Outdoors

Plan your week list of events for Dec. 4

Hiking on the Olympic Peninsula will be the topic of a presentation Wednesday by Craig Romano at the Olympia Mountaineers’ Adventure Speaker Series.
Hiking on the Olympic Peninsula will be the topic of a presentation Wednesday by Craig Romano at the Olympia Mountaineers’ Adventure Speaker Series. Staff file, 2001

Tuesday

If cars could talk

Collection manager Renee Crist and collections technician Dale Wickell will talk about how they prepped three vehicles for a 2,900-mile trip from Tacoma to Detroit earlier this year; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday; LeMay: America’s Car Museum, 2702 E. D St., Tacoma; free with museum admission; americascarmuseum.org.

Learn about birding spots

David Kaynor, a member of the Washington Ornithological Society, will lead a class on the “10 Best Birding Spots in Washington State;” for ages 14 and older; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; Adriana Hess Wetland Park, 2917 Morrison Road W., University Place; register by calling the Tacoma Nature Center at 253-591-6439; $17, $15 for Tahoma Audubon Society members; tahomaaudubon.org.

Wednesday

Hiking author shares tips

Hiking guidebook author Craig Romano will give a program on hiking around the Olympic Peninsula, Grays Harbor and Long Beach Peninsula; part of the Olympia Mountaineers Adventure Speaker Series; potluck dinners begins at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday with the program at 7 p.m.; Friends Meeting House at Priest Point, 3201 Boston Harbor Road NE, Olympia; bring a dish to share, your own plate and flatwear; olympiamountaineers.org.

Friday

Holiday native art fair

Native American artists will be selling original works at the Longhouse Holiday Native Art Fair; there will be carvings, weavings, prints, paintings, sculpture, clothing, music, games, dolls, Christmas decor, jewelry and more; native foods available for purchase; 11 a.m. Friday and Saturday; The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia; free, parking is $3; 360-867-6413.

Saturday

Momtrepreneur winter market

More than 50 vendors will be selling holiday items; there will be a kids room with crafts, games and a photo booth; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 11; north end of Freighthouse Square, 430 E. 25 St., Tacoma; free; freighthousesquare.com.

Banff film tour in Olympia

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will show some of the fan favorites from the nine-day festival; 7 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 11; Capitol Theater, 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia; $15 for one night or $26 for both, available at the theater box office or at olympiafilmsociety.org.

This story was originally published December 4, 2016 at 5:18 AM with the headline "Plan your week list of events for Dec. 4."

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