Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 2010 Page: 2 of 18
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2 A Thursday, July 1, 2010
On the IslandThis week
Port Aransas South Jetty
Performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Final weekend of ‘Greater Tuna’
Don’t let the citizens of Tuna, Texas
down. Stop by the Port Aransas Commu-
nity Theatre this weekend to enjoy a final
performance of “Greater Tuna”.
Final performances will begin tonight,
Thursday, July 1, at 8:30 p.m. Remaining
performances will be on Friday, July 2,
at 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday, July 3, at
4:30 and 8:30 p.m.
The Port Aransas Community Theatre,
along with Shaken and Stirred Produc-
tions, LLC, will present the play about
Texas’ third smallest town.
Mike Jones and Ken Yarbrough portray
more than 20 characters with 44 costume
changes while dealing with the important
news of Tuna such as: The homeless duck
population, the Polynesian-themed pro-
duction of “My Fair Lady” and the recent
UFO sightings, among others, under the
direction of Darryl Meadows.
The eclectic band of citizens that make
up the town of Tuna, where the Lions’
Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never
dies, are portrayed by only two perform-
ers. This satire of life in rural America
depicts more than 20 of the eccentric in-
habitants of Tuna, including men, women
and children. The story is tied together
through two radio station disc jockeys as
they broadcast to the Greater Tuna area.
“Greater Tuna” began as a simple
party skit based on a political cartoon
more than 20 years ago in Austin, writ-
ten by Joe Sears, Jaston Williams and Ed
Howard. A production opened in New
York’s Circle in the Square Theater in the
early 1980s, and by 1985 it was the most
produced play in the United States. The
authors were invited to give two com-
mand performances at the White House
for President and Mrs. George H. W.
Bush, one in 1990 and again in 1991.
All seats are reserved and tickets are
available on line at www.portaransasweb.
com or at the theatre, 2327 State Hwy.
361, one hour before curtain time. Group
rates and receptions are available by call-
ing (361)288-1179.
Art class
cancelled
this week
The watercolor class at the Art Center
for the Islands normally held on Friday,
July 2, has been cancelled this week.
The class, taught by Kay Barnebey,
meets on Fridays from 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
at the center, 323 N. Alister St. Beginning
and intermediate watercolor is taught for
$25 per session, or $80 for 4 sessions.
Daily
Port Aransas Community Park
Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Parkway:
swim lessons, water exercise and
lap swimming. Open daily except
Monday. Open swim: Tuesday through
Thursday,1- 2 p.m., Friday through
Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m. Lap swim: noon
to 1 p.m. Call 749-2416 for more lap
swim hours and information.
• Computer Center, Monday - Friday,
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Closed Saturday and
Sunday. Hours subject to volunteer
availability. 430 N. Alister St. Free e-
mail. 749-4011.
• Art Center for the Islands: Classes,
workshops. 749-7334.
• The University of Texas at Austin
Marine Science Institute (UTMSI)
Visitors Center: Open Monday -
Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free.
• Port Aransas Museum, Alister at
Brundrett street. 1 - 5 p.m. Thursday
- Saturday.
• Trolley: 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 10:00
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.
Weekly
• Free Wetland Education Center
tours, UTMSI, 10 a.m. Tues. and
Thurs.
• Port Aransas Running Club and
Walkers, Too, 7 a.m., Tues., Wed.,
Thurs., community park swimming
pool parking lot. Contact Steve Canion,
749-3388.
• Rotary Club, noon Thurs., Pelican’s
Landing Restaurant, 337 N. Alister
St.
• Adult water exercise classes, 60
minutes, 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and
noon, Tues.-Fri., community park
swimming pool, 700 Clark Parkway.
• Alcoholics Anonymous open
meeting, 8 p.m. Monday through
Sunday, Sharp Pavilion behind Trinity-
by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433
Trojan. 749-6449.
• 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
Little Chapel on the Hill, first and third
Friday and Saturday of each month at
10 a.m. Call or visit the museum for
reservations, 749-3800.
•Story Time, 10:30-11 a.m. Sat., Bill
Ellis Memorial Library, 749-4116.
• Summer Reading Club, 11 - noon,
Wed.,at the library, ages four to nine.
• Creative writing group, 10-noon
Mon., Bill Ellis Memorial Library, 710
W. Ave. A.
• Port Aransas Volleyball Assoc.
Mon., H.G. Olsen Elementary School
gym, 100 Station St.
• Birding on the Boardwalk, guided
bird walk with Nan Dieted, 9 a.m.,
Wed. 749-4158.
• Friends of the Library, alternating
Wednesdays at the library, 710 W.
Ave. A, 6 p.m.
• Kiwanis Club, noon Wed., Jay’s
Seafood and Spaghetti Works, 710
State Hwy. 361.
• 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 Dinner, 6:30 p.m., Wed., 311
N. Alister St., $5 donation.
• Movies Under the Stars, dusk,
Wed., Jerry McDonald Field, next to
the Community Presbyterian Church,
113 S. Alister St. Inclement weather
location will be the Pollock Center,
behind the church.
This Week
Thursday, July 1
• ‘Greater Tuna’, 8:30 p.m., Port
Aransas Community Theatre, 2327
State Hwy. 361. (See story this
page.)
• H.E.L.P. seminar, 7 p.m., Port Aransas
Community Center, 408 N. Alister St.
(See story Page 6B.)
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center,
3 p.m., ‘Next World: Future Cars,’ 60
min. Subject to cancellation without
notice.
Friday, July 2
• Hope Devlin fishing tourney
registration, 5 to 6 p.m., Roberts Point
Park. (See story Page 10A.)
• First Friday reception, 5:30 to 7:30
p.m., the Art Center for the Islands, 323
N. Alister St. (See story this page.)
• ‘Greater Tuna’, 8:30 p.m., Port
Barnacles washed ashore
Aransas Community Theatre, 2327
State Hwy. 361. (See story this
page.)
Saturday, July 3
• Hope Devlin fishing tourney, 8 a.m.,
Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion at
Roberts Point Park.(See story Page
10A.)
•‘Greater Tuna’, 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.,
Port Aransas Community Theatre,
2327 State Hwy. 361. (See story this
page.)
• VFW Independence Day celebration,
5:30 p.m. at the post, 311 N. Alister St.
(See story this page .)
Sunday, July 4
• Independence Day fireworks show,
“dark-thirty,” or about 9 p.m., Roberts
Point Park. (See story Page 1 A.)
Monday, July 5
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center,
3 p.m., ‘Blue Planet: Coral Seas,’ 45
min. Subject to cancellation without
notice.
Tuesday, July 6
•Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center,
3 p.m., ‘The Life of Birds: Signals and
Songs,’ 55 min. Subject to cancellation
without notice.
Wednesday, July 7
• VFW Dinner, 6:30 p.m., VFW Post
8967,311 N. Alister St. Beef stroganoff,
rolls, salad and keylime pie. A $5
donation is requested.
• Free movie, UTMSI Visitors Center, 3
p.m., ‘Planet Earth: Jungles,’ 60 min.
Subject to cancellation without notice.
On the Horizon
July 8: • Deep Sea Roundup
• Parrott Heads meeting
July 9: • Deep Sea Roundup
• Sunset Sounds
July 10: • Beach yoga
• Port Aransas Museum party
July 11 • Deep Sea Roundup
• Heron Hatching!
July 12 • WIC representatives in
town
Winning photos
The Coastal Bend Wildlife Photo Contest exhibit,
‘Wildlife in Focus,’ will be featured at the Art Center
for the Islands’ First Friday reception on July 2. These
photos are among the 259 winning museum quality
photos to be displayed in the traveling exhibit.
6Wildlife in Focus’ photos on display
Award winning photos of birds, native
mammals, insects, arachnids, reptiles,
amphibians and landscapes of the Coastal
Bend will be featured at the Art Center
for the Islands First Friday reception on
July 2.
The “Wildlife in Focus” photos are
the Coastal Bend Wildlife Photo Contest
winners and will be on display at the cen-
ter, 323 N. Alister St., from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m., accompanied by live music and
refreshments. The exhibit will remain
available for viewing through Sunday,
Aug. 1.
The wildlife photo contest teams
photographers with private landowners
to capture photographs of wildlife and
habitat in the Coastal Bend. Photogra-
phers and landowners share equally in
contest award winnings. The mission of
the contest is to raise public awareness
about wildlife and habitat conservation
in the Coastal Bend.
The traveling exhibit displays all 259
winning photographs featured in the
“Wildlife in Focus” photography books.
The books, editions I through IV, capture
an intimate and artistic view of Coastal
Bend wildlife as seen through the eyes of
the landowner and photographer in more
than 150 winning images from previous
contests. The “Wildlife in Focus”, edition
V, can be pre-ordered at www.wildlife-
photocontest.com.
Proceeds from book sales benefit the
conservation mission.
July art center sponsors are Charlie
and Linda Zahn, the South Jetty and
Devorah Fox.
VFW to celebrate Independence Day
_ -profit organizations of Port Aransas for announcements of meetings and special
749-5131 or e-mail southjetty@centurytel.net BEFORE NOON TUESDAY.
The public is invited to celebrate
Independence Day with the VFW Post
8967 to honor patriots who have won
our independence and the men and
women who continue to sacrifice to
maintain it.
VFW member Dale Lee will fry fish
to be accompanied by potato salad, cole
slaw, beans, fruit salad, hush puppies
and dessert. Com dogs will be provided
for children.
The celebration will be on Saturday,
July 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the post, 311 N.
Alister St.
A donation of $8 for adults and chil-
dren over 12 is asked for the meal.
“To go” boxes will be available in
front of the building.
The VFW is seeking donations of fish
in preparation of the event. Donations
can be dropped off at the post between
4 and 11 p.m. or by calling 749-6534 or
Millie Collins at 310-753-9487.
The Ladies Auxiliary will hold a
drawing for a Freedom Basket filled
with wine, champagne, patriotic shirts,
towels, flip-flops and more at 7 p.m.
during the celebration. Tickets for the
drawing are $1 each or $5 for six and
can be purchased at the post any day
leading up to the celebration.
DECKS
BOCKS
SHADE COVERS
iENCES
mrfjetd@yahoo.com - email me for more photos
JEREMIAH FJELD • 361-549-7705_
Shaken and Stirred Productions, LLC
and
Port Aransas Community Theater
“Tuna is Delicious!!”
Mary Judson
Editor, South Jetty
Greater
Tuna
Jaston Williams. Joe Sears, Ed Howard
Performance Pates
June 10-12.17-19.24-26 and Jukj t-3
Curtain at 8:30 pm
Matinees on June f2 f&.
Curtain at 4:00 pm
Purchase tickets online at
www.portaransasweb.com
Or call (800) 838-3006
or at the Theater Box Office
I Hour Prior to Curtain
Call (361)288-1179 for group rates
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jes.- Garlic Fish
Wed.-ChicKen Fried SteaK
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Fri.- Grilled Shrimp
Sun.- Pot Roast
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