Nonprofit Briefs

Choirs, quintet perform Christmas concerts

Women of Note, the Harstine Island Community Choir and the Evergreen Brass Quintet perform a "Sounds of Christmas" concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Faith Lutheran Church, 1212 Connection St., Shelton.

The two choirs will team again for a concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at Harstine Island Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road N.

Both choirs welcome new members of all ability levels. For more information, contact Elizabeth Berndt at [email protected] and Kelsey Barnes at [email protected].

Love INC hosts free workshops

The Shelton-based nonprofit Love INC (In the Name of Christ) and its partner churches are hosting free community workshops in November and December.

Retired pastor Terry Oliver conducts "Understanding Grief: A Class for Kids ages 6-12 and Adults" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. through Dec. 12, except Nov. 21, at Shelton First Baptist Church, 428 W Cota, Shelton. The classes give children the opportunity to talk about their grief, and an adult or caregiver should accommodate the child to the class.

Belfair resident Dilma Demartino teaches a tamale-making class from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11 at Shelton First Baptist Church. Demartino owned a restaurant in Honduras, and will teach Mexican tamale cooking Dec. 4 and Central American tamales Dec. 11.

A free tamale dinner will follow a Spanish-language worship service at 5 p.m. both Sundays at the church.

A Christmas wreath-making workshop is hosted from 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 at Shelton First Baptist Church. This is a family event, and materials are provided.

To register for the classes and workshops, call Love INC at 360-462-5683.

Harstine group stages Christmas play

Harstine Island Theatre Club stages "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3 and 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Harstine Island Community Club.

Admission is free.

Shelton group stages Christmas Carol musical

Connection Street Theatre stages "A Christmas Carol Musical" at 7 p.m. Dec. 2, 3, 9 and 10, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 and 11 at Faith Lutheran Church, 1212 Connection St., Shelton.

Tickets are available at the door and at https://tinyurl.com/2avftp2z.

Weight loss group meets at Shelton church

Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Thursday at Shelton Community Church, 115 West Arcadia. Weigh-in is at 8:30 a.m., and the meeting begins at 9:20 a.m. For more information, call Joanne at 360-482-3161.

State parks free Friday

In honor of Native American Heritage Day, Friday has been designated as a free day at Washington State Parks and on land managed by the state Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish & Wildlife.

Visitors to state public lands are not required to display a Discover Pass for day-use visits.

It is the final free day of 2022.

The next free day on state-managed lands will be Jan. 1.