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Edmonton's newest Festival to Celebrate Arts and Aging will be held in Edmonton from June 2 - 8, 2008. * [/ L* Q! b. V9 ?/ M) z
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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" E5 J7 @0 N0 ~5 Y& `Festival highlights include:
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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)
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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.ca6 @+ W( s1 S: u- K$ Z* P
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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)4 h* k' }# |0 ~. b& g! H
1 - 4 pm Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café) , q- `- B, k- U' @* d" z% v1 V6 l3 g8 Q
4 - 7 pm Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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9 ~) |9 U5 F" p$ t( J0 wCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton, b3 C0 O* Z. n% @4 ~7 F3 @: q
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 |
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