6.8 hours
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre
Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 09:45 am to 04:30 pm (AEDT)
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre
34/40 Burton St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia, Surry Hills
Cark It Café: Sing Laugh Plan — and Dance it Out
Hosted by Jewelz (The Hoola Doola) of Jewelz A Hoopz
Event 2 of the Cark It Café series brings a joyful musical and slightly mischievous lens to the big themes of death memory and legacy — with singalongs songwriting playlists and more. We’ll keep things light before we shift gears into the more practical side of planning for the inevitable — all held in a warm LGBTIQ+ led space.
🕘 Doors open at 9:45am for a 10:00am prompt start
Event Schedule & Highlights:
🎤 10:00am – 11:30am |
Memento Mori: Let’s Sing About Death Baby with Cassy Judy
Join proud trans woman comedy queen and legal aid lawyer Cassy Judy for a laugh-out-loud songwriting session where death gets the cabaret treatment.
Known for her cheeky charm and razor-sharp wit Cassy will guide you through the art of turning life’s final chapter into comedy gold.
You’ll collaborate on a group song start writing your own cheeky lyrics and discover how humour and music can transform even the heaviest themes into connection catharsis — and chaos (bubble machines included).
No musical experience required. Just bring your funny bone.
🎶 12:30pm – 2:00pm |
Music & More for Life with Jewelz the Hoola Doola
Performance artist death doula and creative spark Jewelz the Hoola Doola invites you to explore the soundtrack of your life — and beyond.
Inspired by the Playlist for Life project (designed for dementia care) this feel-good workshop dives into the music poetry shows and stories that matter most.
You’ll create a playlist or memory bank that reflects your journey soothes your soul and helps others remember you in all your fabulous fullness.
From road trip anthems to goodbye ballads — let’s make sure your final playlist gets the dancefloor going one last time.
☕ 2:30pm – 4:30pm | Cark It Café — A Death Café with a Legal Twist
This isn’t counselling — it’s a cuppa-fuelled conversation.
The Cark It Café version of a Death Café is all about community dialogue around dying held with heart and honesty — and in this session we’re adding some legal clarity too.
Guest speaker Larissa Schreiber from Dowson Turco Lawyers (DTL) — Australia’s only Out Loud and Proud LGBTQ+ law firm — will guide us through the essentials of estate planning.
The session will explore:
Holding Space at Cark It Café
We’re joined by Jude Tynan (she/they) a skilled and compassionate Mental Health Social Worker and Family Therapist. Jude specialises in working with the LGBTIQ+ community survivors of adult and childhood trauma complex family dynamics and relationship difficulties.
From 12:30–4:30pm Jude will be there to simply sit listen and hold space.
👉 Learn more: opendialogue.com.au/jude-tynan
🎟️ Workshops are ticketed $0-39 — from single tickets to day packages.
Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds — please email Jewelz at Y2Fya2l0Y2FmZSB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t to make arrangements.
☕ The Death Café is FREE but you must register to attend. You’ll also have the option to make a non-tax-deductible contribution to help cover event costs — should you wish to support.
This event also supports Myeloma Australia in memory of my Big Bad Baba — you can donate here: 🔗 justgiving.com/page/jewelz-cark-it-cafe
Acknowledgements & Gratitude
This project is supported by the City of Sydney Creative Grants and the Dying to Know Day grants.
Big thanks to:
Come join the second stop on the Cark It Café journey — where mortality meets melody and a great conversation could change your whole approach to dying (and living).
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Tickets for Cark-It-Cafe: Creative Conversations on Death and Dying for LGBTIQ+ : Event 2 of 4 can be booked here.
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