6 events to help plan your week for Oct. 30

Participants in local pier peer events might see marine creatures such as a decorator crab. There are peers taking place Friday in Gig Harbor and Olympia. DEAN J. KOEPFLER Staff file, 2011

Tuesday

Astronomy club meets

The Tacoma Astronomical Society will hold its monthly meeting; there will be discussion of activities and often a guest speaker; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday; Room 175, Thompson Hall, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma; tas-online.org.

Thursday

Fishing tips for coho

Nic Norbeck will give a program on fishing for coho salmon in rivers; Norbeck is a guide fishing the rivers of Southwest Washington; he will speak at the meeting of the South Sound chapter of Puget Sound Anglers; 7 p.m. Thursday; Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey; sschapterpsa.com.

Friday

Look for marine creatures

Two conservation groups will hold a pier peer; see some of the marine creatures that live in Puget Sound. South Sound Estuary Association: 7 p.m. Friday; Boston Harbor Marina, 312 73rd Ave. NE, Olympia: $10, free for 10 and younger; register at sseacenter.org/pier-peer. Harbor WildWatch: 6-8 p.m. Maritime Pier, Gig Harbor; $2 or $5 for family donation requested; harborwildwatch.org.

Saturday

Run for kids only

Children 14 and younger will run their own race, either 1 mile or 2 miles; 1-mile races start at 9 a.m. and 2-mile race at 9:30 a.m. Saturday; Wapato Park, 6500 S. Sheridan Ave., Tacoma; $5 through Thursday or $5 day of the race; metroparkstacoma.org.

RC plane swap meet

The fourth annual South Sound RC Swap Meet returns to Olympia; in addition to vendor sales, there will be a raffle for radio-controlled airplanes and other items and a chance to visit the museum; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; Olympic Flight Museum, 7637 Old Highway 99 SE, Olympia; $5, free for 6 and younger; olympicflightmuseum.com.

Saturday bike rides return

The CUPPA ride series by the Capital Bicycling Club returns for the fall-winter season; this ride will cover almost 30 miles at a moderate pace; heavy rain or snow will cancel — if so, have a cup of java with cycling friends; depart 10:30 a.m. Saturday; meet at Dancing Goats, 111 Market St NE, Olympia; for details go to capitalbicycleclub.org.

This story was originally published October 30, 2016 at 4:30 AM with the headline "Plan your week list of events for Oct. 30."