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.  

1 e# C! t% C" E( x) r* u" oThe 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:

Monday June 2

( j! L, I! R" I% w8 x) H# _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
0 @  U" g/ w0 W! l, \# b; ~- E1 - 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

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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" ^6 T$ ~" d. Q* `3 F3 t10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
( ^, f3 Q: f% [# F3 ]( ?1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


3 w. r: o: Y. H4 [* z+ f. FThursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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5 X+ A2 U5 Q" q  t& y8 u" V) SOther Events

Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
7 U# |6 a2 P' W  M3 |. F, [/ _, q: b  F2 gMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
0 B# o, O" c  _) T& H+ WFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca