Friday Fun Night returns to the Pavilion

The Mason County Senior Activities Association hosts monthly evenings of dancing, dining, game playing and socializing with the return of Friday Fun Night at The Pavilion, 190 W. Sentry Drive in Shelton.

The event is from 6 to 9 p.m. the second Friday of each month, with the next gathering June 10. The Pavilion hosted its second event last Friday.

"We're coming back to life here," said Will Adams, the group's activities director and volunteer coordinator. "We're slowly coming back after the pandemic."

Admission is free, and donations are accepted. Food, beer and wine are available. Face masks are available, but are not required. Glenn Harper is the master of ceremonies.

The deejay takes requests for songs to play, and the movements include ballroom, slow and line dancing, Adams said. Trivia games will be hosted some evenings, he said.

"A lot of people do their regular pinochle or card games, but there's something special about going out at night," Adams said.

Friday Fun Night was launched about four years ago by friends who found the bar scene "too loud and rowdy" for their tastes, Adams said. They realized The Pavilion was a safer, mellower place to be, he said.

All the servers are volunteers.

Regular activities at the Pavilion are:

■ Mondays, cribbage and tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dancing at 9 a.m., Mexican trains at 10 a.m., lunch at noon, intermediate pinochle and an artists' workshop at 12:30 p.m.

■ Tuesdays, cribbage at 8:15 a.m., Zoom and in-person yoga 1t 8:30 a.m., advanced line dancing and senior walkers at 10 a.m., tai chi at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, bridge at 12:30 p.m., movies at 1 p.m., Zumba with Sarah at 5:30 p.m.

■ Wednesdays, cribbage, gentle and Zoom tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dancing at 9 a.m., Mexican trains at 10 a.m., lunch at noon, intermediate pinochle at 12:30 p.m., and hand and foot care at 1 p.m.

■ Thursdays, cribbage at 8:15 a.m., Zoom and in-person yoga at 8:30 a.m., E-Z Crafters and Joker's Rule at 9 a.m., quilting at 9:30 a.m., advanced line dancing, Zoom tai chi and knit and chat at 10 a.m., lunch and machine knitting at noon, bridge at 12:30 p.m., mahjong and bingo at 1 p.m., and Zumba with Sarah at 5:30 p.m.

■ Fridays, cribbage and tai chi at 8:15 a.m., line dancing at 9 a.m., Mexican trains and Scrabble at 10 a.m., tai chi at 10:45 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., beginning pinochle at noon, chorus at 12:30 p.m., senior portraits at 1 p.m., tai chi slow set and movies at 1:30 p.m.