NorCal AIDS Cycle, which raised a record-setting quarter-million dollars for local HIV/AIDS service agencies in 2011, has more than doubled in number of cyclists and crew members leading into the May 2012 ride. The Sacramento-based four-day, 330-mile HIV/AIDS fundraising ride registered a record number of cyclists and volunteer crew members—85 cyclists and 61 volunteer crew members—in a one-day Dec. 1 World AIDS Day campaign. With another three cyclists signing up since Dec. 1, the 2012 ride, which will be held May 17-20, now has a total of 212 participants registered. In comparison, only 72 cyclists and crew had registered for the 2011 ride as of Dec. 15, 2010. In a Facebook-organized d

NorCal AIDS Cycle, the Sacramento-based four-day, 330-mile HIV/AIDS cycling fundraiser, will mark the 23rd annual World AIDS Day by waiving the $75 registration fee for cyclists or crew volunteers who sign up on December 1. To qualify for the free registration, simply visit norcalaidscycle.org on Dec. 1, click on Register Now, and enter code CURE. Ride organizers hope the opportunity to register free will inspire cyclists and volunteer crew members to sign up, get a jump on training and help the event exceed last year’s record-breaking success. The 2012 NorCal AIDS Cycle will be held May 17-20. With nearly 100 cyclists, NorCal AIDS Cycle (NCAC) had its most successful year in 2011, rais

A photograph by Sacramento attorney Jane A. Ryan, entitled “Negative Fringe Element,” has been accepted in the Sacramento Fine Arts Center show, “Visions,” which runs from now through November 19. The center (http://www.sacfinearts.org) is located at 5330-B Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. A Second Saturday Artists Reception is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, with an awards presentation at 6:30 p.m. Ryan's paintings and other artwork also has been displayed in other local arts shows, most recently in the Art Bra Show held in August at the 40 Acres Gallery in Oak Park. Ryan is an attorney in private practice, with a focus on prenuptial agreements and cohabitation agr

The Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its founding and present the first Rainbow Chamber Business Leader of the Year Award on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Radisson Hotel Sacramento. The award will be presented to an individual who has shown outstanding leadership both in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and in the greater Sacramento business community. Also honored at the event will be six 2011 Rainbow Chamber Foundation scholarship recipients. Assemblymember Roger Dickinson will swear in the Chamber’s newly elected board of directors. Serving as Masters of Ceremony will be radio and television personalities Don Geronimo a

The NorCal AIDS Cycle had a record-setting year in 2011, raising more money for area non-profit organizations than any HIV/AIDS fundraising organization in recent Sacramento history. The event is among the most successful Sacramento charity fundraisers in history based on total dollars raised. The organization will distribute a total of $190,000 to area HIV/AIDS service organizations, returning 70 percent of total funds raised to beneficiary organizations at a check presentation ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at Hot Italian, 1627 16th Street, Sacramento. A record 96 cyclists, along with 30 volunteer crew members—who also raised money—participated in the four-day, 330-mile cycling fun