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.  

9 C1 O& t; {7 p& j! U& u+ j/ NThe 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.  

4 w* j3 J5 h( o" SFestival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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. [) Z) d5 C4 ~. _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)
* _& Z  R/ e* m; Q# v1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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8 U7 c# X9 j5 S: w5 M8:30 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


Wednesday June 4

10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
* O! m2 ?/ M* f6 }% T/ k* K8 i4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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2 c% H7 a3 E4 ~" a. d! ~8 ^1 FThursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Other Events

2 H. y5 h7 [) R5 q/ {% XCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
3 _4 _3 A, b. j+ }! C) hMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca