COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

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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Orlanodo, The ODC Presents: Meet a Death Doula

Orange County Library South Trail Branch 4600 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL, United States

What the heck is a death doula? You'll have to attend this next event to find out!! (Or you could Google it, but wouldn't that ruin the fun?) For this next event, I've invited a few death doulas to meet the ODC and tell us about what they do, who they serve, and what makes a death doula unique in the world of deathcare. Once I can confirm which doulas are showing up, I will post a few days before the event. So, please RSVP, bring your questions, and let's have another good session!

Free

“Mist Me With That” – DIY Energy Cleansing Spray Workshop and Sound Bath

Oxygen Tango 713 E Hyde Park Blvd, Inglewood, CA, United States

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll create your own custom energy-cleansing mist using essential oils, herbs, and intention-setting. Whether you want to refresh your home, your work desk, or your own energy field, you’ll leave with a personalized spray that’s equal parts practical and magical. Once we’ve crafted our blends, we’ll settle into a restorative sound bath, a deeply immersive experience with crystal singing bowls, chimes, and gentle guidance to help you release, recharge, and realign. You’ll get: All supplies + instruction to make your custom cleansing spray Tips for using scent and ritual in your daily life […]

$30

Queer + Trans Grieve in the Eve

Grieve in the Eve is an in person monthly gathering to be together in community with our various forms of grief - this month's is being held for queer + trans people specifically. Because these gatherings are peer-support format, they are currently for attendees age 18 and up. Bring your care, your grief, and anything that helps you feel comfortable. Masks encouraged and provided - verbal participation not required.

Free

Embracing the Shadow

Zoom Cornelius, NC

Embracing the Shadow gathering returns this Fall and Winter. On Monday, September 22nd at 5:30p PT/8:30p ET, we’ll embark on a virtual grief journey to navigate all the forms, layers, and shapes that grief takes. Together we’ll tend to our grief through holistic and creative practices, the medicine of nature, and the presence of a caring community. With the support of Shadow, our flower essence grief potion, we’re invited to soften and expand as we practice letting go. Our journey begins with a somatic release meditation, expressing our insights, storytelling, and closing with a baci blessing ritual. The grief potion […]

$33 – $60

Why California Needs a Conservation Cemetery

Online

🌿 Our Bodies Are Designed to Return to the Earth 🌿 Join our Zoom to learn what a Conservation Cemetery is… permanently protected natural land where burials restore habitat. We'll take a deep dive into how a conservation cemetery differs from modern burial practices, and how it compares to green burial. Here in California, we’re a community that thrives outdoors! From beaches to deserts to mountains, yet when it comes to our final rest, our options are far removed from the natural rhythms that reflect our lifestyle. Modern burial practices - concrete vaults, metal caskets, and toxic embalming chemicals - […]

Free
Death Cafe

Death Cafe

The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United States

The Lotus Center Death Cafe is open to the public and typically consists of an agenda-free discussion of death . Our objective will be to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Dinner will be served. All ages welcome. This is a safe, judgement-free, no-fixing zone. Every belief is welcome.

Donations accepted

Crying with Clay

Carter & Rose 3601 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, United States

Whether you are a long-time griever or new to the experience, join us for an evening of creative clay work. You will have the chance to connect with others who are navigating their own grief as well. In this workshop we will create ceramic grief jars, or grief urns. Colleen from "Death Doula Does," will guide grievers in building a personal grief self-care ritual, and teach them how to hold space for their journey with grief. Two evenings are available: September 24th, 6-9pm and October 22nd, 6-9pm All clay materials and firing are included, and all participants will receive a […]

$38

Death over Drafts (zoom) with special guest The Dementia Deck!

Zoom Cornelius, NC

Cheers! Please join me, Stefanie Elkins, Death over Drafts Founder, as well as Family Caregiver Consultant and EOL Doula with Be Present Care, along with Lisa Pahl, LCSW, The Death Deck and Jamie Thrower, The Queer Grief Club, as we are buzzed to be offering this quarterly Death over Drafts via Zoom in addition to our physical locations. This DoD Zoom's special guest along with Lisa and Jamie is the introduction of The Dementia Deck!!! Death over Drafts are community gatherings where end-of-life conversations are being "tapped" at breweries nationwide and in Canada. These events are hosted by Crafters aka […]

Free

Art as a Mirror: Exploring Grief at the Met Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY, United States

Throughout human history, art has played an important role in the ways that we memorialize loved ones in death and express our grief. Join us at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a meaningful exploration of how art can illuminate and validate our personal experiences with loss. Led by creative grief professional, Melanie Wilson, and arts educator, Deborah Chi, this intimate group gathering will invite participants to view and discuss several carefully selected works of art that speak to different aspects of the mourning process. Through reflective exercises and thoughtful conversation, participants will have the opportunity to explore their own […]

$55

Grief in the Workplace

Zoom Cornelius, NC

In this webinar, hosted by The Grief Hub, Grief and Bereavement Educator and Researcher , Dr. Kimberly Rich, will share ways that grief may show up in the workplace and will share resources to help participants meet organizational expectations in the face of grief. Dr. Rich will also provide guidance on how participants can advocate for themselves when returning to work while grieving, and help participants support their coworkers when they are grieving.

$20.00

Too Poor to Die: A reading & conversation with author, Amy Shea

Ararat Armenian Cemetery 1925 West Belmont Avenue - Memorial Mausoleum, Fresno, CA, United States

Join author Amy Shea at Memorial Mausoleum at Ararat Armenian Cemetery for the launch of her debut book, Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins. Through intimate essays and fieldwork, Shea brings to light the stories of those who pass unnoticed, unhoused, unclaimed, and underserved. The afternoon will include a reading, conversation, and book signing with the author, accompanied by a live bagpiper, a brief memorial honoring those buried in the county cemetery, and a reception with baked goods alongside coffee and tea. Books sold by Judging by the Cover bookstore. In the spirit of […]

Free

 


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