IKEA hosts event to benefit charity
MEDIA CITY CENTER -- IKEA will raise money for a local charity and
sponsor several activities today through Monday during a bedroom-
themed celebration throughout the store.
The Sweden-based furniture retailer at 600 N. San Fernando Blvd.
will donate $10 from every bed frame sold during the three-day event
to the American Red Cross Greater Los Angeles Chapter's disaster
relief fund.
Activities include:
* An essay contest through Monday to win a complete bedroom set.
* A bedroom-furnishing workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. today.
* A pajama party for children 12 and younger in the Smaland Play
Area from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday.
For more information, call 841-8060.
Jackson Bell
Church celebrates 50th anniversary
HILLSIDE DISTRICT -- Daniel Smith-Christopher, professor of Old
Testament studies at Loyola Marymount University, will start the St.
Francis Xavier Church 50th anniversary speaker series tonight.
Smith-Christopher's topic, "Peace in Violent Times," will focus on
the Gospel mandates of peacemaking for contemporary Christians.
The program begins at 7 tonight in Cabrini Hall at St. Francis
Xavier Church, 3801 Scott Road.
The speaker series is free and open to the public.
Molly Shore
