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The Before I Die New Mexico Festival will take place at different locations each day in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The festival has entertaining and educational elements that get people to discuss end-of-life issues and plan ahead. Most sessions will be available online as hybrid events, with audiences participating both in-person and via Zoom.
View the full schedule and register online at: https://beforeidiefestivals.com/2024-before-i-die-nm-festival-event-schedule/
The fourth day's schedule on Unexpected Deaths:
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check in/coffee
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Indigent cremation and burial in Bernalillo County, Diane Chavez, Operations Manager for General Services, Bernalillo County. (viewable on Zoom)
10:30 a.m. – noon The Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) in New Mexico, Lauren Dvorscak, Deputy Chief of OMI. (viewable on Zoom)
Noon to 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Death Café
1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. “Your Clock is Ticking: Are You Ready?” In this highly interactive session with Kathy Dempsey and Dr. Kimberly Harms, learn about unexpected death and how to prepare for it, as time runs out for individuals in the audience. (viewable on Zoom)
3:00 – 3:50 p.m. Panel on Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) with Sherry Burns, Deborah Dugan, and Leah Becker from End of Life Options New Mexico (viewable on Zoom)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. “Peace of Mind” with Karla Barela Lucero, Advance Planning Consultant, French Funerals and Cremations (viewable on Zoom)
November 4 Evening Event: Mortality Movies Showing and Discussion
Location: Death Doula Professionals, 1724 Moon Street NE, ABQ, NM 87112
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Watch a film related to the day’s theme of unexpected deaths and stick around for an insightful conversation. Attendees to vote on the choice of the 1991 film My Girl or the 2006 film The Queen.
Choose your registration level:
• $20 – Provides online Zoom access and for in-person attendees, a goodie bag with A Good Goodbye DVD set.
• $40 – Includes a copy of the book, A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don't Plan to Die.
• $60 – Includes a T-shirt from A Good Goodbye (Sizes M-L-XL-XXL)
• $80 - Includes registration for the Murder and Mayhem Cemetery Tour October 26.
• $100 – Includes Death Over Dinner event on October 26.
Register online for all events at: https://beforeidiefestivals.com/product/before-i-die-nm-festival-registration/
The Before I Die New Mexico Festival is made possible by the support of:
• A Good Goodbye: www.AGoodGoodbye.com
• Bernalillo County Indigent Program: https://www.bernco.gov/general-services/about-the-program/
• Better Place Forests: www.BetterPlaceForests.com
• Bosque Trails Hospice: www.BosqueTrailsHospice.com
• Conscious Crossroads End-of-Life Services: www.DeathDoulaDanielle.com
• Death Doula Professionals: www.DeathDoulaProfessionals.com
• End of Life Options New Mexico: www.EndOfLifeOptionsNM.org
• French Funerals & Cremations: www.FrenchFunerals.com
• Keeper Memorials: www.MyKeeper.com
• Passages International: www.PassagesInternational.com
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2692465-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2692465-2
