Travel lectures and slide shows

Historic districts of Paris

Take a visual tour of Le Marais, Sacr–-Coeur, –le de la Cit– and Montparnasse.

Where, when: Distant Lands bookstore, 56 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Admission: Free.

Info: (626) 449-3220.

Exploring the Orinoco River

Visit southern Venezuela with world traveler Mort Loveman.

Where, when: Roxbury Park Community Center, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Admission: $1 general, Beverly Hills residents free.

Info: (310) 550-4761.

— Maggie Barnett

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