World AIDS Day in Houston

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REE WORLD AIDS DAY TESTING7am - 6pm Montrose Counseling Center (oral rapid HIV Testing)Disco Kroger3300 Montrose Blvd.Houston, TX 770069am - 3pm E. DeBakey VA Medical Center(main lobby by the entrance and information desk)2002 Holcombe BlvdHouston, TX 770309am - 6:30pm Legacy Community Health ServicesFree Oraquick & Syphillis Testing1415 CaliforniaHouston, TX 770069am - 8pm HACS HIV Testing2150 W. 18th StreetHouston, TX 770081pm - 5pm Transgender Foundation of America HIV Testing604 Pacific StreetHouston, TX 77006ONGOING EVENTS THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBERPaper Chain of RemembranceThroughout December, stop by the lobby to add a link in our chain, honoring a loved one or caregiver.Montrose Counseling Center (2nd Floor Lobby)401 Branard StreetHouston, TX 77006Mike QuiltsA selection of quilts by local artist Mike with a theme of HIV/AIDS activism will be on display throughout December at the GLBT Community Center.Historic Dow School1900 KaneHouston, TX 77008Screenings of "We Were Here""We Were Here" documents the coming of what was called the "Gay Plague" in the early 1980s. It illuminates the profound personal and community issues raised by the AIDS epidemic as well as the broad political and social upheavals it unleashed.It offers a cathartic validation for the generation that suffered through, and responded to, the onset of AIDS.($10 for non members, free for members)We Were Here ScreeningsWednesday, Nov. 2nd @ 7PMSaturday, Nov. 5th @ 7PMSunday, Nov. 20th @ 4:30PMSaturday, Nov. 26th @ 7PMSunday, Nov. 27th @ 4PM14 Pews800 Aurora StreetHouston, TX 77009Monday, November 28thStaged Reading of "The Normal Heart" - 7:30pmTheatre New West will present a Staged Reading of “The Normal Heart†at Stages Repertory Theatreon Monday, November 28th. The reading will be a Benefit for the University of Houston LGBT Resource Center and to commemorate World Aids

Day.Tickets $25 Resevrations 713-522-2204Stages Repertory Theatre3201 ParkwayHouston, TX 77019Tuesday, November 29thWorld AIDS Day Film Screening "And the Band Played On" - 7pmGLBT Cultural Center401 Branard StreetHouston, TX 77006Thursday, December 1st (WORLD AIDS DAY)World AIDS Day YogathonVarious Yoga StudiosVisit the Facebook page for more information.2011

World AIDS Day Luncheon - 11amAIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. (AFH), Houston's oldest and largest AIDS service organization, is hosting its annual luncheon to commemorate World AIDS Day. CO-CHAIRS: Cesar Galindo, Fred , Ken NewberryHilton Americas-Houston11AM Champagne Reception - LuncheonHonoring Mayor Annise For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Development Office at 713.623.6796 ext. 278 or visit the website."Testing for Cupcakes and Coco" presented by Positive Efforts 12pm - 2pmHaverstock Hill ApartmentsCommunity Center5609 Aldine BenderHouston, TX 77032For more information,

call Positive Efforts at 713-812-0044World AIDS Day Information Fair 12pm - 2pm Street Health Center2015 StreetHouston, TX 77009-8044 Street Memorial Service and "Tree of Remembrance" 2pm - 3pm Street Health Center2015 StreetHouston, TX 77009-8044"Testing for Cupcakes and Coco" presented by Positive Efforts 3pm - 5pmAspen Village Apartments6150 W Tidwell RdHouston, TX 77092For more information, call Positive Efforts at 713-812-0044World AIDS Day Citywide Candlelighting Observance 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.Tranquility Park - Downtown Houston5:00 Music - Gay Men’s Chorus of Houston, Bayou City Women’s Chorus5:30 Introduction - Sanz, KHOU - Master of Ceremonies5:35 Invocation - Rev Lura Groen, Grace Lutheran Church5:40 Youth Chorus5:45 , Houston Department of Health and Human Services5:50 Pete , County Hospital District, Street Clinic5:55 State Representative Garnet 6:00 Houston Mayor Annise 6:10 Testimonials from Person Living with HIV/AIDS6:40 Lighting of the Candles - Sally Huffer, Montrose Counseling Center6:45 Reading of Original Poem - 6:55 Silent Observance7:00 Closing remarks - Sanz, KHOU - Master of CeremoniesWorld AIDS Day Service at Plymouth United - 7:30 p.m.You are invited to worship with us as a light of hope for those who live with HIV and AIDS. Let us come together as God's community on this World AIDS day!There will be a time in the service when you will be invited to speak the names of your loved ones who have died from AIDS. For more information, please call 281-251-8147.To be officiated by Rev. Dr. Ginny Brown www.plymouthunited.orgPlymouth United Church, UCC 5927 Louetta Road Spring, TX 77373 281-251-8147Organized by World AIDS Day Houston Committee, 2011 Regards, VergelPoWeRUSA.org