The Death Cafe was a hit with thirty-five guests, enthusiastically engaged for three hours in animated conversation about life and death, and all with yummy cakes and coffee.
The number one favourite cake? Caramel Apple Coffee Cake from Julie Van Rosendaal's fab blog "Dinner with Julie" - check it out!
Carol Beecher and Kevin Kurtynik's animation "Mr. Reaper's REALLY Bad Morning" was another hit, with Carol's introduction and Q&A kicking off the small group discussions.
Zoey Duncan's delightful article in the Calgary Herald created a buzz! More than two dozen last-minute RSVP's were not able to get into the already "sold out" event.
Hence, Calgary's ENCORE Death Cafe:
NEW DATE
May 12th
(Previously posted date was the May long weekend - time to go away and have fun)
NEW LOCATION!
Nexen Living Room at the Sage Center ( Hospice Calgary) easily accessible off Heritage Drive, or Deerfoot Trail SE
SAME TIME
2-5 PM
There isn't a charge for any Death Cafe.
To attend the May 12th event, you need to have a CONFIRMATION email from Wendy. As the May 12th event is almost completely full, if you would like to attend, you should email wendymariek@gmail.com today.
In the meantime, here's a pic of Wendy and a few of the guests at the March 10th Death Cafe....
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| Wendy with Death Cafe guests |
Warmly
Wendy
I was one of the attendees at the first Death Café and would highly recommend it. Wendy did an excellent job of facilitating: she created a safe, respectful environment; shared just enough to get the discussions going; and then stepped back and gave time for in-depth discussions to develop at each table (which they did!). It was refreshing to be able to explore, what to many (sadly) is a “taboo” subject. At the Death Café, you could explore ideas, belief, thoughts, and perceptions about death openly with people who were also interested in having deep, insightful discussions. It was a very eye-opening and life-affirming experience.
ReplyDeleteWith gratitude,
Diane