Films and programs: book reading, slide shows on Canada, Latin America

GREECE

Lecture

Author Tom Stone will read from his new book, “Zeus: A Journey Through Greece in the Footsteps of a God.”

When, where: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Distant Lands, 56 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena.

Admission: Free.

Info: RSVP (626) 449-3220.

EUROPE

Slide show

Mort Loveman will give an illustrated presentation on Scandinavia titled “Land of the Midnight Sun.”

When, where: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Roxbury Park Community Center, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills.

Admission: Free.

Info: (310) 550-4761.

SOUTH AMERICA

Slide show

Leanna Wolfe, a cultural anthropologist, will give an illustrated presentation on Peru, Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands during a meeting of the Network for Travel Club.

Where, when: Noon Saturday at La Bodeguita de Pico Restaurant, 5047 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles.

Admission: $18.50, including lunch.

Info: Odette Ricasa (323) 578-3601.

Films & Programs, Travel, L.A. Times, 202 W. 1st St., L.A., CA 90012; travel@latimes.com.