Learn about upcoming tours to Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Borneo, southern India and Indonesia during a 6:30 p.m. meeting Saturday at Vientiane restaurant, 1001 Jefferson Blvd., West Sacramento. The presentation for Mekong Tours, which specializes in Southeast Asia, will be made by Robert Phillips, a retired professor at California State University, Sacramento. For more information: (503) 842-7198 or www.MekongTours.com.
Learn about France
Discover France through the eyes of native Jackie Grandchamps of French Escapade during a 10 a.m. seminar Saturday at Holloway Travel Outfitters, 1150 Fulton Ave. The presentation will cover culture, art, cooking, history and more. For reservations: (916) 486-9170.
Study in London
Earn 12 units of transferable college credit through an American River College study program based in London from Sept. 10 to Dec. 12. Information sessions are set for noon Wednesday in the Howard Hall conference room and 5 p.m. the same day in Raef Hall Room 162. Courses are offered in film, anthropology, communication and English. For more information, contact Dr. Patrice Gibson at (916) 484-8266 or e-mail gibsonp@arc.losrios.edu.
Canoe on the Delta
California State Parks is offering weekend canoe tours in the Delta Meadows River Park area, about 28 miles south of Sacramento. Participants learn basic skills and explore the area with naturalist guides, looking for otters, beavers, muskrats, birds and other wildlife. Two-hour tours are offered at 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May 18; cost is $20. For reservations: Brannan Island State Recreation Area, (916) 777-7701.
Coffee and gold
Roseville Parks & Recreation is offering an April 9 day trip to River Rock Coffees for a talk about international coffees, followed by a visit to Sutter Gold Mine, a modern hard-rock mine on Highway 49. The last day to register is Wednesday; the cost is $58 general, $52 for Roseville residents; (916) 774-5950.
Shakespeare in Ashland
Capital Stage is organizing a May 29- June 1 trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. Capital Stage artistic director Stephanie Gularte and managing director Peter Mohrmann will serve as escorts. The $695 cost includes tickets to three plays, plus three nights at the Bard's Inn, daily breakfast, an evening wine reception and a backstage tour. Also featured are a studio tour and a glass-blowing demonstration with Ashland artist Scott Carlson. For more information: (916) 379-5051 or www.capstage.org.
Danube River cruise
Awanna Travel in Granite Bay is organizing a group for a seven-night Danube River cruise departing May 31. Ports of call include Salzburg, Melk, Duerstein and Vienna in Austria; Bratislava, Slovakia; and Budapest, Hungary. Prices begin at $3,074 plus international airfare. Information: (916) 791-2003 or www.awannatravel.com.
Save in San Francisco
The newly renovated Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco has extended its Spring Fever package to May 31. Rates start at $169; (415) 563-1234.
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