Films & programs

Muriel Horacek will present "Adventures With Earthwatch," a slide show and talk on Earthwatch Expeditions' conservation and research projects, such as cheetah conservation in Namibia and bird research in Brazil.

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

Admission, info: Free. RSVP to (626) 449-3220.

FRANCE

Slide show

Mort Loveman will present "The French Connection: Villages & Cities."

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

Admission, info: Free. (310) 550-4761.

Please e-mail announcements at least three weeks in advance of the event date to travel@latimes.com.