Community Briefs

Heartwarming play staged on Harstine

The Harstine Island Theatre Club stages the dramedy "The Curious Savage" at 7 tonight and Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Harstine Island Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road N. Admission is free, with donations accepted. To get to the hall, take a left off the Harstine Island bridge and drive about 3 miles.

Marmo Cafe & Gallery hosts poet

Poet Nina Burokas reads her work from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Marmo Cafe & Gallery, 217 W. Cota St., downtown Shelton.

Burokas is a writer and educator who lives on Quimper Peninsula, the ancestral home of the Chemakum people in Washington.

"My interest is the human condition, with particular attention to our interaction with/impact on other living elements in a complex system," Burokas wrote in her artist statement. "I'm interested in our perception of self - or being and becoming - on an intimate and broader societal, national, human impact scale. I'm particularly curious about nature as a teacher: what can we learn about living (and dying) from individual species such as salmon or trees and the dynamics of systems such as forests and bioregions. Can we learn/evolve fast enough to prevent extinction?"

Along with her published poetry, Burokas also writes book reviews for Raven Chronicles, with a focus on poetry of place and presence. She is an adjunct business instructor at Mendocino College in California.

Fill a shoe box for Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child, a project of the nonprofit Samaritan's Purse, seeks donations of shoeboxes filled with gifts for children.

In 2023, 11.3 million shoebox gifts were collected worldwide, more than 10 million from the United States.

The shoebox gifts can be dropped off at Calvary Fellowship of Shelton at 50 E. Island Lake Road between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to noon Monday.

Shelton rock club meeting, bazaar

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Shelton Rock and Mineral Society will host its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Shelton Christian Church, 115 Arcadia Ave.

The program will feature a mini bazaar of rocks, jewelry and lapidary products produced by club members. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Celebrate Harstine Island Community Hall birthday

The Harstine Island Community Club hosts a 110th Birthday Bash and Silent Auction Fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Community Hall, 3371 E. Harstine Island Road.

The event celebrates the hall's 110th year. Attendees can bid on silent auction items, shop for gifts and purchase beer, wine and sparkling wine. Tickets are $15 for attendees ages 13 and older, $10 for ages 2-12. Tickets are available at the door and online at http://www.harstineCC.org.

To get to the hall, take a left off the Harstine Island bridge and drive about 3 miles.

Santa Special on Simpson Railroad

Take a 2.5-mile trip on a recently restored caboose, visit Santa and tour a museum on the Simpson Railroad Santa Special between 10 a.m. and

3 p.m. Dec. 7, 8, 14 and 15 in the Stillwater Industrial Park at 10138 W. Shelton Matlock Road, about 10 miles west of downtown Shelton.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for children. Information: http://www.simpsonrailroad.org.