July 31: What are Your Ethical Will Life Lessons?
To everything, there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. And now is the time to write your Ethical Will to share your life's lessons. You may recognize the first line above as the refrain in the song, "Turn, Turn, Turn." As sung by the American...
July 3: Talk on Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die
The public is welcome to attend Gail Rubin's talk, "Funeral Planning for Those Who Don't Plan to Die." She will be speaking on Tuesday, July 3 around 6:00 p.m. at the Route 66 Civitan Club's weekly meeting at Capo's Restaurant, 722 Central SW, Albuquerque. While the...
June 10: Jewish Section Dedicated at Natural Burial Ground
The first Green Burial Council-certified natural burial ground in New Mexico will dedicate a section specifically for Jewish burials on Sunday, June 10, 2018, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The Jewish Federation of New Mexico and La Puerta Natural Burial Ground worked together to...
June 24: Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, June 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Lounge at Manzano del Sol Village, 5201 Roma NE, Albuquerque, NM. If you want to attend, let host Gail Rubin know by sending an email to Gail [at]...
May 31: How to Downsize and Organize Your Stuff
In “KICKING THE BUCKET LIST: Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die,” Gail Rubin presents creative ways to downsize and how to organize for end-of-life issues well BEFORE someone dies. This talk will take place on Thursday, May 31, 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. at...
May 20: Albuquerque Death Cafe
Time again for tea and cake and mortality conversations! The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, May 20 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Lounge at Manzano del Sol Retirement Village, 5201 Roma NE. The objective of the Death Cafe is “To...
April 29: Share your thoughts at the next Death Cafe
The objective of the Death Cafe is “To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” It’s all about an interesting, unstructured conversation – open and free-flowing with no specific agenda. The Death Cafe concept...
Lessons on Grief and Mourning in Cartoons
Who can resist Saturday morning cartoons? Come laugh and learn at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21 at the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association's (ICCFA) annual convention in Las Vegas, NV. At that time, Certified Thanatologist Gail Rubin will...
Grandpa’s in the TUFF SHED at Frozen Dead Guy Days
Frozen Dead Guy Days, held March 9-11, 2018, a wild and wacky celebration of all things dead and frozen, is coming soon! The festival features a parade of hearses, coffin races on a snowy obstacle course, costumed polar plunging, frozen T-shirt contests, The...
Feb. 24: ABQ Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will be held Saturday, February 24, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event will take place in the Community Room at Manzano Del Sol Village, 5201 Roma NE, Albuquerque. It is located just south of Lomas Blvd. and just west of San Mateo...