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A Festival for the Living
10th-19th May 2019
York's Dead Good Festival
We recognise that, as a society, we’re not particularly good at talking about dying, death and bereavement.This festival will help people express themselves in different ways, whilst giving advice and support on a number of practical matters. Our festival is part of a network of events across the UK for Dying Matters Awareness Week.
Please note, events are free to attend unless stated. For further information visit www.yorksdeadgoodfestival.co.uk or contact the individual speakers.
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK
THE LAST POST THINGS LEFT UNSAID TIME Throughout the weekVENUE Libraries, York Hospital and Festival eventsINFO theresa.barrett@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk 01904 777 777
We all have things we wish we’d said to a loved one who is no longer with us. Look out for our special post boxes around York and post your private message to them. There will be post boxes in the libraries and York Hospital, and we will also be bringing one to festival events throughout the week. Your message could be the one thing you wish you’d said, an update
or something they have missed since their death, or a personal letter. We hope to make a short film with anonymous snippets from the letters but you are free to opt out and we will recycle the rest.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE DOODLE ART
TIME Throughout the weekVENUE York Hospital Foyer Wigginton Rd, York YO31 8HE INFO www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk/news
Local artist, Stephen Lee Hodgkin, will be chatting to visitors and staff in York Hospital’s main entrance during the week, helping capture moments and experiences that celebrate life. Visitors will be encouraged to use postcards to contribute stories and drawings to a large doodle. Stephen will then create a final piece inspired by these conversations for display within the hospital.
FRIDAY 10TH MAY
PLAYBACK THEATRE PERFORMANCE TIME 7pm-8.30pmVENUE Spark:York, 17-21 Piccadilly York YO1 9PBBOOK No booking requiredINFO [email protected]
Next Door But One, in association with Playback Theatre York, bring an evening of performance and stories of life, death and everything in between. Playback Theatre is a form of improvised theatre in which the stories come from the audience and are spontaneously performed by a team of experienced actors. We have the stage and the actors ... all we need now is an audience with stories to share with us.
York’s Dead Good Festival
SATURDAY 11TH MAY
LAUNCH EVENT INFO HUB
TIME 10.30am-1pmVENUE Spark:York, 17-21 Piccadilly York YO1 9PBBOOK No booking requiredINFO theresa.barrett@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk
Drop in and meet the Festival Team for an overview of the week’s events. If you’re not sure what to come to, come to this!
There will be music and the chance to find out more about each event from the speakers themselves. While you’re there, grab something delicious to eat and drink from Spark’s independent street food vendors, bars and cafes.
COLDER THAN HERE PERFORMANCE
TIME 7.30pmVENUE York Cemetery Chapel 30 Cemetery Road York YO10 5AJBOOK Booking required www.nextdoorbutone.co.ukINFO Supported using public funding
by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, we are able to offer tickets as ‘Pay What You Feel’ with all proceeds going to St Leonard’s Hospice.
Laura Wade’s witty and poignant look at terminal illness shows what happens to the dynamics of a family when the coldest of afflictions sets in.
The one act play explores death, dying and grief and is therefore headlining
York’s Dead Good Festival, which will connect audience members to other workshops and presentation on end of life care, funeral planning, will writing and bereavement services.
SUNDAY 12TH MAY
COLDER THAN HERE PERFORMANCE
TIME 2pmVENUE York Cemetery Chapel 30 Cemetery Road York YO10 5AJBOOK Booking required www.nextdoorbutone.co.ukINFO See entry for Saturday 11th May
MONDAY 13TH MAY
YORKSHIRE ORGAN DONATION SERVICES TALK WITH Q&A
TIME 11am-12noonVENUE The Stables, St Leonard’s Hospice 185 Tadcaster Road York YO24 1GLBOOK No booking requiredINFO [email protected]
A presentation and discussion on organ donation, touching on which organs can be donated, who is able to become an organ donor and the benefits of donation and
transplantation. It will also emphasise the importance of registering as an organ donor and discussing this decision with family. Currently 6 out of 10 families consent to donation but we need this to be at least 8 out of 10 families to ensure that even more people get their life saving transplants.
HOSPICE TOUR TOUR TIME 12noon-1pmVENUE St Leonard’s Hospice 185 Tadcaster Road York YO24 1GLBOOK No booking requiredINFO theresa.barrett@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk 01904 777 777
The Hospice team will give a tour to members of the public who are interested in finding out more about the care we give to our patients and their families. There is no need to book, just arrive ten minutes before the tour begins.
GREEN FUNERAL SOLUTIONS: HOW TO CUT THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DYING TALK WITH Q&A
TIME 1pm-2pmVENUE The Stables, St Leonard’s Hospice 185 Tadcaster Road York YO24 1GLBOOK No booking requiredINFO [email protected]
Low-carbon-living expert John Cossham investigates the tricky subject of how to be eco-friendly with the last choice you make.
HEALTHWATCH DROP-IN SESSION
TIME 2pm-3pm VENUE The Stables, St Leonard’s Hospice 185 Tadcaster Road York YO24 1GLBOOK No booking requiredINFO [email protected] www.healthwatchyork.co.uk 01904 621 133
Come along to our Healthwatch York information drop-in session and gain guidance and advice on the health and social care services there are in York by chatting to some of our community champion volunteers.
GRAVE TALK DISCUSSION
TIME 3pm-4pmVENUE The Stables St Leonard’s Hospice 185 Tadcaster Road York YO24 1GLBOOK No booking required INFO [email protected]
The truth is we are all going to die, but nobody wants to say anything. Grave Talk is a chance to talk about death, think about your funeral, ask questions and air your thoughts. For people of all faiths and doubts. There will be tea and cake, talk and questions.
YORK CREMATORIUM TOUR
TIME 4pm-5pmVENUE York Crematorium Bishopthorpe Rd York YO23 2QDBOOK Booking required theresa.barrett@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk 01904 777 777INFO Gary Fewkes 01904 552 071
A guided tour for members of the public to visit the crematorium facilities and the memorial gardens and view the different types of memorials available at present. Staff will be available to answer any questions visitors may have and also describe the cremation process.
CREMATION OR BURIAL: WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY AFTER YOU DIE? TALK
TIME 6pm-7pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Daniel Robins, University of York
What happens to dead bodies after the funeral service? This workshop examines the two most common processes of disposing of the dead: cremation and burial.
EVELYN FILM
TIME 6.15pmVENUE City Screen Picture House 13-17 Coney Street York YO1 9QLBOOK Booking required Tickets £7.70 each from the City Screen ticket officeINFO or www.picturehouses.com
Evelyn is a deeply personal film from Academy Award winning filmmakers of The White Helmets and Virunga. It is the story of how a family survives the unthinkable.
This poetic feature documentary explores the fabric of grief and the longevity of love. Part quest film, part road-trip, part memoir, Evelyn is an exposition of the taboos of mental health and male emotion, and a tribute to our times.
MAKING SENSE OF PET DEATH TALK
TIME 7pm-8pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Bethany Robertson, University of York
This talk explores how the meaningful relationships humans share with pets may be continued after the loss of a pet. To what extent are pets part of your family?
TUESDAY 14TH MAY
FUNERAL PLANNING INFORMATION TALK
TIME 10am-11amVENUE Bramley Room New Earswick Folk Hall Hawthorn Terrace, York YO32 4AQ BOOK No booking requiredINFO Chris Dudzinska · 07824 639244 chris@lastwishesfunerals. co.uk Come and join this informal, not-at-all-morbid session to find out about the many choices for funerals, of which most people are unaware. Discover how funerals can be more meaningful and, at the same time, not cost the earth.
IDEAL LIVING TALK
TIME 11am-12noon VENUE Bramley Room New Earswick Folk Hall Hawthorn Terrace York YO32 4AQ
BOOK No booking requiredINFO Anne Wyn-Jones · 07885 729759 [email protected]
Do you want to move home yet feel daunted with all that needs doing? Perhaps you have to sort through a loved one’s home and possessions as they have passed away, yet you feel overwhelmed and require practical help? Find out how Anne can help you through these life challenges.
SOUL MIDWIFE TALK TIME 12noon-1pmVENUE Bramley Room New Earswick Folk Hall Hawthorn Terrace York YO32 4AQ BOOK No booking requiredINFO Sylvia Wagner-Bottomer 07999 880163 [email protected]
Women companions to the dying. We will explore the practical side of soul midwifery accompanying a friend on a safe journey home, as well as looking at how this sacred work is done here and in other cultures, both now and in the past.
KEEPSAKE ART TALK TIME 1pm-2pmVENUE Bramley Room New Earswick Folk Hall Hawthorn Terrace York YO32 4AQ BOOK No booking requiredINFO Sarah Jackson [email protected] www.winifredtaylor.com
Do you have old items of fabric and memorabilia (photos, letters etc) that stay hidden in a drawer? Sarah Jackson, textile artist at Winifred Taylor, will explain how you can make 2D and 3D ‘keepsake art’ from these precious items.
LIVING FUNERALS TALK
TIME 2pm-3pmVENUE Bramley Room New Earswick Folk Hall Hawthorn Terrace, York YO32 4AQ BOOK No booking requiredINFO david.williamson@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk
A ceremony or ritual which reflects and honours life. This could be an opportunity for family, friends and colleagues to express their feelings, love and appreciation for a person who is imminently dying. It also gives opportunity for the one who is dying to express their love and appreciation to all those who have been part of their life.
THE CORPSE IN THE CORPUS: DEAD BODIES IN LITERATURE TALK
TIME 5pm-6pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Nicky Gardiner University of Huddersfield In this interactive presentation we’ll consider how depictions of the dead body in literature can cultivate a greater understanding and acceptance of death.
DEALING WITH DEATH IN PRISON TALK
TIME 6pm-7pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Carol Robinson University of York
More prisoners than ever are dying of natural causes in prison. Is a good death possible behind bars? Find out more in this workshop about dying in prison and its effects.
professionals supporting children facing loss to engage in a consultation session aimed at developing a training day to meet their needs. Jenny Latchford Senior Social Worker and Jane Driver Bereavement Co-ordinator want to hear from you.
LET’S GET A GRIP: WORKSHOP FOR THOSE WHO FACE END-OF-LIFE WITHOUT FAMILY AROUND THEM
WORKSHOPTIME 1pm-2pm VENUE Spark:York, 17-21 Piccadilly York YO1 9PBBOOK No booking requiredINFO Sue Lister · 01904 488 870 www.realpeopletheatre.co.uk and www.awoc.org
When you can’t be as independent as you used to be and you find yourself living alone without the support of family, who is going to be there for you in time of need? Using extracts from the Real People Theatre production ‘No Kidding?’ we will workshop ways of coping on the principle that my life and my death are my responsibility … as far as money, legality and fate allow!
MORTUARY TOUR TOUR
TIME 1.30pm-2.30pmVENUE York Hospital Foyer Wigginton Road, York YO31 8HEBOOK theresa.barrett@ stleonardshospice.nhs.ukINFO [email protected]
Come and meet some of the mortuary staff at York Hospital who will guide you through a working mortuary and give a fascinating insight into a department which is usually out of sight. Find out
FUNERAL POVERTY: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT? TALK
TIME 7pm-8pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Dr Julie Rugg, University of York
How is funeral poverty constructed? More importantly, how do we talk about it?
WEDNESDAY 15TH MAY
LGBT DEATH CAFÉ DISCUSSION
TIME 10.30am-11.30amVENUE Brierley Room York Explore Library Library Square, York YO1 7DSBOOK No booking requiredINFO Sue Collins & Janice Thornton
A safe space for the LGBT+ community to talk about death, share ideas, cake and good company.
CONSULTATION SESSION FOR TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONALS
WORKSHOPTIME 12noon-1pmVENUE Seminar Room St Leonard’s Hospice 185 Tadcaster Road York YO24 1GLBOOK Booking required jenny.latchford@ stleonardshospice.nhs.ukINFO Jenny Latchford/Jane Driver 01904 708 553
An opportunity for teachers and other
what it’s like working there, and the skills and dedication required. Meet in the foyer at the main entrance 5 minutes before the start time. Places are very limited so booking is essential.
WITH THE END IN MIND TALK AND Q&A
TIME 3.30pm-5pmVENUE Principal Hotel Station Road, York YO24 1AABOOK No booking requiredINFO Kathryn Mannix
After 30 years as a palliative care specialist, Kathryn Mannix feels passionately that it’s time to re-claim public understanding of dying. Told through a series of powerful stories taken from her clinical practice, interwoven with her own professional
journey, her book ‘With the End in Mind’ sends a vital message to the living and answers the most urgent, intimate and fascinating questions about the end-of-life process with touching honesty and humility.
HIDING THE HOLOCAUST: HOW THE NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS WERE HIDDEN TALK
TIME 5pm-6pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Dr Rachael Burns University of York
This talk explores what Nazi concentration camps looked like and how this influenced civilian attitudes to the inmates therein.
AN ENCOUNTER WITH BUDDHIST DEATH RITUALS TALK
TIME 6pm-7pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Matt Coward-Gibbs University of York
Using canonical source material and contemporary ethnographies, this talk will explore the way in which Buddhists and Buddhism interacts with death, dying and disposal.
AND DEATH SHALL HAVE NO DOMINION: DYING FOR THE FUTURE IN SCIENCE FICTION TALK
TIME 7pm-8pmVENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Dr Amanda Rees University of York
Do you ever get to die in science fiction? Come and see how death, grief, re-animation and re-birth have been explored in stories from Frankenstein to The Big Bang Theory.
THURSDAY 16TH MAY
MAKE A WILL WEEK INFO HUB
TIME 10am-4pmVENUE Parliament Street York City CentreBOOK No booking requiredINFO sue.edwards@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk 01904 777 777
Come and meet the Hospice Team in Parliament Street together with solicitors from across the region who are providing Will writing services for free in return for a donation to the Hospice.
DO NOT ATTEMPT CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION (DNACPR): DISCUSSION AND MYTH-BUSTING TALK
TIME 1pm-2pm; 2pm-3pm; 3pm-4pm VENUE Resus Laboratory Academic Block 5 Postgraduate Centre York Hospital, Wigginton Road York YO31 8HEBOOK theresa.barrett@ stleonardshospice.nhs.ukINFO [email protected]
There are many misconceptions about DNACPR. Hear from experts what it’s really like trying to resuscitate someone. Spoiler: it’s not like what you see on TV and in films! Also get to know the facts about DNACPR (Do Not Attempt CPR) - what is it, what can we ask and how does it work in practice? Places are limited and will book up from the earliest slot first.
REST IN PEACE? WHY RE-USING GRAVES IS CRUCIAL TO SAVING OUR CEMETERY HERITAGE TALK
TIME 6pm-7pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/133 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Dr Ian Dungavell Highgate Cemetery
Around the country, many historical cem-eteries are in a terrible state. It doesn’t have to be like this: re-using graves could help generate the income needed to re-store historic buildings and landscapes.
GHOST WALK WALK TIME 7.20pm ready for a 7.30pm startVENUE In front of York Explore Library Library Square, Museum Street York YO1 7DSBOOK Booking required. £4 per person. [email protected] Sarah Jackson [email protected]
York is renowned for its ghosts … come on a 90 minute evening tour of the city and learn about some well-known, and other more obscure, ghosts! Maximum of 20 people.
FRIDAY 17TH MAY
PLANETARY PERSPECTIVES ON OUR JOURNEY HERE AND BACK HOME WORKSHOPTIME 9am-11am VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Linda Fryer [email protected]
Using ancient planetary symbols as imaginative keys we’ll picture our descent into embodiment and our return journey home. Materials provided.
DEATH DOULA TALK
TIME 11am-12noon VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Emma Yates-Butler [email protected]
A chance to come and hear about End of Life doulas and the work we do to support the dying and their loved ones. End of Life doulas are trained to provide practical and emotional support and assistance to the dying and their loved ones. They sometimes also sit in vigil with the dying person, supporting family members while they do so and continue to be available during the period of bereavement and grief.
CUPPA AND A CHORUS – MEXICAN DAY OF THE DEAD THEME WORKSHOP
TIME 11.30am-1pm VENUE Acomb Explore Library Front Street, Acomb York YO24 3BZBOOK Booking required [email protected] [email protected]
Sing in a relaxed, welcoming environment and enjoy a cup of tea and a chat. Come and join us and enjoy making music with a group of friendly people. No experience needed, just a desire to meet like-minded people. Sessions are led by experienced community choir leader Chris Bartram.
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE AND MAKING YOUR WISHES KNOWN DISCUSSION
TIME 12noon-1pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO jenny.latchford@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk 01904 708 553
St Leonard’s Hospice works in partnership with the Hospice Biographers charity to record the life stories of our patients on audio. This accessible and welcoming session will explore how creating an audio biography helps us care for our patients and their loved ones, and also how it can add to a person’s legacy.
DEAD GOOD CAKE ’N’ CHAT DISCUSSION
TIME 3pm-4pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Chris Dudzinska · 07824 639244 chris@lastwishesfunerals. co.uk
People are beginning to talk openly about death and dying, and this is a chance to gain information and dispel long-held myths and taboos. This is the perfect opportunity for people to meet up and have a chat whilst becoming informed: and enjoying tea and cake! Thinking about the inevitable in advance ensures good preparation for us and our families, and better choices to suit our individual needs. This is not a bereavement group, but a chance to speak freely about any aspects of death or dying whether good or not quite so good.
It’s important for everyone to talk about end-of-life wishes, as dying is the one thing we have in common, and it would be foolish to leave it to different minded people to decide how you want to be treated when you can no longer influence the outcome.
IDEAL LIVING TALK
TIME 1pm-2pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Anne Wyn-Jones 07885 729759 [email protected]
Do you want to move home yet feel daunted with all that needs doing? Perhaps you have to sort through a loved one’s home and possessions as they have passed away, yet you feel overwhelmed and require practical help? Find out how Anne can help you through these life challenges.
HOSPICE BIOGRAPHERS TALK
TIME 2pm-3pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Glen Dewsbury glen.dewsbury@ stleonardshospice.nhs.uk
Everyone has an extraordinary life story to tell. To hear that life story told by the person who has lived it is a powerful thing, particularly when that voice is one you know well.
THE SECRETS OF A SUCCESSFUL POSTHUMOUS CELEBRITY CAREER TALK
TIME 6pm-7pm VENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce University of York
Death is not the end for many dead celebrities. This workshop explores how the celebrity dead can have successful posthumous careers.
DONATING BODIES FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION TALK
TIME 7pm-8pm VENUE Piazza Building, Room PZA/016 Heslington East Campus Deramore Lane, Heslington York YO10 5GQBOOK Booking required www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.ukINFO Zivarna Murphy Hull York Medical School
This workshop explores what happens after you donate your body for medical science and why it’s so important to donate!
COLDER THAN HERE PERFORMANCE
TIME 7.30pmVENUE St Nicks, Rawdon Avenue York YO10 3STBOOK Booking required www.nextdoorbutone.co.ukINFO See entry for Saturday 11th
SATURDAY 18TH MAY
HOPE VALLEY: BLACK PEAKTHE ADVENTURE OF YOUR LIFE AND DEATH TALK
TIME 9am-10amVENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Sylvia 07999 880163 [email protected]
We prepare carefully for every journey in life. Therefore does it not make sense to prepare for your last journey towards death: your life transition?
This is a free introductory session for a five weeks course held in Autumn 2019 where we look at our values and mindsets and ask the question: how can we create a good death for ourself and support others on their journey?
WAYS TO MAKE FUNERALS MORE PERSONAL AND MEANINGFUL
WORKSHOP
TIME 10am-11amVENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO julie.kay@ humanistceremonies.org.uk www.humanist.org.uk/juliekay 07889 573217
A friendly and informative workshop led by Julie Kay, funeral celebrant, accredited by Humanists UK. How will you celebrate the lives of your
loved ones and how would you like to be remembered? Thinking ahead is helpful for all involved. Where will your funeral and life celebration be held? What music, songs, readings, stories, jokes, pictures, entertainment, gifts, food, drink etc. will be included? Through supportive discussion and sharing ideas, we’ll start to create a plan which you can take away with you to develop and add to on your own and with those closest to you.
ADVANCE DECISIONS WORKSHOP
TIME 11am-12noon VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Stan Young & Chris Dudzinska 07824 639244
If you need to make decisions about your healthcare, understanding your rights and planning in advance can give you peace of mind. We will explain how to make your wishes known, how to create a (legally binding) document refusing life-prolonging treatments you don’t want, and how to appoint someone you trust to make decisions for you when you are no longer able.
THE STAR OF MEMORIES TALK
TIME 12noon-1pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Mary Robson, University of Durham
Every February, Tilery Primary School in Stockton-on-Tees has hosted a community lantern procession. Children and their families make willow and paper lanterns and process around two local estates.
In 2012, a large star lantern was transformed into an armature on which to record relatives, friends and pets who have died. It is now the centrepiece of the gathering. Mary Robson, one of the event’s founders, reflects on collective memory and what the event means to children and adults alike.
KEEPSAKE ART TALK
TIME 1pm-2pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Sarah Jackson [email protected] www.winifredtaylor.com
Do you have old items of fabric and memorabilia (photos, letters etc) that stay hidden in a drawer? Sarah Jackson, textile artist at Winifred Taylor, will explain how you can make 2D and 3D ‘keepsake art’ from these precious items.
THIS PARTY’S DEAD TALK
TIME 2pm-3pm VENUE Marriot Room York Explore Library Library Square, York YO1 7DSBOOK No booking requiredINFO Erica Buist · @thedeathtivals
Erica Buist is a journalist, mostly for the Guardian. Sparked by the unexpected death of her father-in-law, she is writing a book called This Party’s Dead in which she travels to seven of the world’s death festivals to find out how people outside the death-denying West cope with the knowledge that they’re going to die.
PLANETARY PERSPECTIVES ON OUR LIVES WORKSHOP
TIME 2pm-4pm VENUE Kings Manor, Room K/G 84 University of York Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EPBOOK No booking requiredINFO Linda Fryer [email protected]
Using the ancient symbols of the planets as keys we will explore through
writing, ways of making sense of our life experiences and ways in which we can help the dying to do so. Bring your own favourite journal plus a pen, but materials also provided.
COLDER THAN HERE PERFORMANCE
TIME 7.30pmVENUE St Nicks, Rawdon Avenue York YO10 3STBOOK Booking required www.nextdoorbutone.co.ukINFO See entry for Saturday 11th
SUNDAY 19TH MAY
CEMETERY WALK WALK
TIME 2pmVENUE York Cemetery, 30 Cemetery Road York YO10 5AJINFO Clive Dawson yorkcemeteryvolunteers @gmail.com
A talk about the history of York Cemetery followed by a walk around some of the gardens pointing out plants and trees. Donation of £3 per person which includes tea/coffee and biscuit at the finish.
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THANK YOU
Thank you to Matt Harper-Hardcastle and Judith Pidgeon for making the production of ‘Colder Than Here’ happen.
Thank you to Miki, Andy and Julie for bringing along the Rickshaw Hearse to many of the festival’s events.
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