Advice for first-timers to Italy

ITALY

Presentation

Adrian Kalvinskas will share tips and advice on how to plan your first trip to Italy.

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 20 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

Admission, info: Free. RSVP to (626) 449-3220.

CAMPING

Workshop

Learn basic recipes, tips and different types of Dutch oven cooking.

When, where: 7 p.m. Tuesday at the REI store in Arcadia, 214 N. Santa Anita Ave., and 4 p.m. Friday at the REI store in Tustin, 2962 El Camino Real.

Admission, info: Free. (626) 447-1062 for Arcadia; (714) 505-0205 for Tustin.

AFRICA

Presentation

Join mountaineer Kurt Wedberg as he talks about climbing Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya as well as game-viewing safaris in the Serengeti Plains.

When, where: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Adventure 16 store in Tarzana, 5425 Reseda Blvd., and Friday at the Los Angeles store, 11161 W. Pico Blvd.

Admission, info: Free. (818) 345-4266 for Tarzana; (310) 473-4574 for Los Angeles.

JOSHUA TREE

Workshop

Learn to shift the desert scenery onto paper with watercolor paint.

When, where: 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 16 at Joshua Tree Visitor Center.

Admission, info: $70 for lunch and program. (760) 367-5535. Participants must bring own art supplies.

Please email announcements at least three weeks before the event to travel@latimes.com.