The Community Quarterly Forum, “How HIV Affects Your Body,” presented by Daniel Lee, MD, of the UCSD Owen Clinic will take place at The San Diego LGBT Community Center (3909 Centre St.) on Wednesday, March 24, at 6 p.m. An RSVP is required, as dinner will be provided for participants. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Carolina Ramos at 619-692-2077, ext. 116, or cramos@thecentersd.org.

Are you pinching pennies to pay your bills every month? Learn about utility programs and services designed to help consumers with low-incomes or special medical conditions. Telephone, gas, water, and electric services can be affordable when you learn about these and other survival tips. This free presentation by the California Public Utilities Commission will take place in the San Diego LGBT Community Center on Thursday, March 25 at 11 a.m. Feel free to bring a bag brown lunch to enjoy during the presentation. For more information, call 619-692-2077, ext. 212, or e-mail seniors@thecentersd.org.

Applications for floats, marching bands and other groups participating in San Diego Pride’s 36th annual parade are now available at www.SanDiegoPride.org. The mile-long parade will be held at down University Avenue through the heart of Hillcrest on July 17 at 11 a.m. This year’s theme is “One World, One Heart, One Pride.”

Although the deadline to apply is June 30, early applicants will secure a better chance of enjoying choice placement in the lineup. Fully decorated floats, musical contingents, costumed groups and equestrian units are strongly encouraged to take part in what is San Diego’s largest civic event. Awards will be given for best entries in a variety of categories.

Last year’s Pride parade attracted more than 60,000 spectators and thousands of marchers. The event will be followed by a two-day festival at Marston Point in Balboa Park.

For more information or to sign up as a volunteer, visit the web site above or call 619-297-7683.