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.  
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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.  

Festival highlights include:
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8 w! N! D" ]7 [' d7 w! _' g8 ~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)
- K3 a% {. l! I& }. U3 N1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
) N1 [% h7 f0 h* A7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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5 l& |* V. V9 t3 LTuesday June 3
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  A3 d& ^# g5 C7 b, e% N) w! D6 J8:30 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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. J# J/ q+ T2 r2 IWednesday June 4

10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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Thursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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+ a/ u, O, v' Q& U7 XMayor 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