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We're Having Fun activities The Parks and Recreation Department is offering WHF activities on Tuesdays in the Girl Scout Hut, 739 W Avenue A, at 2 pm. The activities are free and open to any age. Unless stated otherwise, supplies will be provided. Jan. 3: Permanent Sand Castles Jan. 10: Felt Fresheners Jan. 17: Sand Mosaics Jan. 24: Swirly Stones Jan. 31: Shell Bookmarks Feb. 7: Shell critters Feb. 14: Sun catchers Feb. 21: Fish prints Feb. 28: Popcorn delights Mar. 6: ice candles Mar. 13: stained glass mobiles |
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Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series speakers provide insights into all kinds of interesting topics from people in the know. Plan to attend and pick up a little knowledge that you didn't have before. Join us at the Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister Street [ except Feb. 22 & 29, when it will be held in the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A], at noon on the dates listed below. Bring a lunch to munch as you enjoy the presentation. FREE. Wednesdays at noon through March Jan 4 – Mark Creighton, Island History or travelogue Jan 11 – Angie & Kevin Fry, Toxic environment & what it does to our health Jan 18 – Bill & Nancy Frost, Alzheimers Jan 25 – Mandie and Brianna D’Herde and America Diabetes Assoc, Knot shots Feb 1 – Danniece Bobeche, “Let’s Talk Hormones” Feb 8 – Lowell Shake, “La Charette”, last settlement of Lewis & Clark expedition Feb 15 – Richard Moers, State & National Parks of Southern Utah Feb. 22 - Lowell Shake, “On the Wings of Cranes” in Civic Center!!! Feb. 29 - Gale Pifer, Writing Your Family History in Civic Center!!! Mar. 7 - Diana Harrington, Holistic & Alternative Wellness |
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in the City Council Chambers, 710 W. Ave. A, FREE Friday, Feb. 3, 3 pm, The first was such a success, we're doing it again!!! Come see and hear America's funny many who never had to use a swear word to make you laugh! New DVD, not the same as Marathon I. FREE POPCORN. |
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Health/Ecology/Lifestyle/Preparation (H.E.L.P.) Wed, Feb. 7, 7 pm - “Outward Bound War Veterans Program” (Doors open at 6:30pm with Marion Fersing playing the piano) in the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Bob O'Rourke will speak on a tremendous opportunity for adventure and self-discovery to our veterans of combat operations in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom). The programs offer numerous wilderness adventures exclusively for war veterans. Their goals include helping participating veterans build a supportive community with other war veterans; facilitating discussions on readjustment and transition challenges; and re-energizing and reinvigorating spirits with adventures and challenges in the beautiful outdoors. |
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Join Parks and Recreation as we show off our collection of public domain movies. Titles include mystery, westerns, horror, comedy, and sci-fi, monthly from November through March. Free popcorn will be served. Participants may bring any non-alcoholic beverage of their choosing. Doors open at 6:30, movie begins at 6:55 pm. Check to see which location movie is shown each month! FREE, and everyone is welcome! Oklahoma Annie Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. (1951) Starring Judy Canova. Raucous musical western comedy with backwoods shopkeeper falling in love with the sheriff. While she performs an act of courage, she not only earns herself a deputy's badge, but also the right to stick close to her handsome lawman. Soon the two of them are working to rid the community of corrupt politicians and a local gambling den full of bad guys. In a unique turn on the normally male dominated theme, Judy rallies the town's womenfolk to come to the rescue of the sheriff. |
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Winter Sounds Enjoy evening concerts in January and February free of charge. Music starts at 7 pm at the Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy. 361. Come relax with an evening of music. Monday, January 23 - Melissa Brooke, country singer Monday, February 20 - Dicky Neely & Guy LeRoux, Blues |
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2012 Groundhog Day Shadow Stroll Take a 1-mile walk around Roberts Point Park and seek the elusive "Port A Phillip" to celebrate the approaching end of winter. Start time is 10 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012, from the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in Roberts Point Park, north of the ferry landing. No charge. |
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Health/Ecology/Lifestyle/Preparation (H.E.L.P.) Two tours, Thurs, Feb. 2 & 16, 2 pm - Tour Texas A&M AgriLife Mariculture Lab ~ pre-registration is required. Contact Pam at pamg@cityofportaransas.org or 749-4158 to reserve space. Working lab develops and commercializes shrimp and sea urchin farming industries for Texas and the US; develops sea urchin feed and production technology for biomedical and ecotoxicological research; develops starfish feed and production for regeneration and stem cell production; and evaluates fishery processing, biofuel/biodiesel, and grain crops as nutritional replacements in shrimp feeds. Meet at 1:50 pm, in Civic Center parking lot, 710 W. Ave A to carpool here in Port A. FREE |
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at The Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture Led by Educational Docent Judy Perkins of the Mission-Aransas Reserve, in collaboration with the City of Port Aransas Parks & Recreation, this 2-mile tour is a great way to see beautiful Port A flora & fauna during winter. Bring binoculars, camera, and water. Contact Colleen McCue at colleen.mccue@mail.utexas.edu or 361-749-6833 with any questions. |
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Citywide Garage Sale Saturday, Feb. 18 is the date for the annual Citywide Garage Sale co-sponsored by Keep Port Aransas Beautiful (KPAB) and Port Aransas Parks & Recreation Dept. The event encourages recycling, re-using and re-purposing "good stuff" while reducing items taken to the landfill. Individual sale sites will be listed on a map and posted in the South Jetty. To register a home sale site on the map or request a map to be emailed to you, contact Parks and Recreation Community Program Coordinator Pam Greene at 749-4158 or email pamg@cityofportaransas.org If unable to hold a sale at your location, rent a table in the Community Center by calling Darlene Secich at 749-7144. Visit www.kpab.org or call 749-5101 for more information. |