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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* C+ ]1 R" Z- j5 b) _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.  

Festival highlights include:

' Z5 Z5 {& ^" h% NMonday June 2

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
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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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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  O4 ^! K: T% G5 K7 c& ~Wednesday June 4

4 M8 O/ w; p( R10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
6 y- m7 g: M/ x4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


Thursday, June 5

9 B4 ^7 e% V5 a& `$ F' U- O+ M* o 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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3 P2 ?! y- w7 _* R0 t. q3 H' U4 lCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
- H+ a0 a3 \7 c/ I2 P" |* C- `Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
9 N& v7 u% r( w* v% _Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


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