Memorial for Don Belton
Friends and colleagues of slain Indiana University professor Don Belton will gather in Philadelphia for a memorial tribute later this month.
The Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th St., will host the event from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 24, with the support of Art Sanctuary.
Belton, 52, was a Philadelphia native and former English professor at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania who was stabbed to death Dec. 27 in his Bloomington, Ind., home.
Police the next day arrested 25-year-old Michael Griffin and charged him with Belton’s murder. Griffin admitted to stabbing Belton, but alleged Belton made sexual advances toward him.
Griffin is scheduled for a pre-trial conference March 1.
Gov. candidates to answer your questions
Candidates in this spring’s gubernatorial race will come together for a community forum at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N. Broad St., sponsored by an array of local organizations, such as Philadelphia FIGHT, The COLOURS Organization Inc., ACT UP and The Womyn’s Village.
At the forum, the candidates will discuss their stances on education, housing, jobs and healthcare and local residents will be able to question the contenders about the issues impacting their respective communities.
For information, call (215) 568-4990.
AIDS thrift to celebrate milestone
Philly AIDS Thrift, which has, over the past four-and-a-half years, donated a portion of its profits to local HIV/AIDS agency AIDS Fund, last month surpassed the $150,000 donation mark.
To celebrate the milestone, the store will invite its volunteers, donors and the entire community for a weekend-long celebration Feb. 12-14 at the store, 514 Bainbridge St. Shoppers can partake in free finger foods, sweets and drinks throughout the weekend and, in honor of the Valentine’s holiday, any item with the color red on it will be 50-percent off.
For more information about PAT, visit www.phillyaidsthrift.com.
— Jen Colletta