“From the Amazon to the Himalayas” will...

“From the Amazon to the Himalayas” will be the subject of a video-slide lecture offered by Long Beach-based Barron Adventures, at 7 p.m. on Monday at Ramada Inn, 5325 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach. Admission free. For more information, call (213) 438-5664.

A video on Kenya and a discussion of an Africa safari slated for June will highlight a meeting of Travelin’ Singles on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 2205 Atlanta St., Anaheim. Admission free. For more information, call (213) 920-9009 or (714) 530-5269.

Travel lecturer and photographer Mort Loveman will discuss “East Africa--Kenya and Tanzania” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at Roxbury Recreation Center, Roxbury Memorial Park, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills. Admission free. For more information, call (213) 550-4761.

A slide-lecture on “Great Greek Getaways” will be offered by the Bon Voyage Travel Club at 7:45 p.m. on Friday in the Community Room, 9696 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Admission $5. For more information, call (213) 476-4869.

“People of Japan,” a travelogue by Gene Wiancko, will be shown next Sunday at 2 p.m. in Pepperdine University’s Smothers Theater, Malibu. Admission $7. For more information, call (213) 456-4522.

“The World of the Japanese Puppets” will be the subject of a lecture by Stanleigh H. Jones, associate professor of Japanese at Pomona College, at a meeting of the Asia Society at noon on April 18 at Level C, Arco Plaza, 505 S. Flower St. Admission free. For more information and reservations, call (213) 624-0945.

“Join the Great Escape” will be the subject of a travel program sponsored by Escapes Unlimited on April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Sheraton Newport Beach, 4545 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Admission free with reservations or $2 the night of the meeting. For more information and reservations, call (714) 771-3154.

The Newport in-the-Water Power Boat Show will be held April 20-24 at Lido Marina Village, Newport Beach. Show hours are weekdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission $5 for adults, $2 for youths 6 to 12 years old and children under 6 will be admitted free. For more information, call (714) 673-9360.

A film on China, “On the Elevator,” will be shown at a meeting of the U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Assn., Westside-Los Angeles Chapter, at 7:30 p.m. on April 27 at Mercury Savings and Loan, 10435 Santa Monica Blvd. Admission is $2. For more information, call (213) 654-1161.