Creative Ways to Celebrate Birthdays

with Joe Mathis and Kathy Taylor

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 • 6 PM

With over 30 years of professional event planning and more than five decades of celebrating birthdays for loved ones, Joe Mathis is just getting started when it comes to dreaming up joyful and meaningful gatherings. From generational day-trips to New York City to a Jamaican-style 40th birthday bash in a public park, Joe has built a lifetime of stories, ideas, and surprises worth sharing.
Join us for a night of fun, laughter, and unfiltered inspiration as Joe opens his playbook and shares hundreds—if not thousands—of ways to celebrate birthdays and other milestones. Whether you’re planning for a friend, a child, a parent, or even yourself, this gathering is your permission slip to take the reins and throw a party that truly reflects the honoree’s spirit.

What You’ll Experience:

• The Basics: Learn how to set boundaries, budgets, and expectations so that planning feels joyful—not overwhelming.
• The Big Ideas: Hear Joe’s favorite out-of-the-box party themes, travel-based celebrations, intimate moments, and extravagant gestures.
• The Details: Discover how small touches—from music to menus to memory-making—can elevate any occasion.
• The Empowerment: Joe will remind you why your own birthday matters and how to reclaim it with style and intention.

Whether you’re a seasoned host or a nervous first-timer, you’ll leave energized and equipped to make memories that matter.

Come for the stories. Stay for the sparkle. And leave with a plan.

$25: Price includes a $25 store credit to be used the day of the class.