NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF…LET’S TALK ABOUT DEATH

46 Bradford Street,Provincetown MA 02657

10 October, 2022

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October 10-16, 2022 All of these death education events are free and open to the public. Donations may be made on the "Register" page. Hosted by the Lily House, a community home for living and dying in Wellfleet, MA. The mission of the Lily House is to provide around-the-clock hospice-level care in a peaceful, compassionate, and contemplative environment where terminally ill residents can live and die with dignity, comfort, and grace while being cared for with love—at no cost to those in need. For more information, visit: www.thelilyhouse.org SCHEDULE OF EVENTSMONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 202211:00am-12:30pmWampanoag Endings: End-of-life traditions, Rituals, & Ceremonies Presenter tbd; Intro: Donna Walker, DEI Director, Provincetown 4:00-5:30pmDeath Café A participant-led discussion providing an opportunity to nurture a positive and curious relationship with death and to support each other to make the most of our (finite) lives TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 202211:00am-12:30pmGood Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and HereafterAuthor talk/reading followed by Q&A and book signing E.B. Bartels, MFA Creative Writing (Intro: Paula Erickson, Lily House Board of Directors) 2:30-4:00pmPet Loss: A Unique and Deeply Felt HeartachePanel discussion with audience participation E.B. Bartels, author , Sadie Hutchings, D.V.M , Jen Rumpza, artist pet portraiture , Dawn Walsh, home funeral guide (Moderator: Glenn Loomis, Lily House Board of Directors) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 202211:00am-12:30pmLeaving a Legacy in Life & Death: Planned Giving, Philanthropy, & PossibilitiesSusan Veroff, Director Emerita, Principal Gifts, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Intro: Terrance Meck, The Palette Foundation) 4:00-6:00pmXoloitzcuintli: Dog Spirit Guide to the Kingdom of the DeadMake your own clay Xolo, a central figure in the traditions of the Mexican Día de Muertos Ellen Lebow, artist(Intro: Liz Grant, dog lover) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 202211:00am-12:30pmHome Funerals & Natural Burials: a community-centered response to death that reclaims our human right to care for our own deadDawn Walsh, community death educator (Intro: Marla Rice, death enthusiast) 2:30-4:00pmMedical Aid in Dying & Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: End-of-life choices supporting our right to die with dignity on our own termsRoger Kligler, M.D.(Intro: Betsy Van Dorn, Compassion & Choices Board of Directors) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 202211:00am-12:30pmLiving, Dying, & Grieving: Panel discussion with audience participationByllye Avery, nationally renowned women’s health care activist, Anne Cowie, Lily House Board of Directors, Gwynne Guzzeau, Helping Our Women Executive Director , Kim Mead-Walters, Sharing Kindness Executive Director (Moderator: Ngina Lythcott, public heath practitioner and educator) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 202211:00am-12:30pmCannabis and Psychedelics to Ease the JourneyPanel discussion with audience participation Gwynne Guzzeau, psychedelic assisted therapies, Tim Huber, Ph.D. transpersonal psychologist, Jack Hudson, cannabis entrepreneur , Piping Plover TBD (Moderator: Patricia van Dijkhuizen, M.S.W) 7:00pm-9:00pm Mosquito Story SlamDeath story-tellers have five minutes to tell a true story based on the theme of death and dying (story-teller sign-up at 6:30pm)Hosted by Vanessa Vartabedian SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 20221:00pm-2:30pmDeath Café : a participant-led discussion providing an opportunity to nurture a positive and curious relationship with death and to support each other to make the most of our (finite) lives Ongoing Interactive Arts Before I DieA global art project that invites us to reflect upon our mortality and consider the things that matter most. Program participants are invited to contribute to a chalkboard wall with the prompt “Before I Die, I ________________.” Community OfrendaCentral to the Mexican Día de Muertos, ofrendas are altars of offerings (flowers, photos, food, drink, candles, personal mementoes, etc.) created to remember deceased loved ones and invite them back for a visit. Program participants are invited to bring their own ofrenda items to contribute to a community ofrenda exhibition. Phone on the WindAn installation phone booth for calling the dead located in the Sculpture Gardens of the Provincetown Commons. Program participants are invited to pick up the phone, dial the number, and (re)connect with a loved one.