Sweet Auburn: The Magazine of the Friends of Mount Auburn Lives of the Past Informing the Future | Page 24

Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138-5517 NON-PROFIT ORG. US POSTAGE P A I D LEOMINSTER, MA PERMIT NO. 17 www.mountauburn.org 617-547-7105 Upcoming Events Here is a sampling from our exciting schedule of upcoming programs. Visit us online today to register for any of these programs or to get a complete list of other events on our calendar. Keeping Life in Order as You Plan for End of Life Issues Wednesday, October 16, 6 pm Join us for this panel discussion moderated by attorney Rosemary Wilson, Sullivan & Worcester LLP. The conversation will range from the preparation of basic legal documents and increasing support through personal caregivers, to planning for immediate post-death issues such as funerals and burial. Attendees will leave with an end-of-life planning kit for their own use. Come prepared with any and all questions! free Awash in Color: Fall Foliage Tour Sunday, October 27, 1 pm Sunday, November 3, 1 pm Experience the beauty of autumn at Mount Auburn during this fall walking tour led by Visitors Services Assistant Jim Gorman. We will visit some of the more colorful trees in our landscape in addition to looking for plant and shrubs putting out their fall fruits and nuts. Free for members / $12 non-members 22 Nature Sketching Workshops Sundays at 1 pm Want to learn some very basic ways for drawing the nature you know and love here in Mount Auburn? Join illustrator Clare Walker Leslie in any or all of these 4 Sunday afternoon sessions. Appropriate for ages 10 and up, teens, and adults. Bring your own paper, pencils and/or colored pencils. Meet in Story Chapel. Nov 10 | Drawing Local Birds Dec 8 | Drawing Mount Auburn’s Mammals, Amphibians & More Feb 9 | Drawing Winter Trees Mar 8 | Drawing Little Landscapes $7 members / $12 non-Members Candle Lighting Service Thursday, December 19, 4 pm Our annual Candle Lighting Service, held each December, provides the opportunity to remember all of the loved ones no longer with us. Join us in Story Chapel for this seasonal program of words and music. During the service, you will have the opportunity to light a candle in honor of someone you wish to remember. free