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...
Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will be held Sunday, November 18, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event will take place in the Fifth Floor Lounge at Manzano del Sol Village, 5201 Roma NE, Albuquerque. It is located just south of Lomas Blvd. and just west of San...
Sunday, November 4 Events
The sixth and last day of the Before I Die NM Festival features a field trip to La Puerta Natural Burial Ground and the South Valley Marigold Parade & Festival. While all these events are free, registration is appreciated so we can plan for turnout. Register here....
Saturday, November 3 Events
The fifth day of the Before I Die NM Festival features a daylong symposium at UNM Continuing Education Center and the Guild Cinema showing of 1991 comedy-fantasy film, DEFENDING YOUR LIFE. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Before I Die Festival Symposium, with panel discussions,...
Friday, November 2 Events
The fourth day of the Before I Die NM Festival features a cremated remains committal in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, cemetery education sessions with a taphophile, and a crematory behind-the-scenes tour. While all these events are free, registration is appreciated so we...
Thursday, November 1 Events
The third day of the Before I Die NM Festival features a panel on downsizing, "Millennial Morticians with ABQ Brews," four Santa Fe sessions on dying, digital assets, dementia, and medical aid in dying, and the documentary Living While Dying. While all these events...
Wednesday, October 31 Events
The second day of the Before I Die NM Festival features a Dia de los Muertos party in a cemetery, a tour of Passages International, and memorialization activities. Most Festival events are free, but the party costs $25. Registration is appreciated so we can plan for...
Tuesday, October 30 Events
The first day of the Before I Die NM Festival features an Albuquerque Death Cafe, a tour of Fathers Building Futures casket and urn workshop, a Yoga and grief class, Santa Fe speakers and panel discussions, and an obituary-writing and life celebration planning...
Before I Die Walls Inaugurated at CNM Main Campus
On Friday, October 26 at 10:00 a.m., three large “Before I Die” walls will debut on the Main Campus of Central New Mexico Community College (CNM). This is in advance of the second annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival, starting October 30, 2018. The boards, created...
Movies at The Guild Cinema
The Guild Cinema will show two movies as part of the Before I Die New Mexico Festival: LIVING WHILE DYING and DEFENDING YOUR LIFE. Thursday, November 1 at 5:00 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. The documentary LIVING WHILE DYING by Cathy Zheutlin In a world that sees death...
Before I Die NM Festival Should Be On Your Bucket List
Have you thought about what you’d like to do before you die? Most people reflect on this question by creating a bucket list of goals and experiences they’d like to achieve during their lifetime. If the second annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival on October 30 -...
Before I Die NM Festival: Putting the “Fun” in Funerals
“Talking about sex won't make you pregnant, and talking about funerals won't make you dead," says Gail Rubin, a Certified Thanatologist and coordinator of the second annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival. One of many such festivals held around the world, the Before...
Before I Die New Mexico Festival Celebrates Life and Death
Death almost always seems to be a surprise, and that’s why most people are woefully unprepared when it happens. The Before I Die New Mexico Festival will help people plan ahead for their 100% guaranteed mortality with 31 death-friendly events. Festival events will...
Before I Die NM Symposium
The Before I Die NM Festival Symposium 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 number of those who plan ahead and take actions to address our mortality....
Want to Scatter Your Ashes in the Stratosphere?
MesoLoft offers an out-of-this-world service to scatter cremated remains in the stratosphere. Your ashes, or the cremated remains of a loved one, can be scattered beyond Earth’s atmosphere at the edge of outer space, transported aloft by weather balloon. And if enough...
Before I Die NM Festival Celebrates Day of the Dead and More
The second annual Before I Die NM Festival, six days of death positive events to discuss mortality and plan ahead, is expanding from its Albuquerque origins to include Santa Fe and Belen, New Mexico. The festival will take place October 30 to November 4, 2018 in...
What Do You Want to Do at Before I Die ABQ?
Survey Says: Tell us what you want to do at the second annual Before I Die ABQ Festival this fall! Like last year, we’ll have informative speakers, Death Cafe opportunities to discuss death and related issues, field trips, movies, and parties. But is this what you...
This Halloween, Celebrate Dia de los Muertos in New Mexico
Before I Die ABQ Festival Incorporates Day of the Dead Observances Halloween makes you think of skulls and skeletons, candy and candles. October 31 is also the start of Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, which is actually two days of life-affirming celebrations...
EternityGardens.com Sponsors Before I Die Festival in New Mexico
Two pioneers in death education, Gail Rubin, CT, and EternityGardens.com, a funeral industry technology platform, have teamed up to help people talk about and plan ahead for end-of-life issues. EternityGardens.com is the first national sponsor of the Before I Die ABQ...
Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will be held Saturday, February 24, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Community Room at Manzano Del Sol Village, 5201 Roma NE, Albuquerque. It is located just south of Lomas Blvd. and just west of San Mateo Blvd. Refreshments will be...
Daring Cremation Artwork Shines at Festival Show
"Earth, Air, Fire & Water: A Celebration of Cremation and Art" brought together the work of New Mexico artists in wood, ceramics and other materials. The show, a part of the inaugural Before I Die ABQ Festival, focused on functional art that can celebrate the...
Miss These Festival Events? Watch The Videos!
If you weren't able to make every event in the inaugural Before I Die ABQ Festival, you can still catch selected events on video! The panel discussions, the demonstration of the Jewish tahara ritual of washing and dressing the dead, and a talk on autopsies are now...
First Before I Die ABQ Festival Attracts Big Crowds
The inaugural Before I Die ABQ Festival, six days of activities held around Albuquerque, NM, drew 600 participants to 22 separate events between October 20 to 25, 2017. The festival offered free and low-cost upbeat activities for people to openly think about, talk...
Map for All Before I Die ABQ Festival Events
Before I Die ABQ Festival Map This online Google map includes addresses for all events October 20-25, 2017. Click on each number for the date, time, address and event. The lower numbers indicate events that are earlier in the schedule of events. The Before I Die ABQ...
Jewish Burial Equals Green Burial
Get your questions about green burial and Jewish funeral traditions answered at this special event hosted by the Jewish Federation of New Mexico at the Jewish Community Center, 5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque. Speakers will address green burial in New Mexico,...
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 2nd Street NW, Albuquerque....
Mindfulness, Mortality and Self Care with Ralph Steele
Learn about the power of meditation in this session with Ralph Steele titled "Mindfulness, Mortality and Self Care." Ralph Steele is the founder of the Life Transition Meditation Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico where he serves as the guiding meditation teacher. He is...