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Justina M Barnicke All proceeds support HIV/AIDS- Gay Archives, 34 Isabella St. No Gallery, 7 Hart House Circle, Uni- related programs and charities in cover. 416-777-2755. clga.ca versity of Toronto. 416-978-8398. sub-Saharan Africa. Till Wed, June jmbgallery.ca 30, noon-6pm. Mon-Thurs, 11am- THE NAugHTY SHOW 6pm. Fri, Sat, 11am-5pm. The Erotic illustrations by Maurice Art FOR AIDS Roundhouse, Steam Whistle Vellekoop and Anita Kuntz. Open- Brewery, 255 Bremner Blvd. 416- ing reception Wed, June 30, INTERNATIONAL 362-2337 x246. 7-9pm. Thurs-Sun, 1-4pm. 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