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.  

  M% J2 p1 x9 T  y& EThe 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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6 L  t" k" |* i% O: [/ cMonday June 2
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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
/ W7 \! ^$ D3 w, `( C1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
  @& n9 {5 o" c6 k& {( M4 z- _1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
- T* \& c) f* K7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


6 z% g/ e3 R! m7 L6 l( o# q, D9 jTuesday June 3
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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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, }6 h8 y' u% ]( S8 iWednesday 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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; f+ @. c2 W$ v+ ?Thursday, June 5

  m* p4 v; z' A* [ 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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9 ~) |9 U5 F" p$ t( J0 wCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
2 J0 Z' }2 |  D  M( L2 [% ]Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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! m3 e( F1 b* PFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca