New York--Out of the Darkness/Night Without Light. AREA's (American Run for the End of AIDS) Sixth Annual December 1 march will begin at Washington Square Park at 6:45 pm for a rally and begin traveling at 7:45 p.m. to coincide with The Night Without Light, sponsored by Visual AIDS, during which public buildings are dimmed for fifteen minutes to symbolize all of the lights that have gone out in our lives because of AIDS. The march ends at City Hall, to join Housing Works' 24-hour vigil and memorial reading of names of those who have died of AIDS. For more information contact AREA at (212) 580-7668.

Burlington, VT--Children Explore AIDS. The King Street Youth Center in will use coloring sheets for pre-school kids and work on essays with older adolescents and teens to explore the theme, "Give Children Hope in a World with AIDS." For more information contact James Key via e-mail at king@together.net

Morgantown, WV--Tree of Hope and Remembrance Reading. West Virginia University will display a Tree of Hope December 1-4 where individuals are encouraged to write a message regarding someone living with HIV/AIDS or to honor someone who has died from AIDS. The messages will form a continuing link to decorate the tree. On December 3, WVU will also hold a Remembrance Reading from 10 am-6 p.m., reading the names of people who have died from AIDS. For more information, contact Peggy Kovac via e-mail at mkovac@wvu.edu.

Atlanta--Gifts For Children Affected By HIV/AIDS: The AIDS/HIV Action Group of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta is holding its second annual gift-giving event for children affected by HIV/AIDS. The focus is on local residential facilities for PWAs, and they are fulfilling resident kids' "wish lists." For more information contact Tanya Cassingham at (404) 727-3450 or e-mail at tanya@microbio.emory.edu.

Dallas--Day Without Art: On December 1 at Southern Methodist University, the campus will honor those unknown artists who have died from HIV/AIDS by shrouding all campus art in a Day Without Art. For more information contact Jill Parma via e-mail at jparma@mail.smu.edu.

San Francisco--Various Events. A full day of World AIDS Day events around San Francisco will kick off with ceremonies at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in the morning. At noon, Grace Cathedral will host special memorial services and both Kaiser Permanente and University of California, San Francisco will hold open houses to highlight their various efforts in providing HIV/AIDS healthcare. For more information contact Derek Gordon (Director of Communications, San Francisco AIDS Foundation) at (415) 487-3031.

Oakland--Candlelight Healing Service for Needle Exchange. To bring awareness to the need for funding and legalization of needle exchange in California, ACT UP East Bay, East Bay HIV/AIDS Interfaith Coalition, Alameda County Needle Exchange and NEED (Berkeley Needle Exchange) will hold a candlelight vigil beginning at 5 p.m. at the Oakland Federal Building. For more information contact ACT UP East Bay at (510) 568-1680.

Los Angeles--Buying Time Screening. From 5-7 p.m. on December 1, the City of West Hollywood will recognize World AIDS Day with a public screening of Buying Time, an original documentary on the state of the AIDS crisis in America. Admission is free and a reception will immediately follow the screening. In addition, Buying Time will air throughout December on City channel 10. For more information contact the City Social Services Division at (213) 848-6510.

Online--A Day Without Art. GLAAD and hundreds of other organizations will participate by turning off the graphics on their Web sites, including GLAAD Online, for 24 hours. For more information contact GLAAD Associate Communications Director Liz Tracey at (212) 807-1700 or pager. (800) 946-4646, pin#1423527.

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