Video: Aging in Place and Other Issues
How Viable is Aging in Place? Aging in place: it's an idea many older Americans find appealing. But how practical is this idea? In this Before I Die New Mexico Festival presentation, Daniel Gaillour with Gaillour Group Real Estate talks about aging in place. There are...
Video: Estate Planning in New Mexico
Estate planning in New Mexico can be complicated. In this video, Jim Plitz with Morris Hall, PLLC, helps explain and answer questions. At the 2019 Before I Die New Mexico Festival, Jim tackled these questions at a session in Santa Fe. The hour-long video was recorded...
Video: How to Write the Best Obituary Possible
Writing your own obituary can be a wonderful exercise in self-discovery. Petra Orloff, founder of the obituary writing service Beloved, provides insights into what makes a great life story. These short stories also make great eulogies. She spoke at the 2019 Before I...
Celebrating the 2019 Before I Die NM Festival
The Before I Die New Mexico Festival in 2019 was a big success! We had a total of approximately 1,800 participants at 37 events over eight days in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, and Espanola. The Dia de los Muertos celebration in Fairview Memorial Park drew 1,500 people...
Books and Authors at Before I Die New Mexico Events
A number of authors are speaking at events during the third annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival. Events are taking place in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, and Espanola, November 3 to 10, 2019. Most of the events are free. Books by Authors Speaking at the Festival...
2019 Before I Die New Mexico Festival Schedule
The Before I Die New Mexico Festival offers a range of upbeat events in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, and Espanola, New Mexico, from November 3 to 10, 2019. Most events are free! Attendees can enter a drawing to win two burial plots at La Puerta Natural Burial Ground, ...
Celebrate Day of the Dead November 3rd in Albuquerque
Plan Your Before I Die New Mexico Festival Experience Today Disappointed that the Marigold Parade in Albuquerque’s South Valley was cancelled this year? You and your dearly departed can indulge in reverent revelry at the Dia de los Muertos celebration at Fairview...
ABQ Death Cafe at Morris Hall
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Tuesday, September 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Morris Hall Estate Planning Attorneys, located at 8208 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Suite C, Albuquerque. At Death Cafes, people drink tea or coffee, eat...
Before I Die Arizona Event
Before I Die AZ brings together more than 20 local and national speakers, plus films, fun events and free prizes to encourage discussion of end-of-life issues. The six-day event takes place October 29 to November 3, 2019. People tend to avoid talking about death or...
Before I Die New Mexico Festival 2019
Third Annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival Schedule, November 3-10, 2019 The Before I Die New Mexico Festival fosters reflection about how we address death and dying. By providing space and opportunities to openly discuss end-of-life issues, we can improve the...
Albuquerque Online Death Cafe
The next online Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, August 14, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. To receive the Zoom link for the meeting, sign up at the ABQ Death Cafe Meetup group. Please provide your own refreshments. Have a cup of tea or...
What Does it Feel Like to Die?
Jennie Dear will be one of the speakers at the Before I Die New Mexico Festival. You can see her at the half-day symposium on November 9, 2019. Before then, she will be in Albuquerque on Sunday, July 28. She's reading from her new book, What Does it Feel Like to Die?...
El Paso Before I Die Festival
The El Paso Funeral Museum by Perches Funeral Homes is holding a one-day Before I Die Festival with Gail Rubin, CT, The Doyenne of Death®. This upbeat event will take place Saturday, August 17, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 6111 S. Desert Blvd., El Paso, Texas....
July 21 Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, July 21, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. We meet in the Fifth Floor Lounge at Manzano del Sol Village, 5201 Roma NE, Albuquerque, NM. The building is located just south of Lomas Blvd. and just west of San Mateo...
June 30 Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. We meet in the Fifth Floor Lounge at Manzano del Sol Village, 5201 Roma NE, Albuquerque, NM. The building is located just south of Lomas Blvd. and just west of San Mateo...
Before I Die Bakersfield Festival
We have a 100% chance of mortality. The Before I Die Bakersfield Festival fosters reflection about how we address death and dying. It provides space and opportunities to openly discuss end-of-life issues and learn from experts. We can improve the outcome of the...
May 19 ABQ Death Cafe
The objective of the Death Cafe is “to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” It’s an interesting, unstructured conversation with no specific agenda. The ABQ Death Cafe offers a relaxed, confidential and safe...
Death Cafe at Passages International
Passages International is a leading provider of environmentally friendly funeral products for burial and cremated remains. This will be a unique setting for a Death Cafe conversation about end-of-life issues! This Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Thursday,...
New Mexico Before I Die Festival Wins National Funeral Industry Award
The 2018 Before I Die New Mexico Festival is being recognized with the KIP Award, a prestigious national funeral industry award. A Good Goodbye from Albuquerque, New Mexico, won First Place in the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association’s 2018...
April 28 Albuquerque Death Cafe
Plan to attend the Albuquerque Death Cafe! The objective of the Death Cafe is “To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” It’s an interesting, unstructured conversation with no specific agenda. The Death Cafe...
YouTube Videos: Before I Die NM Festival Panels
The Before I Die New Mexico Festival had a number of fascinating panel discussions. The Albuquerque events were video recorded. The topics cover a range of issues, including: Funeral planning information from Millennial Morticians with ABQ Brews and experienced...
March 24 Albuquerque Death Cafe
Plan to attend the next Albuquerque Death Cafe! The objective of the Death Cafe is “To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” It’s an interesting, unstructured conversation with no specific agenda. The Death...
End of Life Options Act Lobby Day in Santa Fe
The New Mexico State Legislature is now in session in Santa Fe. They are considering legislation that would allow medical aid-in-dying in this state. It’s called the Elizabeth Whitefield End of Life Options Act (HB 90/SB 153). The legislation allows a terminally ill,...
Death Cafe at Passages International
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the headquarters of Passages International. The address is 4516 Anaheim Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113. Passages is a leading provider of environmentally friendly...
Video: End-of-Life Legal and Financial Issues
This panel discussion recorded at the Before I Die New Mexico Festival Symposium focuses on legal and financial issues related to end-of-life. The panelists are Jim Plitz, attorney and partner with Morris Hall estate planning attorneys; Betsy Ehrenberg, founder of...
Video: How To Get a Green Burial in New Mexico
"Getting a Green Burial in New Mexico" is one of the panel discussions at the Before I Die New Mexico Festival Symposium. During this one-hour discussion, the experts on the panel examine a range of green burial issues. Topics include what green burial means, how...
Video: Panel Discussion on Downsizing and Family Legacy
Want to know how to downsize and still keep your family legacy? At the 2018 Before I Die New Mexico Festival, three professional organizers tackled the topic. The video of the how to downsize discussion is available on YouTube! The panelists were Hazel Thornton,...
Video: Millennial Morticians with ABQ Brews
"Millennial Morticians with ABQ Brews" was an innovative part of the Before I Die New Mexico Festival, held October 30 to November 4, 2018. Four funeral directors in their 30s participated in a panel discussion held at Tractor Brewing Company in Albuquerque. Funeral...
Gail Rubin on KKOB Radio Interview
On Saturday, December 1 at 2:00 p.m., Before I Die NM Festival coordinator Gail Rubin will be interviewed on KKOB News Radio. She's scheduled to be on the Jeffrey Candelaria Show for an hour. You can find KKOB News Radio at 94.5 on the FM dial, or 770 AM in...
Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will be held Sunday, December 16, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. It will take place in the Fifth Floor Lounge at Manzano del Sol Village, 5201 Roma NE, Albuquerque. This is located just south of Lomas Blvd. and just west of San Mateo...