Three trips are on the schedule in October: Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia. Especially excited to do book signings at Funeral Business Advisor‘s booth at the National Funeral Directors Association convention and expo in Philadelphia! Hope to see all my funeral director friends there. More information here.
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Tuesday, October 11, 1:00 p.m. — “Talking About Sex Won’t Make You Pregnant, Talking About Funerals Won’t Make You Dead” at Albuquerque Chapter S of PEO.
Thursday, October 13, 1:00 p.m. — “Movies, Media and the 2016 Presidential Elections” at OASIS in Macy’s Home Store in Westfield Montgomery Mall, Rockville, MD. Class fee is $15. Look for course 421 at the OASIS Washington DC Website.
Tuesday, October 18, 2:00 p.m. — “Entertainment Media and Its Influence on Twentieth Century Elections” at the University of New Mexico, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Albuquerque, NM. Sign up for Course 19295 for $20 at Osher’s website.
Tuesday, October 18, 7:00 p.m. — “The Art of Branding for Writers” at SouthWest Writers, New Life Presbyterian Church, 5540 Eubank Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
October 24 to 26 — The National Funeral Directors Association convention and expo in Philadelphia, PA. More information on the book signings at Funeral Business Advisor‘s booth on the 24th and 25th.
Sunday, October 30, 3:00 p.m. — Speaking and book signing event for KICKING THE BUCKET LIST: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM (also it’s Create a Great Funeral Day!)
Saturday, November 5, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. — Albuquerque Death Cafe at Gail Rubin’s home. More information here.
“Life is something you do when you can’t go to sleep.” — Fran Lebowitz
Having just experienced another bout of sleeplessness (it happens occasionally), I must be living life to the fullest. Live long and prosper – and enjoy those good nights of undisturbed sleep. Gail
Gail Rubin, CT, is author and host of the award-winning book and television series, A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die, Hail and Farewell: Cremation Ceremonies, Templates and Tips, and KICKING THE BUCKET LIST: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die.
Rubin is a Certified Thanatologist (that's a death educator) and a popular speaker who uses humor and films to get the end-of-life and funeral planning conversation started. She "knocked 'em dead" with her TEDx talk, A Good Goodbye. She provides continuing education credit classes for attorneys, doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, financial planners, funeral directors and other professionals. She's a Certified Funeral Celebrant and funeral planning consultant who has been interviewed in national and local print, broadcast and online media.
Known as The Doyenne of Death®, she also hosts A Good Goodbye Internet radio show and produces Mortality Minute radio and online video spots.
Rubin is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association, Toastmasters International and the National Speakers Association New Mexico Chapter. Her speaking profile is available at eSpeakers.com.
Gail Rubin has been interviewed about funeral planning issues in national and local broadcast, print and online media. Outlets include The Huffington Post, Money Magazine, Kiplinger, CBS Radio News, WGN-TV, and local affiliates for NPR, PBS, FOX, ABC-TV, CBS-TV and NBC-TV.
Sign up for a free planning form and occasional informative newsletter at her website, AGoodGoodbye.com.