Death Cafe is a global movement to encourage discussion about the often-taboo subject of death. These are intimate informal gatherings where we discuss death while eating cake and drinking tea to remind us of comfort and sweetness even in difficult times.
Ardmore- Celtic Americana Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Congressional Cemetery with a late afternoon performance of traditional and contemporary Irish ballads. Ardmore is a local band that plays traditional and [...]
An Evening with the Residents: A Comedy Show at the Congressional Cemetery The Congressional Cemetery is pleased to host an uproariously funny comedy show in our on-site chapel. An Evening [...]
Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed [...]
Death Cafe is a global movement to encourage discussion about the often-taboo subject of death. These are intimate informal gatherings where we discuss death while eating cake and drinking tea to remind us of comfort and sweetness even in difficult times.
Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Open Noon-5pm Feb 28th: Pop up open from noon -7pm, join us for a Closing Potluck Dinner 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Get ready for [...]
Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Get ready for a unique experience this February at the Historic Congressional Cemetery! This pop-up project will be in the chapel, open most days [...]
Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Get ready for a unique experience this February at the Historic Congressional Cemetery! This pop-up project will be in the chapel, open most days [...]
Son of a man born enslaved in 1863 during the Civil War, Daniel Smith (1932-2022) was living proof that slavery is not distant history. His father, 70 years old when [...]
Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Get ready for a unique experience this February at the Historic Congressional Cemetery! This pop-up project will be in the chapel, open most days [...]
Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Get ready for a unique experience this February at the Historic Congressional Cemetery! This pop-up project will be in the chapel, open most days [...]
Mortality Tea Room: Death Doula Pop Up Get ready for a unique experience this February at the Historic Congressional Cemetery! This pop-up project will be in the chapel, open most days [...]
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