Dress For Your Funeral
Dress for Your Funeral is a costume party that meets salon where participants wear what they imagine their final resting look will be. Since this gathering is like no other, we’re going to break it down for you.
- Come dressed down or dressed up – however you’d like to be remembered.
- Be prepared to graze from a multisensory tablescape.
- Explore your inner landscape with a guided meditation.
- Participate in a thought-provoking conversation about impermanence and your fit.
- Contribute to a collective altar to leave offerings to yourself and the world.
For years, BACII and The Aphrodisiac Kitchen have imagined this evening and we’re thrilled to finally bring it to life through death at Sparrow - A Contemporary Funeral Home.
Hosted on March 6th from 6pm to 9pm, this will be a playful yet cathartic evening. Doors open at 6pm for a pre-dining service, seating begins at 7pm. The entire experience is $100 with a few sliding scale tickets for those who cannot pay the full price.
To receive a sliding scale ticket, please email andreas@theaphrodisiackitchen.com.
Meet Your Hosts~
Mangda Sengvanhpheng is an artist, death doula, and the founder of BACII - a platform that focuses on loss and grief while providing services and offerings for individuals, communities, and organizations that renew our engagement to life. Her life and death work is guided by her Lao last name, which means “the light of the full moon.” Mangda was an awarded recipient of Reclamation Ventures grant for under-represented leaders making pathways to addressing grief and loss and her work has been featured in VICE, Vogue, Architectural Digest, NY Mag’s Curbed, Brydie, Chacruna Institute and more.
Andreas Joshua Carver is the head cook, writer, and photographer at The Aphrodisiac Kitchen. A thought-provoking culinary venture that goes beyond the traditional boundaries of a kitchen. Its mission is to create art and experiences that cultivate meaningful conversations about the human experience. His work has been featured in PAPER Magazine, In The Know by Yahoo, Dveight, and Counter Service. He’s hosted events for Sense, Bryony Cole, Kin Euphorics, and more.
Sparrow is a full service contemporary funeral home with an emphasis on meaningful remembrance and true celebration. At Sparrow, our goal is to help you plan and execute a significant experience at the end of life and after death, for yourself or your loved one.
Whether you are planning a traditional service, a memorial, have a terminal illness and want to attend your own funeral, seek a Death Doula to help guide your family through the process of death, or want something simple, Sparrow's doors are open and we are here to support you through the entire dying and grieving process.
