas project.
Friday night included a shrimp boil on the beach with a bonfire and kite flying event. Music was provided by Dan Sullivan of Austin.
Saturday included a tour of the ARK and a poker run at bars. The evening consisted of a beach-casual gala at the Civic Center with raffles, a silent auction and live music by Lost Shaker of Salt band.
Upper right: Tour guide Fawn Berger, left, shows Parrot Heads around the turtle tanks at the ARK on Saturday.
Lower left: Dozens of Parrot Heads gather to take part in a beach party at Marker 4 on Friday.
Lower right: Bill Meyers, left, and his fiancé, Heather Long, both of Port Aransas, dance to live music at the Civic Center on Saturday. They met at the same Parrot Head event two years ago. The couple has since gotten engaged. Staff photos by Lee Harrison
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