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Looking to attend events related to death or loss? Whether you’re jonesing for a cemetery tour, searching for a grief circle, or interested in attending an end of life planning workshop, you can find a variety of events, classes, workshops, and gatherings on all facets of death, dying, and grief here.

 

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  • Memento Mori: A Death Meditation and Living Funeral Ritual

    Earth and Spirit Center 1924 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY, United States

    Memento mori is a Latin phrase that means “remember you must die.” Death is an inevitable part of life, but society discourages us from confronting our own mortality. In this two-hour workshop, join trauma-informed meditation teacher Leah Raidt and death doula Becky Robison to acknowledge—and even welcome—death’s presence in our everyday lives. We’ll explore the individual dimensions of death by creating an altar of our own memento mori. We’ll examine the universal dimensions of death via meditation. And finally, we’ll hold a living funeral ritual where participants can write their own eulogies and learn about burial shrouding—including what it feels […]

    $20 – $50
  • Demysitifying Death & Dying

    Soundview Center 432 3rd Street, Langley, WA

    Join Whidbey Island Death Midwife Venessa Greenheron and practicing medium Larry Johnson for an afternoon experience designed to open the doors to creating ritual for, and communication with, our departed loved ones. This event will feature an opening grounding meditation; a presentation and guided discussion about reconnecting back to ritual in our dying spaces and grieving processes; and a session with a medium working to communicate with the loved ones you are longing to hear from. (Please be advised, there is no guarantee of specific contact.)

    $100
  • The Importance of Memorialization: A Conversation & Altar-Making Workshop

    Maple Grove Cemetery 127-15 Kew Gardens Road Queens, Celebration Hall, New York, NY, United States

    Join death educator and doula, Lauren Seeley of the Silent Book Club of Death along with Amy Shea, author of Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins, for a meaningful evening of reflection, conversation, and creative expression around death and memorialization at Maple Grove Cemetery in the Celebration Hall. Presented by the Friends of Maple Grove, this event will explore how we remember and honor those who have died, including those who go unclaimed. Amy Shea will offer a brief visual presentation featuring memorials and headstones crafted by families in county cemeteries and potter’s fields, […]

    Free
  • Writing Workshop: Reading, Writing, & Dancing with Death

    Darien Public Library 1441 Post Road, Darien, CT, United States

    The Connecticut Death Collective & Darien Public Library welcome Amy Shea, essayist and author of Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins (Rutgers University Press, 2025). Inspired by the classic imagery of the dance with death (a memento mori) —artworks that depict skeletons leading people from every station of life into the grave—Amy will guide participants through writing prompts and exercises that open space for reflection and creativity. Attendees will generate their own short pieces of poetry or prose in response to the images, using writing as a way to explore inequities in death and […]

    Free
  • Write your own obituary! An online workshop

    Online

    Why should the dead have all the fun? During this 2-hour, in-person workshop, you’ll not only learn the conventions of writing an obituary, but you’ll also get to: Tell your own story Hype yourself up Learn what’s most important to you Come prepared to write! And if you’re willing, I’d love to hear you read your obituary aloud… After purchase, you’ll receive an additional email with workshop login information. Please allow five business days for this email to arrive. Questions? Contact hello@deadparentswhatnow.com

    $15

 


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