Press release from WNC AIDS Project:
Every year WNCAP brings blocks of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt to Asheville to honor and remember those impacted by HIV/AIDS. The Opening Reception will include a memorial candlelight ceremony, words from a local advocate, and the induction of a new panel into the Quilt. We hope you can join us for some refreshments and a time to reflect and remember.
The exhibit will be on display from Sunday, Nov. 20th through Saturday Nov. 26th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm (closed on Thanksgiving Day), in the ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Asheville.
For more information about our the Quilt reception or our World AIDS Day event on December 1st, please visit our webpage.
For more information about the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and it’s remarkable history, please visit their website.
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