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MUSIC: The John Borra and Sam Ferrara–driven five-piece band Rattlesnake Choir play every Monday at the Dakota Tavern. Take a look at Exclaim!'s review of the band's recent live album release here. Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington Avenue), 10 p.m., FREE.

FILM: There are two good reasons to visit the Royal Cinema tonight. The first is Mike Leigh's uncharacteristically feel-good Happy-Go-Lucky (7 p.m.), a story about a woman who only sees the good side of any moment. The second is Monty Python's Life of Brian (9:30 p.m.), which may bring some antithetical relief to all the recent Christmas hoopla. Royal Cinema (608 College Street), 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., $8.

Photo of A Neon Rome (Neal Arbick, Ian Blurton, Kevin Nizel, John Borra, Bernard Maiezza) at the Beverly, 1985, by Bruce Lam.

HEALTH: David Miller will be declaring today World AIDS Day in Toronto at a City Hall press conference (3 p.m.). Here’s what else is happening: The Voices of Hope concert, hosted by singer Molly Johnson, features the Royal Conservatory Academy Symphony Orchestra, Forte: The Toronto Men’s Chorus, and others. They are sharing the performance space with quilts commemorating the lives of all the patients lost at Casey House over the past twenty years. Metropolitan United Church (56 Queen Street East), 7 p.m., FREE ($20 suggested donation). Young people are invited to give out red ribbons and share information about HIV as part of the One Million Red Ribbons campaign. Dundas Square, 4:30 p.m., FREE. Bikes Without Borders is asking people to drop off bikes in good working order—along with a $10 donation to cover the cost of shipping—for HIV/AIDS workers in Malawi. Mountain Equipment Co-op (400 King Street West), 11 a.m.–6 p.m., $10. Planned Parenthood is offering a rapid HIV test at their clinic (36B Prince Arthur Avenue), 10 a.m.–5 p.m., FREE. And finally, look up at the skyline tonight—the CN Tower will be lit only in red.