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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5 G4 r. ~1 ?/ ?0 AThe 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.  

/ i, L0 h; U1 ?' x0 w; @. RFestival highlights include:

Monday June 2
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' v* u( j+ t* Z1 n5 z9:30 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
$ k5 c" F/ J  g8 `6 N) l1 - 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)


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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Wednesday June 4
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# S) n7 a$ a8 v, D5 g" @10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
3 P- y' g; p: [1 U  _# I1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
: l! R3 P3 x- Z4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
7 d% E  ~3 W2 C# [9 ^, U- [6 vMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
; Y* o& q6 z! o" m1 q$ b( U0 DFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


. w4 n; r3 r; b( i( q5 ~" [& UFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca