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July 8: Virtual Coffee with Gail Rubin through the JCC
This Wednesday, July 8, 2020, join with your friends for the JCC’s Virtual Coffee Hour from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist and The Doyenne of Death®. She’s also the author of KICKING THE BUCKET LIST: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die.
July 19: ABQ Death Cafe Online
Grab a cup for the next ABQ Death Cafe! Albuquerque Death Cafes are being held online for the duration of the pandemic crisis. The next online ABQ Death Cafe will take place on Zoom on Sunday, July 19 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. To get the link to participate, send a note to Gail [at] AGoodGoodbye.com and let her know you’d like to join in the conversation. About Death Cafes The objective of the Death Cafe is “To...
Flag Replacement Ceremony at Historic Fairview Cemetery
Historic Fairview Cemetery, established in Albuquerque, NM in 1881, is run by a local nonprofit organization.
July 1: Virtual Visits, a Reimagine Festival Conversation
On July 1, join in the online conversation introducing AFTR, technology that helps with modern-day mourning. With funerals and in-person interactions impacted by social distancing, AFTR provides a new way to stay connected. This event is part of the Reimagine: Life, Loss & Love, a Worldwide Virtual Festival.
How to Scatter Ashes on Sandia Mountain 2020
I returned to Sandia Crest to scatter the cremated remains of a past boyfriend who made it possible for me to start a life in New Mexico.
Mortality Salience with Ernest Becker Scholars
How mortality salience impacts people’s willingness to do end-of-life planning.
Back by Popular Demand: Funny Death T-shirts!
If you love T-shirts with snappy sayings, snap up these T-shirts from A Good Goodbye.
How Much More Death Awareness Can You Take?
According to Ernest Becker’s 1973 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Denial of Death, we as humans are busy trying to ignore the fact that we are all going to die.
Reimagine Virtual Seminar with The Doyenne of Death
This Kicking the Bucket List discussion, focusing on downsizing and organizing things to do before you die, is part of Reimagine: Life, Love, & Loss, a Worldwide Virtual Festival.
Jewish Funeral Traditions Interrupted by Pandemic
Should a Jewish family experience a death, funeral homes and cemeteries have implemented a number of precautions that alter Jewish funeral traditions.
Funeral Directors on Film: New Coronavirus Cinema Collection
Today’s newest Coronavirus Cinema Collection focuses on Funeral Directors on Film. These movies and TV shows provide insights into the funeral business, as portrayed in the TV series Six Feet Under and the films The Loved One, My Girl, and Just Buried.
Coronavirus Cinema Collection: Jewish Funeral Traditions
Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death®, shares Jewish funeral traditions as illustrated in the films Nora’s Will, My Mexican Shivah, This is Where I Leave You, and a YouTube video, The iShiva App.
June 28: Online ABQ Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will be held online through Zoom on Sunday, June 28, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
Free Memorial Day Tours at Historic Fairview Cemetery
This Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020, the public is welcome to visit Historic Fairview Cemetery.
More Coronavirus Funeral News
Coronavirus funeral news continues to pile up. How funeral directors are responding to the worst mass death event in more than 100 years.
The Truth About Viking Funerals on Film
Some folks think a Viking funeral would be a cool way to send off a loved one. This idealized grand gesture is totally influenced by films churned out by Hollywood studios.
Coronavirus Cinema Collection: ‘Based on a True Story’
The films in this Coronavirus Cinema Collection are “Based on a True Story” – Get Low, Grand Theft Parsons, and Bernie.
Free Live Webinar May 7: Funny Films for Funeral Planning
Join Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist and The Doyenne of Death®, for 90-minutes of funny film and television program clips that put the “fun” in funeral planning!
Coronavirus and Funeral Director News
News stories continue to show the impact COVID-19 has on grieving families, funeral directors, and society in general. Stores are now running out of sympathy cards.
Introducing the Coronavirus Cinema Collection Videos
Welcome to the Coronavirus Cinema Collection: Funny Funeral Films, hosted by Gail Rubin, the Doyenne of Death. These film recommendations for hunkering down at home bring a light touch to the dark topic of death.
Do You Need Burial Insurance?
Can your loved ones pay for your funeral when you die? If you want a proper send-off for yourself or a family member, you may want to get burial insurance.