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.  

The 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.  
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Festival highlights include:

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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)
1 - 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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Tuesday June 3
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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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) d' E7 N( S  VWednesday June 4
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9 b9 @6 x+ i# {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


Thursday, June 5
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6 E2 `$ q6 g  \4 g 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


Other Events

Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
( h! s; L$ _- Q! l8 a! nMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
( s' ~9 H1 d1 ?5 cFree 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