Below is a list of some of the local World AIDS Day-related events that are slated to take place on or around the official date (Friday, Dec. 1):
—South Suburban College will hold its “World AIDS Day: HIV and Hepatitis C Awareness Workshop” on Wed., Nov. 29, 1-2 p.m. in the MB Financial Suite of the main campus. Visit www.ssc.edu/event/world-aids-day-hiv-hepatitis-c-awareness-workshop/.
—A World AIDS Day panel presentation is taking place Wed., Nov. 29, 9-10:30 a.m. at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Nursing, 845 S. Damen Ave. The free event will feature Gabriel Culbert, PhD, RN; Janet Lin, MD, MPH; and Norma Rolfsen, RN, FNP; visit today.uic.edu/events/world-aids-day-panel-presentation.
—World of Chocolate: AIDS Foundation of Chicago will again host the event on Friday, Dec. 1—this time at Revel Fulton Market, 1215 W. Fulton St., 6-9 p.m. The theme is “International Affair,” and there will be more than 20 chocolatiers present. For tickets, visit chocolate.aidschicago.org/.
—CALOR’s free event “World AIDS Day – Keep The Promise” will take place Friday, Dec. 1, 6-10 p.m., at Latin Rhythms Academy of Dance & Performance, 210 N. Racine Ave. There will be drinks/food, a drag show and dancing as well as HIV/hepatitis C testing. See “World AIDS Day – Keep The Promise” at Eventbrite.com.
—A World AIDS Day service will take place Friday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., at AChurch4Me, Metropolitan Community Church, 7366 N. Clark St. See AChurch4Me.org.
—Caring By Sharing, presented by Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave., will take place on Friday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. Professional singers from cabaret, musical theater and opera will join forces in the fight against HIV/AIDS, as well as to support those affected by and remember those who have died from HIV/AIDS. Proceeds will benefit Chicago Dancers United. Artists scheduled to appear include Kevin Wood, Beckie Menzie, Tom Michael, Carla Gordon and many more. See www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3121041.
—Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church, 3330 S. Martin Luther King Dr., will hold a World AIDS Day event on Friday, Dec. 1, 6-8 p.m. Attendees will celebrate the bishop’s Appeal collection of more than $70,000 for the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund taken at the 2017 Annual Conference; the Chicago Children’s Choir will perform. Visit www.umcnic.org/th_event/world-aids-day/.
—On Saturday, Dec. 2, The Center for African American Ministries and Black Church Studies Program at McCormick Theological Seminary will host the HIV/AIDS Clergy and Lay Leadership Summit XIII: “Loving Our Neighbor: HIV/AIDS Care Continuum Re-Defined.”
The event will take place at the seminary, 5460 S. University Ave., 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and will include praise/worship, breakfast and a panel discussion; visit “HIV/AIDS Clergy and Lay Leadership Summit 13” on Eventbrite.com.
—On Sunday, Dec. 3, the South Suburban Health Alliance will host its sixth annual World’s AIDS Day event, “HIV is No Mystery: A 1920’s Murder Mystery Dinner Experience,” in Merrionette Park, Illinois. See “HIV is No Mystery: A 1920’s Murder Mystery Dinner Experience” on Eventbrite.com.