It is said that the low points in life are what makes the high points that much sweeter. We experience this sensation all the time on a smaller scale. Like when you showed up to that Christmas party and you didn’t know anyone else there so you got a drink and a plate of food which you sat awkwardly alone to eat, staring out into the crowd of people you didn’t know, feeling like an awkward loser. So when that girl you haven’t seen since high school shows up you greet her like she was your best long lost friend, because any warm, familiar body is better than sitting on the isolation corner seat for the rest of the night. See, the lower you go, the higher the highs seem. So maybe this new year you should give yourself the gift of going as low as you can go, and get yourself to the new year’s day Funeral Party!
The creator of this event, artist/Naptist Reverend Emily Sloan, says the Funeral Party is “interactive performance project comprised of the exploration of healing and death rituals to encourage participants towards realizations of the brevity of life and to aid in connecting to the present.” Just in case you were wondering, the Southern Naptist Congregation’s video explains that Naptists are nappers of all faiths, congregating in holy slumber. Eulogy writing services starts at 6 p.m. and the funeral starts at 7 p.m., ending at 9 p.m. This is the second year for the Funeral Party to be held at 14 Pews, 800 Aurora St.
While a funeral might not sound fun, this is a full evening of eulogy writing, public speaking, live music, food and drinking. It’s a fucking party, albeit an odd party. Attendees are encouraged to wear funeral attire and bring food and drinks for a potluck meal. Bring your own musical instrument to get your death celebration group jam on. So get weird, get sad, and then be much happier this new year by going to the Funeral Party.
