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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/ T5 u% N; W; w; V1 d& z  rThe 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.  

: l2 G, M; e) [0 K6 ?& y* yFestival highlights include:

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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
3 e6 q+ t3 s1 L$ B5 H; w1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
  d9 J/ L* ]# n& f. h  m1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
6 I: y. M  U9 Q  }4 y/ H1 g7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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Tuesday June 3
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( o8 P+ E. M9 \0 P/ q8:30 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
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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)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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" M" n8 B# Z$ D! PThursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


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( K& S% g: A2 ~; OCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
- o) f; ~/ F+ S# C( l1 A( @Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


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