WORLD AIDS DAY
World AIDS Day 2019 in New York
Events range from vigils to readings, fi lm collections, and more.
Candles lit the NYC AIDS Memorial in 2017.
BY MATT TRACY
Annual events commemorating
World AIDS Day
are slated across the city
on December 1 — the
day dedicated to commemorating
the pandemic that has killed more
than 600,000 Americans and more
than 30 million worldwide — and
on the subsequent days.
World AIDS Day Vigil
and Gathering
A candlelight vigil will begin at the
NYC AIDS Memorial before shifting
to St. John’s Lutheran Church
at 81 Christopher St. At 6:30 p.m.,
those in attendance will have a time
of refl ection and read names of folks
who died of AIDS. Guest speakers
and performers will then host
a World AIDS Day gathering at 7
p.m. Refreshments will be served.
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When: Sun., Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.
Where: New York City AIDS Memorial
at Greenwich Ave. and W. 12th
St.
Visual AIDS’ 30th Annual
Day With(out) Art
Visual AIDS, a nonprofi t that uses
art to fi ght AIDS, fi rst organized a
Day With(out) Art event in 1989 to
generate discussion, support HIVpositive
artists, and honor the legacies
of those who passed. This World
AIDS Day, Visual AIDS is commemorating
the 30th Annual Day
With(out) Art by screening “Still Beginning,”
a collection of seven new
videos (by Shanti Avirgan, Nguyen
Tan Hoang, Carl George, Viva Ruiz,
Iman Shervington, Jack Waters/
Victor F.M. Torres, and Derrick
Woods-Morrow) focusing on the ongoing
HIV/ AIDS crisis in various
parts of the United States and tying
together modern activism with
history.
The screening will be followed by
a conversation with Avirgan, Ruiz,
and Waters, and moderated by Visual
AIDS programs manager Kyle
Croft. Screenings will also take
place elsewhere around the city and
in Chicago, Los Angeles, and other
areas. Find out more information at
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When: Sun., Dec. 1 from 3 p.m.–5
p.m.
Where: Whitney Museum of American
Art at 99 Gansevoort St., btwn.
10th Ave. and Washington St.
World AIDS Day Reading
The LGBT Community Center will
host a World AIDS Day reading centering
on the work of Edmund White,
whose autobiographical writings
included personal accounts of his
own HIV-positive status as well as
the broader HIV/ AIDS crisis. White
will be on hand for this event while
Michael Carroll, Lynne Tillman,
Philip Clark, and Sarah Schulman
read essays and excerpts from his
work. White will end the event by
reading from his work. Suggested
donation is $10. More information
at tinyurl.com/v5kym25 .
When: Sun., Dec. 1 from 3 p.m.–5
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p.m.
Where: LGBT Community Center
at 208 W. 13th St.
Celebration of Songwriters with
HIV/ AIDS
When: Sun., Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.
Where: Abrons Arts Center, Playhouse
Theater at 466 Grand St.
near Pitt St.
The Red Ribbon Revue honors
songwriters living with HIV and
those who have passed away. Performers
living with HIV who hail
from the classical music, Broadway,
and nightlife backgrounds in New
York will share their stories. Tickets
are $26-$56 and proceeds from the
event will support Broadway Cares/
Equity Fights AIDS and mothers2mothers.
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When: Sun., Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.
Where: Abrons Arts Center, Playhouse
Theater at 466 Grand St.
near Pitt St.
City, State Commemorate
World AIDS Day
The End AIDS NY 2020 coalition is
partnering with the New York City
Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene and the New York State Department
of Health for a World AIDS
Day event focused on unity. Those
in attendance will honor those who
have lost their lives and uplift those
who are living with HIV/ AIDS at
this free World AIDS Day event. A
continental breakfast will be provided.
When: Mon., Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. - 1
p.m.
Where: New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Ave. at E. 103rd St.
Jacobi Hospital Observes
World AIDS Day
Jacobi Health and Empowerment
Center will observe World AIDS Day
by offering a meet-and-greet with
staff before hosting a program featuring
doctors and health experts
who will serve as guest speakers.
The event will also feature HIV education,
prevention, testing, PrEP
screening, a patient art exhibit,
music, refreshments, and giveaways.
For more information, call
718-0918-6987.
When: Mon., Dec. 2 from 11 a.m.-1
p.m.
Where: Jacobi Hospital’s Building
8 Lobby at 1400 Pelham Pkwy. S.,
The Bronx
AIDS in Cuba
Author Elena Schwolsky will discuss
her book, “Waking in Havana,”
connecting the epidemic in both
New York City and Cuba. The night
of readings, music, and personal
stories will include Cuban AIDS
Prevention group member Joel Iglesias,
vocalist Lindsey Wilson, and
others. More information at tinyurl.
com/vaylpzc .
When: Tues., Dec. 3 from 6:30-8:30
p.m.
Where: The People’s Forum at 320
W. 37th St.
HIV League Drag Show
The HIV League hosts a World
AIDS Day Drag Show featuring
drag queens Ragamuffi n and Lady
Quesa’Dilla. DJ P_A_T provides music,
and there will be performances
by Junior Mint, Qhrist with a Q,
and Serena Tea. Early-bird tickets
are $10 and regular admission is
$15. All of the proceeds will be dedicated
to an HIV League Scholarship
that helps students living with HIV.
More information at tinyurl.com/
u2rqbd9 .
When: Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., doors open
at 7 p.m.
Where: 3 Dollar Bill at 260 Meserole
St. near Bushwick Pl. in E. Williamsburg
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