Answers to Your Burning Questions About Cremation

Ken Gonzales from The Neptune Society tells you all you need to know about cremation, while Gail Rubin with A Good Goodbye presents comedy film clips about cremation to lighten up the conversation. Taking place at Rio Bravo Brewery, 1912 2^nd Street NW, Albuquerque. Free event.

Attendees at all Before I Die ABQ Festival events can enter drawings for a free cremation from The Neptune Society of Albuquerque and a cedar “coff-urn” from The Old Pine Box.

And here are other great upcoming activities in the Before I Die ABQ Festival:

• A tour of the Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI);
• “Jewish Burial Equals Green Burial” at the Jewish Community Center;
• Death Cafe discussions at Albuquerque Senior & Multigenerational Centers;
• Panel discussion and presentation on financial and legal issues related to end-of-life;

Indicate your interest and register for multiple Before I Die ABQ Festival events.

The Before I Die ABQ Festival is made possible by these sponsors:

• A Good Goodbye, funeral planning for those who don’t plan to die;
• French Funerals & Cremations, Albuquerque’s largest and oldest family-owned funeral service company;
• The Neptune Society, America’s most trusted cremation service;
• Lasting Legacy, Inc., providing estate and trust services to New Mexico families;
• Express Legal Solutions, LLC, offering “documents you need at a price you can afford;”
• Retirement Extender®, a team of specialists making the most of your finances;
• Morris Hall, PLLC, a premier estate planning law firm;
• LifeIZShort.com, practical guides for dealing with the inevitable by Peter Callan;
• The Old Pine Box, specializing in pine and cedar coffins and caskets, and specialty urns;
• My Final Checklist, a master file for personal information; and
• Zia Trust, Inc., serving clients in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and 38 other states.