| In our gay community, we are kicking off World AIDS Day activities
by offering free, anonymous HIV testing and a staffed information table at Gargoyles Niteclub on Friday, November 29 from 9:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. Gargoyles is located at 271 S. Main Street in downtown Akron. The HIV testing, done on a walk-in basis, is co-sponsored by the Akron Health Department and the Community AIDS Network. Saturday, November 30, Tear-Ez will play host to the 'World AIDS Day Eve Benefit, featuring 17 of Northeast Ohio's finest gay entertainers, including Candi Carter, Lynette Crawford, Jimmy Crooks, Vince D'Amato, Forest Layn, Big Mama, Phoebe McCall, Ronnie Roberts, Miss Roxy, Robyn Samples, Amelia Sinclair, Cocoa Starr, Patrick Steele, Miss Stephanie, Samantha Styles, Nichole Summers, and Danyel Vasquez. Tear-Ez, located at 360 S. Main Street, will run two different shows that evening at 7:30 P.M. and 11:00 P.M. The Community AIDS Network of Akron and the New Hope Alternative Therapy Research of Cleveland will be the beneficiaries of the dollars raised at the show. Sunday, December 1, we invite you to worship at the spiritual center of your choice, and then join us at one of several community fairs and events. Border's Books and Music at 3737 W. Market will be hosting Community Drug Board's World AIDS Day information table from 10:00 A.M. til 2:00 P.M.. 'A Day Without Art' will be the theme at both the Akron Art Museum at 70 E. Market from 12:00 P.M. til 5:00 P.M. and at the Contemporary Arts Project at 907 Portage Trail #3, who will also feature a staffed information table, courtesy of the Community Drug Board, from 1:00 P.M. til 5:00 P.M. Next, stop by the AIDS Holistic Services Program and the Community AIDS Network (665 and 667 N. Main Street, respectively) for joint open houses which will run from 2:00 P.M. til 6:00 P.M.. Free refreshments, snacks, and information will be provided at both locations. Following your afternoon activities, join us at midnight at the Interbelt Nite Club, 70 N. Howard, for a spectacular World AIDS Day Show featuring Danyel Vasquez, Ashley Simone, Victoria London, Isis Soul, and KiArra Fontaine, as well as the Kent State and University of Akron's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Student Unions who will be providing between-number entertainment. All door proceeds that evening will benefit the Community AIDS Network of Akron. Local universities kick off their World AIDS Day
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