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World AIDS Day events slated for next weekend

Walk & 5K to End HIV slated for Dec. 1 at Freedom Plaza

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5 years ago

November 23, 2018

Mariah Cooper

Whitman-Walker, End HIV, gay news, Washington Blade

Whitman-Walker Health’s annual Walk to End HIV. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Celebrate and reflect on the 30th anniversary of World Aids Day with two key events this year.

Impulse D.C. and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation present “DecAIDS: Then, There & Now — A World AIDS Day Celebration” at North Hall at Eastern Market (225 7th St., S.E.) on Friday, Nov. 30 from 6-10 p.m. The interactive art experience will revisit how AIDS has affected the LGBT community throughout the ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘00s and today. There will be a surprise celebrity guest speaker, a two-hour sponsored bar, sip and paint, dance, spoken word and dramatic presentations. Admission is free. For details, visit impulsegrp.org/washington.

The 32nd annual Walk & 5K to End HIV begins and ends at Freedom Plaza (1455 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.) on Saturday, Dec. 1. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K starts at 9:15 a.m. The walk kicks off at 9:20 a.m. Post-event activities begin at 10 a.m. Runner registration is $21. Walker registration is $5. Student and senior walkers are $9. Sleepwalker registration, for those who cannot attend the event, is $24. Proceeds benefit Whitman-Walker Health.

For more information, visit walktoendhiv.org.

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The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.

President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.

The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).

“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.