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.  

! R$ w: A1 x# ^4 e) k, XThe 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:

5 o8 ]$ h; T1 IMonday June 2
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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)
( P- o, q- X+ j1 - 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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8:30 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)
5 \5 o/ K# J# e% g$ u. P, _% b! m1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
* t8 f' c) Z  G& r' i4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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; ]7 Y8 o3 O$ y. o4 h! A 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events

Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
8 T7 l5 o6 ^5 J* n1 f$ }Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
6 E  r2 n4 B2 S- SFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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0 H! \# N, Y6 ^1 f2 J  kFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca