Orlando Death Collective: Death Cafe
Everyone is welcome to come together and discuss their thoughts on death and dying. Most have a lot to say on the topic, so bring a friend, come share your experiences, and learn from others!
Free
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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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Orange County Library South Trail Branch 4600 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL, United States
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The Grief Well Drop In Virtual Grief Gathering
Virtual EventTHE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND SHARE GRIEF TOGETHER THROUGH POETRY, FREE WRITING, SHARING, WITNESSING, AND SILENCE. EVERYTHING AS AN INVITATION. PARTICIPATE IN WHATEVER WAY FEELS RIGHT FOR YOU. All grief welcome - past, present, and future. Death and non-death grief.
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Death Cafe
The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United StatesThe 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.
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Silent Book Club of Death
Join us on Halloween for a pop-up meeting of a book club for introverts! We will be co-hosting this event with Catherine of Death Project Manager. Like book clubs, but want to read your own book? Want to reflect on your mortality in the company of polite bookworms? Looking for an anti-social social club, where you can meet people then politely ignore them? Come read and mingle with new, bookish friends at Silent Book Club of Death! Bring whatever book you happen to be reading - related to the theme of death /dying / grief / aging / mortality - […]
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Samhain Circle
Zoom Cornelius, NCCelebrating the turn of the witches new year. Honoring death & rebirth. Join us for this hour-long sacred circle to observe Samhain, an ancient Celtic pagan festival to close the harvest season and open the dark days of the year. Bring your ancestors, guides, and goddesses closer. Set intentions. Release. Celebrate what comes next.
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Samhain Circle
Zoom Cornelius, NCCelebrating the turn of the witches new year. Honoring death & rebirth. Join us for this hour-long sacred circle to observe Samhain, an ancient Celtic pagan festival to close the harvest season and open the dark days of the year. Bring your ancestors, guides, and goddesses closer. Set intentions. Release. Celebrate what comes next.
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In the Wake of Life…An immersive, theatrical experience
Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home 1076 Madison Ave, New York City, NY, United StatesA Bold Theatrical Experiment in a Sacred Space Staged in the chapel’s historic rooms, In the Wake of Life invites audiences to move through a series of short plays, live vignettes, and interactive art installations. Each room becomes its own act — a poetic encounter with memory, mourning, and meaning. Licensed grief professionals are on hand to ensure that this deeply emotional experience remains grounded in compassion and care. “This is not grief as tragedy — it’s grief as transformation,” says playwright and producer Elizabeth Coplan, founder of Grief Dialogues. “By bringing theatre into a funeral home, we’re reclaiming the […]
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In the Wake of Life…An immersive, theatrical experience
Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home 1076 Madison Ave, New York City, NY, United StatesA Bold Theatrical Experiment in a Sacred Space Staged in the chapel’s historic rooms, In the Wake of Life invites audiences to move through a series of short plays, live vignettes, and interactive art installations. Each room becomes its own act — a poetic encounter with memory, mourning, and meaning. Licensed grief professionals are on hand to ensure that this deeply emotional experience remains grounded in compassion and care. “This is not grief as tragedy — it’s grief as transformation,” says playwright and producer Elizabeth Coplan, founder of Grief Dialogues. “By bringing theatre into a funeral home, we’re reclaiming the […]
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Memento Mori: A Death Meditation and Living Funeral Ritual
Earth and Spirit Center 1924 Newburg Road, Louisville, KY, United StatesMemento 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 […]
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Demysitifying Death & Dying
Soundview Center 432 3rd Street, Langley, WAJoin 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.)
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Ars Moriendi – The Art of Dying
Graceland Cemetery 4001 N Clark St, ChicagoArs Moriendi is a collaboration by advocates for the dead: Mary Sweeney and Jen Den. This event will be held inside the chapel at Chicago's Graceland Cemetery and Arboretum. We will engage in thought-provoking discussions to connect with like-minded individuals who embrace the concept of death positivity. With Ars Moriendi we aim to break the taboo surrounding death and learn to appreciate the cycle of life in all its complexities, while taking an informative approach to alternative end-of-life options and how you might reconsider your demise. Whether you're curious about end-of-life planning, interested in alternative funeral practices, or simply want […]
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The Importance of Memorialization: A Conversation & Altar-Making Workshop
Maple Grove Cemetery 127-15 Kew Gardens Road Queens, Celebration Hall, New York, NY, United StatesJoin 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, […]
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