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.  

$ u- V* ~0 u' [8 v; YThe 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.  
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" @/ r. m1 T, r! G( U7 k; v( Q% pFestival highlights include:
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Monday June 2

5 e& ^1 s4 V# g) @3 F; j' l; ]# D9:30 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
1 - 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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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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+ e( ^; F8 `8 C' E: \3 a8 ZWednesday June 4

" O3 `7 B+ U, D9 t* R10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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8 G( Q! K3 ?0 X, C4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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7 q$ P. C) b( \Thursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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7 M8 U8 y- Y8 w& p, S! ZCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
5 I" D/ W( A3 y0 j% fMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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5 S) ]% M( D: P4 D+ D" M1 ?For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca