Senior week June 2-8 Activities

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Edmonton's newest Festival to Celebrate Arts and Aging will be held in Edmonton from June 2 - 8, 2008.  

7 s; R& t+ `) U6 tThe purpose of the festival is to celebrate and recognize senior artists, encourage more older adults (55 yrs+) to get involved in the arts, and increase the number of seniors' art opportunities in Edmonton.  

Festival highlights include:

Monday June 2

9:30 am -  12 noon              Festival Launch Event at City Hall (with performers, displays, keynote speakers Susan Perlstein, roving performers/ entertainers and                            official launch greeting from Mayor Mandel
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
: `; @) ]# b' B1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


Tuesday June 3

: b! E+ G1 I9 m& T, X# t( `8:30 am - 5 pm          Celebration of Creative Aging Symposium (at Telus Centre- U of A) with keynote speaker Susan Perlstein and numerous breakout                                    sessions.  This symposium is free, you must pre-register and is especially appropriate for anyone involved in planning programs for                             seniors. To register, visit www.creativeagefestival.ca
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Wednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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$ R/ C5 S+ u' `8 B7 R) UThursday, June 5

4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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8 w; F% q( A9 d" j6 @2 u4 w# uOther Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
: Y' n# N2 @& SMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
) u& k" ^2 Y0 h3 [* nFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


+ x* t+ e. }8 uFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca