Talking about death won’t kill you—but it can make a difficult time less stressful, it may save money, and it can help to ensure that disposition of your body is consistent with the way you’ve lived your life. In Spectrum Generations “Taking the Mystery Out of Funeral Planning” workshops at the Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta and the Knox Community Center in Rockland learn about conventional and alternative funeral planning for the living. These workshops will offer community members the opportunity to learn what they should know before they go.

If you had died yesterday . . . what kind of casket would your survivors be choosing for you?  Is it what you’d want?  Is there something else you’d prefer? How much would the funeral they’d be planning for you cost?  Does it need to cost that much?  Just what are your options? Make plans now, and give your survivors the loving gift of preparedness by embracing life.

Join J'Anna Hutchins Hedrich, Funeral Director, Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchens on March 10 at 10 a.m. at Spectrum Generations Knox Community Center, 61 Park Street in Rockland and learn how funerals work, which decisions are best made ahead of time, and what your options and rights are.Fee: $5. To register call 596-0339.

Or join Michael Hall, Funeral Director and owner, Halls Funeral Homes on March 10 at 1 p.m. at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main Street in Damariscotta and learn how funerals work, which decisions are best made ahead of time, and what your options and rights are. Fee: $5. To register call 563-1363