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.  

Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2

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
2 H' S9 g: G- q& l0 A1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
7 P* a  U; P) B# w1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
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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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Wednesday June 4

6 x" o9 i1 A5 J10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
3 q+ n0 j/ K3 @/ r- I/ t1 T4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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Thursday, June 5

4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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6 w, ]+ o: l3 c: z. e5 f. YCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
  _! n- @2 s- B' G; P3 mMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
$ Q; g7 \( g- y; J. f8 l/ j" h' ?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