PRAYER BREAKFAST: The Rev. Lloyd Ogilvie, chaplain...

PRAYER BREAKFAST: The Rev. Lloyd Ogilvie, chaplain to the U.S. Senate and former senior pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, will be the guest speaker at the 21st annual Burbank Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast. The event is scheduled for 7 a.m. Thursday at the Pickwick Banquet Center, 1001 Riverside Drive. Cost is $12 per person. Tickets will be available at the door as space permits. (818) 843-5273.

“FRIENDS”: The writer/producer team of Michael Curtis and Greg Maylins from the hit TV show “Friends” will be featured at the upcoming Entertainment Fellowship dinner at NBC Studios, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 3000 W. Alameda Ave., Burbank. Cost is $12 for members and $17 for nonmembers. (Nonmembers are asked to park at the Warner Boulevard entrance.) Reservations are not necessary. (818) 909-0841.

MURDER MYSTERY BENEFIT: The San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council’s East Valley Multipurpose Senior Center will hold “An Evening of Intrigue and Mystery,” a benefit dinner on Wednesday, performed by the cast of Dial M Murder Mysteries. A silent auction will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. dinner at the Ventura, 13920 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Tickets are $65 and reservations are due by Monday. The senior center provides many services to the elderly, including on-site and delivered meals, classes, transportation, legal services and support groups. (818) 766-5165.

ORGAN CONCERT: The music of Bach, Widor and Vivaldi will fill St. Paul’s United Methodist Church of Tarzana when Richard Warne of Hollywood United Methodist Church performs an organ concert at 1 p.m. Sunday. The church is located at 5619 Lindley Ave. Donations are appreciated. (818) 708-7068.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS: Actor Ed Begley Jr. will be among the speakers at an interfaith seminar series on science and the environment presented by Reseda-based Environmental Ministries on Sunday. The program, titled “The Transportation Dilemma in Southern California,” runs from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., with registration starting at 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Reseda First United Methodist Church, 18120 Saticoy St. (818) 344-7870. Donation $5.

BROADWAY TUNES: A fund-raiser called “Crazy Quilt Concert Party”--featuring tunes by Broadway singer Steeve Arlen--will be held Sunday at the Center for Highly Effective Living at the West Hills Church of Religious Science, 6624 Lockhurst Drive. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m., followed by the show at 12:30 p.m. Cost for lunch is $4; a free-will donation will be taken at the show. (818) 883-1300.

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