FILMS & PROGRAMS

Tuesday: Michal Strutin, author of “Discovering Natural Israel,” will show slides of Israel’s natural beauty at California Map & Travel Center, 3312 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. 7 p.m. Free. Telephone (310) 396-MAPS (6277).

Rudi Thorau will present his film “Mississippi River Adventure” at Alhambra High School auditorium, 101 S. 2nd St., Alhambra. 7:30 p.m. $2. Tel. (626) 308-2309.

Wednesday: Travel photographer Mort Loveman will present a “photographic journey with Nikon” at Roxbury Park, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills. 1 p.m. Free. Tel. (310) 550-4761.

Friday: The Friends of the Anaheim Public Library will present a slide show on Southeast Asia by George Thomson at the library, 500 W. Broadway, Anaheim. 7 p.m. Free. Tel. (714) 765-1880.

Muriel Horacek will present a slide show titled “Adventures and Misadventures of an Earthwatch Volunteer” at Sierra Madre Public Library, 440 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. 7:30 p.m. Free. Tel. (626) 355-7186.

Saturday: Network Travel Club member Jim Gerstley will show slides of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn at Two Guys From Italy restaurant, 405 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. 12:30 p.m. $17 (includes lunch and tip). Reservations: Odette Ricasa, (213) 633-7704.