The Desert AIDS Project in Palm Springs will mark World AIDS Day with the unveiling of a three dimensional red glass and copper wire sculpture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.The AIDS ribbon sculpture, which measures three feet by two feet and was sponsored by the Palm Springs City Council and discount by artists Linda and Charles Perkins, will be on permanent display in front of the Desert AIDS Project at 1695 N. Sunrise Way.
Speakers at the dedication ceremony include actress Morgan Fairchild and State Assembly Member Manny Perez.
Fairchild co-hosted the 2009 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards. She is a long time AIDS activist who has testified before a special Congressional committee on AIDS education.