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For a helping of style along with your charitable endeavors, stop by Mystic Celt (3443 N. Southport) on Wednesday. From 6 to 10 p.m., Pediatric AIDS Chicago will host the Third Annual Purse Bazaar on the heels of World Aids Day.

With visions of sugar plum fairies dancing through their heads, the -Ists began to get into that holiday mood. Well, some did. Austinist wasn't as the NY Times dissed them and a local Tex-Mex institution sold out. Making them feel better was music, sweet music and the local theater getting name checked on "Heroes." Chicagoist tried to wrap their heads around a religious movie being banned from a Christmas themed park. To wash that...

Have you been meaning to get one of those pesky AIDS tests but don't want to fork over the $100 or so in lab fees that your doctor charges?

There are all kinds of ways to volunteer and support your causes. Some require that you walk a 5K. Many take time and dedication. Most are geared at raising money. So if you’re a little light on the time and effort, and walking just isn’t your thing, maybe you’d like to donate some cash to the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) this Thursday and eat chocolate all night. As far as that whole community service thing goes, there are certainly less appealing options.

Today is World AIDS Day and Chicago is commemorating with candle light vigils and fundraisers. Over 40 million people worldwide now are infected with HIV/AIDS. If you think that AIDS only affects the poor in Africa or gay men in San Francisco, well, you’d be wrong. Many of your neighbors, friends, and possible sex partners are infected and you probably don’t know it. Being tested on a routine basis is vitally important to stopping the...

How are you going to celebrate? Here at the red-ribbon-wrapped Chicagoist offices we're listening to the entire Queen catalogue, watching "Philadelphia" over and over again, chewing on flavored condoms and getting FUCKED-up on HIV medication cocktails.