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.  

0 `8 ^1 i8 V; M4 v% KThe 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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Monday June 2
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7 t+ L4 z) E' k, l* r& C9:30 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
  J' i& P0 `7 f% ~1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
; L& `. C( t9 `+ t9 j( j5 [1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
  r" [3 U+ j1 Q/ c; K, I) h% R7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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& A9 i# W. G8 {- ^- b8:30 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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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
; q5 g; {: K5 ^6 e4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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5 ~1 N% p( p( D8 }4 \' ?" |Thursday, June 5
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2 ^' n1 _* ?: V5 r! s- v$ ]$ D 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


$ e( S5 ], n. U% O! NOther Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
# g' x0 i# U3 o9 AMayor 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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  A. B* [4 K7 dFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca