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.  

  p, ~. j4 L3 m' v" i- _Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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  ]" `7 J2 m% S, a9:30 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
9 ~2 [& _( t) k% A2 _9 U1 - 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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" w0 V" u+ S/ b6 L# @, R3 ~Tuesday June 3
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5 P: _/ y  b% }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

4 @7 q8 J) q7 N+ M4 b8 a* ~10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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% u' C7 D9 b9 [# C/ e1 m# V4 |$ _4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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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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Other Events

$ d4 Z1 k+ I) aCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
2 g" k' P+ p8 Y4 v7 M% mMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
% P; w- \6 t  r. l( RFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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9 X  O& n/ i2 e; j7 U1 FFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca