A six-part series entitled “Traveling China’s Ancient...

A six-part series entitled “Traveling China’s Ancient Silk Road,” illustrated and narrated by Charles W. Noah and sponsored by the University-Palisades Community Adult School, will be presented beginning Friday at 1 p.m. at the Felica Mahood Multiservice Center, 11338 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles. Admission is free. Call (213) 477-2084 for details. The second program of the series will meet at the center July 10 at 1 p.m.

Delta Air Lines will initiate service at Long Beach Airport beginning Wednesday with two daily round-trip flights between Long Beach and Dallas/Fort Worth.

“Travel Writing Pays in Many Ways” will be taught by Joan Follendore July 11 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Rustic Canyon Center, 601 Latimer Road, Santa Monica. Fee is $30. Call (213) 454-9872 to enroll. The workshop will be repeated during the same hours July 18 at West L.A. College, call (213) 559-7993 to enroll, and July 25 at the Real School, Long Beach, call (213) 988-0118 for enrollment and fee information.

“European Grand Tour,” a slide travelogue illustrated and narrated by Julis Jacyna, will be offered on four consecutive Tuesdays, July 16 through Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. at Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes. Cost of the series is $16. Advance registration required. Call (213) 541-8114.