Maps to Anywhere Travel Bookstore will present...

Maps to Anywhere Travel Bookstore will present two travel lectures, “Inside Passage to Alaska” today, and “From Russia With Love--A Photographic Look at the Soviet Union” next Sunday. Both start at 2 p.m. at the bookstore, 1514 N. Hillhurst Ave., Hollywood. Admission to each is $5 per person. For reservations and more information, call (213) 660-2101.

Robert Buswell, assistant professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA, will discuss “Buddhism and Nature Culture in Korea” at a lecture sponsored by the Asia Society from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Level C, Arco Plaza, 505 S. Flower St. Admission free. For reservations, call (213) 624-0945.

The Artists’ Retreat Program for painters and photographers in Italy will be the subject of a slide presentation conducted by Roberta Kritzia, artist and lecturer, on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Studio Gallery, 3803 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank. Admission free. For reservations and more information, call (818) 840-8046.

“Alaska to the Arctic Circle” will be the subject of travel photographer and lecturer Mort Loveman 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 “Faces and Places of China” will be featured by the Bon Voyage Travel Club at 7:45 p.m. on June 17 in the Community Room, 9696 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. Admission $5 per person. For more information and reservations, call (213) 472-5726.

University of California, Santa Barbara is offering a workshop, “Organizing and Leading Group Travel Programs,” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 25 in Room 1432A, South Hall, UCSB campus. Class fee is $75. Enrollment deadline is June 20. For more information or to enroll, call UCSB Extension at (805) 961-4200.