Howard Brown Health Center annual Friend For Life Award honorees will be given out this Saturday. They are: The Patrick and Mariterese Balthrop Family; Children's Memorial Hospital/Howard Brown Collaboration: Ram Yogev, M.D. and Rob Garofalo, M.D.; Dan Lustig, Psy.D, CADC; Yolanda Olszewski, MPH, Msc; and The Siragusa Foundation. This year's awardees will be honored at Howard Brown's annual gala, Oct. 29, at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan. See www.howardbrown.org .
Amigas Latinas will hold its Ten Year Diamond Anniversary & Scholarship Dinner Nov. 5, 7 p.m.-12:30 a.m., at Garden Manor, 4722 W. Armitage. Contact ( 312 ) 409-5697.
The Lesbian Community Cancer Project will host two workshops. One, 'How Are My Hormones? Empowering Trans Folks with Information for Your Health,' will take place at TPAN, 5537 N. Broadway, on Nov. 9, 6:30-8 p.m. The other, 'Getting Your Medical Needs Met Thru Self Advocacy,' will be at Bridgeview Bank, 4753 N. Broadway, on Nov. 12, 12:30-2 p.m. Contact Lawrence Goring at logan@lccp.org or at ( 773 ) 572-5118.
Project VIDA's The C.R.U. Program will host its 4th annual LGBTQ Youth Summit Nov. 5 at Lincoln United Methodist Church, 2242 S. Damen, 12-6 p.m. For more info, call ( 773 ) 522-4570 or contact Carlos Samaniego at csamaniego@projectvida.org or Thomas Sampson at tsampson@projectvida.org .
Test Positive Aware Network will host Man Alive, a gay man's health summit, on Nov. 5 at the Hyatt Regency, 151 E. Wacker. Space is limited. Call ( 773 ) 989-9400.
Howard Brown Health Center, 4025 N. Sheridan, will hold a forum entitled 'Grief & The Holidays: Addressing LGBT Issues,' on Nov. 2, 7-8:30 p.m. Rainbow Hospice Bereavement Support is sponsoring this free event; call ( 847 ) 692-8884. HBHC will also hold a meeting about Medicare's new prescription drug plan, Part D, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. RSVP to ( 773 ) 388-8873. HBHC will also host a forum regarding LGBT survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault on Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The registration fee is $40 ( no fee for students ) . RSVP at ( 773 ) 388-8882.
Orgullo En Accion, a 'voice for the Latino L/G/B/T/Q community,' will hold its first official fundraiser at the home of Carlos T. Mock and Bill Rattan, 4728 N. Malden, on Nov. 20, 3-6 p.m. The suggested donation is $20. RSVP by Nov. 13 to ( 773 ) 561-6617 or at CTMock@yahoo.com .
The Youth Pride Center presents 'Fright Night,' a Halloween party for LGBT youth, on Oct. 31, 6-9 p.m., at 1130 S. Wabash. Admission is $2 and a cash prize for the best costume. E-mail cgycenter@hotmail.com .
The AIDS Pastoral Care Network will honor dedicated individuals at its Annual 'Tree of Life' Awards breakfast, held at the School of the Art Institute Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan, on Nov. 10 at 8 a.m. This year's honorees include the Rev. Clay Evans. Individual tickets are $65; call Deila Davis at ( 773 ) 257-2016.