Jan. 20: Albuquerque Death Cafe
As the New Year gets going, think about experiencing a Death Cafe as one of your bucket list items. It's an opportunity to relax over some coffee or tea, some cake or cookies, and join in a group discussion to talk about what’s on your mind about mortality issues....
Nov. 27: You Can Do That – New Trends in Death Care
“We Can Do That? New Trends in Death Care” is the title of the next talk Gail Rubin presents at Albuquerque Oasis on Monday, November 27, 10:30 a.m. to noon. The class will take place at the Oasis offices in American Square Shopping Center, 3301 Menaul Blvd. NE, Suite...
Dec. 16: ABQ Death Cafe
Our first Albuquerque Death Cafe since the Before I Die ABQ Festival will take place Saturday, December 16, 10:00 a.m. to noon at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel Ave. NE. Come relax over some coffee or tea, some cake or cookies, and join...
Nov. 11: Authors Fair at the Albuquerque Museum
Saturday, November 11, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. — The second annual 2017 Authors Festival at the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History showcases local writing talent. The finest of the New Mexico writers’ scene will gather at Albuquerque Museum to share their...
Tonight: Make Community Connections at TEDxABQ Women
Tonight, November 2, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the KiMo Theater, come for an evening of inspired TED talks by nine women speakers at the 2017 TEDxABQ Women event. TEDxABQWomen2017 explores the many aspects of this year’s theme—Bridges—through talks from...
Honor Your Ancestors at ABQ’s Obon Festival
On Thursday, August 10, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., the Japanese Garden at the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden is hosting an Obon Festival. This is sort of a Japanese version of our local Day of the Dead celebration, a traditional Buddhist festival for honoring one's...
These Boots are Made for Talking About Death
Clothing and accessories can really help break the ice when it comes to to talking about death, funeral planning, and end-of-life issues. My go-to pieces are a skull concho belt from Mexico, black Lucchese cowboy boots with embroidered skulls and roses, and Scully...
August 11: A Quick Talk on Before I Die ABQ
PechaKucha Night talks challenge speakers to present an idea while illustrating what they have to say using 20 PowerPoint slides displayed at a rate of 20 seconds each. That equals a concise talk that lasts exactly six minutes and 40 seconds. The Weekly Alibi is...
Liberate and Honor Cremated Remains for Free
If you've got human cremated remains that you'd rather not keep around your house, mark your calendar for Saturday, August 26, 2017. The fine folks at Sunset Memorial Park invite you to bring those remains to scatter them in their cremation rose garden or ossuary, an...
July 28: Laugh and Learn in this End-of-Life Workshop
If you need a push to get those pesky funeral plans going before someone dies, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute class “Laughing and Learning” will give you the tools and the inspiration to take practical steps for planning a “good goodbye.” Gail Rubin, Certified...