It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny 
bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps—and these days, ten minutes before 
news hits the web—an obit writer is racing against a deadline to sum up a long and newsworthy life in 
under 1000 words. The details of these lives are then deposited into the cultural memory amid the daily 
beat of war, politics, and football scores.

Obit. is the first documentary to explore the world of these writers and their subjects, focusing on the 
legendary team at The New York Times, who approach their daily work with journalistic rigor and narrative 
flair. Going beyond the byline and into the minds of those chronicling life after death on the freshly inked 
front lines of history, the film invites some of the most essential questions we ask ourselves about life, 
memory, and the inevitable passage of time. What do we choose to remember? What never dies? (2017 –
95 minutes)

*Individually wrapped, homemade skull cakelets will be provided.

Die Well Death Education

We're all going to die, so why don't we talk about it? I'm not saying talk about it so incessantly that people generally avoid you, (although you can if you want - I usually do) but rather talk about what we would like our end-of-life experience, our death, and our disposition to look and be like. With clear and concise communication and preparation, you can - and will - create the strongest possibility that you will experience a "good death." 

About DWDE

Leona Oceania has always been passionate and curious about end-of-life issues. Motivated by this, she trained to become a Home Funeral Guide, End of Life Doula, and Life Legacy Facilitator. She is also a Hospice volunteer, Funeral Consumer Advocate, Death Cafe Facilitator, and Death Educator. Leona's primary focus is to educate and motivate people to simply start the conversation. Once we can talk more openly about death and normalize the conversati, the better we will be able to connect with our own mortality and be proactive about creating a "good death" for ourselves and others. 

***NEW LOCATION!*** NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

This program is held at Piper Shores in partnership with Scarborough Public Library and OPEN TO ALL. 

Piper Shores “Founders Room” at the Oceanside campus, just inside the Main Entrance. Staff will be there to steer attendees in the right direction. Park anywhere labeled “Employee” or “Visitor." Piper Shores is located at 15 Piper Rd, Scarborough, Maine 04074