Upcoming Events
Most of us are rookies when it comes to talking about death—the thing we ALL have in common. Somewhere along the line, we’ve forgotten how much we gain by doing so in community with others willing to practice with us.
As a society, we’ve excelled at avoiding discussing dying and end-of-life until it’s too late for meaningful conversations and usually when we’re feeling our worst.
The Pre-Dead Social Club is working to change that trajectory.
We create opportunities for you to lean in, get curious and discuss things that matter most to you, as we all face our eventual end-of-life. The Pre-Dead Social Club meets you where you’re at. We hope one or some of the events below pique your interest and that you’ll join us in the near future.
Welcome to the die-a-logue!
Death Over Drinks (SEP 8th) Portsmouth, NH
A FREE community event to explore dying, death, and end-of-life. Most of us are rusty talking about the one thing we all share—we’ll all die someday. That’s why the Pre-Dead Social Club created Death Over Drinks: a place to practice, normalize, and explore these conversations together. No experience necessary!
SEPTEMBER SPONSOR :
Donahue, Beasley & Ferber PLLC, Estate, Tax & Elder Law Attorneys "Plan your legacy for the road ahead."
Death Over Coffee (SEP 11th) Portsmouth, NH
A FREE community event to explore dying, death, and what comes with it—starting from where you are today, ideally before it’s urgent. Each month we start with a different die-a-logue starter designed to spark meaningful discussion in small facilitated groups. We’ll offer up small steps—ideas to consider, conversations to have, or things to explore—so you leave with something personal to carry forward. Death Over Coffee is the daytime cousin of our night time event, Death Over Drinks, same format, just during the daylight.
SPONSORED BY:
Portsmouth Senior Activity Center
Beyond the Bedside: Planning to Care (SEPT 11)
Caregiving has gotten complicated—we’re living longer, managing health challenges, and our support teams are often in different time zones. We see you—juggling it all or preparing for what’s next. This workshop will be led by Laura Cleminson, end-of-life doula and founder of the Pre-Dead Social Club. Together we’ll explore caregiving realities; identify gaps, strengths and next steps; and identify where we can build a stronger, shared, support network.
SPONSORED BY
Portsmouth Senior Activity Center
"We Wish We Knew That!" Death: Where the Loose Ends Live—How Not to Get Buried in the Paper Chase (SEP 17th)
Even with the best of intentions, a missing signature or outdated will can throw loved ones into chaos. When paperwork, people, and planning collide, it gets messy—right when it matters most.
Pull up a chair for a candid conversation with our roundtable guests—an estate planning lawyer, a financial planner and a bank relationship officer. They will be sharing insights (both personal and professional) to spark action and confident next steps with better understanding of what’s at stake.
SPONSORED BY :
Donahue, Beasley & Ferber PLLC, Estate, Tax & Elder Law Attorneys "Plan your legacy for the road ahead."
BankProv, “Where traditional banking meets innovative financial solutions."
Death Over Drinks (SEP 21st) Brattleboro, VT
A FREE community event to explore dying, death, and end-of-life. Most of us are rusty talking about the one thing we all share—we’ll all die someday. That’s why the Pre-Dead Social Club created Death Over Drinks: a place to practice, normalize, and explore these conversations together. No experience necessary!
SEPTEMBER SPONSOR : Available! Email us for information.
Death Over Drinks (OCT 7th) Portsmouth, NH
A FREE community event to explore dying, death, and end-of-life. Most of us are rusty talking about the one thing we all share—we’ll all die someday. That’s why the Pre-Dead Social Club created Death Over Drinks: a place to practice, normalize, and explore these conversations together. No experience necessary!
OCTOBER SPONSOR : Available! Email us for information.
Death Over Coffee (OCT 9th) Portsmouth, NH
A FREE community event to explore dying, death, and what comes with it—starting from where you are today, ideally before it’s urgent. Each month we start with a different die-a-logue starter designed to spark meaningful discussion in small facilitated groups. We’ll offer up small steps—ideas to consider, conversations to have, or things to explore—so you leave with something personal to carry forward. Death Over Coffee is the daytime cousin of our night time event, Death Over Drinks, same format, just during the daylight.
SPONSORED BY: Portsmouth Senior Activity Center
Lyrics, Legacies & Liner Notes: A Night of Music, Memory & Meaning
BUY TICKETS and don’t forget to enter our SWEEPSTAKES (deadline Aug 29th - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to win).
Hosted by award-winning songwriter Scarlet Keys, four extra ordinary singer-songwriters—Guy Capecelatro III, Caitlin Piper, Geoff Crosby, and Michael Landgarten—will take the stage to share original songs inspired by people who’ve shaped their lives. From the treasured to the tricky,
In a unique twist, four sweepstakes winners will each collaborate with one of these talented musicians to create a one-of-a-kind song honoring someone who’s left their mark—whether in love, challenge, or mystery. These special songs will premiere live at the event, making this night a shared creative adventure never before experienced.
"We Wish We Knew That!" When Dying at Home is the Wish—But Not Part of the Plan (NOV 3rd)
Pre-Dead Social Club Member Tickets are $8 + $2.51 (EventBrite Fee)
Not-Yet-Member Tickets are $10 + $2.51 (EventBrite fee)
Most of us—when asked—say we’d like to die at home. Surrounded by comfort. Familiar faces, sounds, and smells. Maybe a pet at our feet. And yet, most of us don’t. Not because we changed our minds—but because we didn’t know how to make it happen. This roundtable is about that gap—the space between what we hope for and what actually happens. And why.
We get it. This is uncharted territory. You’ve never died before. And while we’ve learned from those who’ve died before us, we each need to blaze a trail that reflects what matters most—to us, and to those we care for.
During this roundtable we will explore what gets in the way, what helps us move forward, and how we can each play a part in closing that gap—whether we’re doing the caring, the coordinating, or simply hoping for a more peaceful path.
Death Over Coffee (AUG 14th) Portsmouth, NH
A FREE community event to explore dying, death, and what comes with it—starting from where you are today, ideally before it’s urgent. Each month we start with a different die-a-logue starter designed to spark meaningful discussion in small facilitated groups. We’ll offer up small steps—ideas to consider, conversations to have, or things to explore—so you leave with something personal to carry forward. Death Over Coffee is the daytime cousin of our night time event, Death Over Drinks, same format, just during the daylight.
SPONSORED BY:
Portsmouth Senior Activity Center
CreativeMornings: “Crossroads” (APR 18th)
Creative Mornings: Portsmouth (PKX): “Crossroads”
April 18th Tickets (go on sale APRIL 11th) and they are FREE!
April’s theme is CROSSROADS and will be presented around the globe via CreativeMornings—the world’s largest creative community that meets in-person each month.
We all reach turning points in life that change the course of our destiny. Should you continue straight? Or turn left? There’s no map that show where the consequences lead.
Meet artist, entrepreneur, INELDA-trained death doula and founder of the Pre-Dead Social Club—Laura Cleminson, where she’ll talk about creating opportunities for people to navigate life’s final chapters with more creativity and comfort. Doors open at 8:30am. Tickets are FREE—reservations required. Tickets become available on-line 8am on APRIL 11th.
"We Wish We Knew That!" Emergency or Not?
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Tickets are $10 + $2.51 Eventbrite Fee
The Pre-Dead Social Club will host "We Wish We Knew That!" - Emergency or Not?
During this facilitated event, we’ll talk with an Emergency Medical Services educator, who is also an EMT and attorney, along with geriatric care nurse practitioner who makes house calls to discuss how we unknowingly, we can undermine our loved one’s end-of-life wishes by calling 911 or performing CPR. This discussion is an opportunity for people to feel more prepared, rather than panicked, when a loved one’s time comes.
You’ll go home understanding:
The Reality of a 911 Call
Common Mistakes & Misconceptions
Legal & Medical Protocols That Override Personal Wishes
How to Prepare Now – For When
Beyond the Bedside: Planning to Care (MAR 25)
Caregiving has gotten complicated—we’re living longer, managing health challenges, and our support teams are often in different time zones. We see you—juggling it all or preparing for what’s next. This workshop will be led by Laura Cleminson, end-of-life doula and founder of the Pre-Dead Social Club. Together we’ll explore caregiving realities; identify gaps, strengths and next steps; and identify where we can build a stronger, shared, support network.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
FAITHLESS (MAR 1st)
Faithless is a play that humorously explores deep questions of faith, doubt, death and dying, and a family coping with grief.
MARCH 1st TICKETS
On March 1st, after the performance the NH Theatre Project will host Community Connectors—Love Beyond Beliefs: Navigating Tough Times Together, a panel discussion starting around 5:45pm ,free and open to the public.
BROWSE ALL “Faithless” SHOW DATES
Beyond the Bedside: Planning to Care (FEB 26)
Caregiving has gotten complicated—we’re living longer, managing health challenges, and our support teams are often in different time zones. We see you—juggling it all or preparing for what’s next. This workshop will be led by Laura Cleminson, end-of-life doula and founder of the Pre-Dead Social Club. Together we’ll explore caregiving realities; identify gaps, strengths and next steps; and identify where we can build a stronger, shared, support network.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Beyond the Bedside: Planning to Care (FEB 10)
Caregiving has gotten complicated—we’re living longer, managing health challenges, and our support teams are often in different time zones. We see you—juggling it all or preparing for what’s next. This workshop will be led by Laura Cleminson, end-of-life doula and founder of the Pre-Dead Social Club. Together we’ll explore caregiving realities; identify gaps, strengths and next steps; and identify where we can build a stronger, shared, support network.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT
Wing-making Workshop
A Hands-on Creative Ritual for Honoring, Remembering and Letting Go
Not everyone wants to talk about death. Instead, sometimes we need to use our hands and create something that captures memories and feelings. The wings on the wooden figure in the photo carry with them sixty unique “feathers” that represent different times, places, people and moments that serve as a touchstone to honor someone (or a pet) who has died or is dying. If a picture is worth a thousand words, multiply that by sixty!
Join us for this small-group, reflective workshop (held in the main Gallery at 3S Artspace) and led by Bess Welden (of the Death Wings Project) and Laura Cleminson (of the Pre-Dead Social Club). It’s a creative opportunity to honor a death of any kind through a simple art project, using paper and fabric to create a set of mini-wings that promise to spark memories to share, coax a smile and even start conversations that might not otherwise occur.
DEAD-LINES
DEAD-LINES a 2-Part Workshop (June 6 & 13) offered in partnership with The Seacoast Village Project. This 2-part, small group, creative writing workshop is for anyone looking to create an obituary or ode worth reading, worth remembering and worth sharing, but who struggles to get the words down on paper.
The workshop is limited to 12 participants.
"We Wish We Knew That!" Roundtable Discussion
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE Tickets are $10 + $2.51 Eventbrite Fee
The Pre-Dead Social Club will host "We Wish We Knew That!" - Insights and Ideas for Saying What Matters, When it Matters Most for Better Care. Attendees will be part of a thought-provoking roundtable discussion between healthcare professionals and caregivers about the roles we all play when it comes to our health and receiving the care we want, particularly when faced with a life limiting or terminal diagnosis.
During this event, real-life stories and personal insights revealed by both caregivers and members of the healthcare community will illuminate the things they wish they had known during healthcare conversations. They will also share suggestions to inspire and encourage each of us to take an active role in our own care coordination and explore strategies for having meaningful and clear discussions about our health and what is important to us.