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.  

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.  

9 ~8 O7 k6 x3 |8 J3 B5 bFestival highlights include:

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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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
- c( C/ u# J* H5 H4 ~7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


Tuesday June 3

) L, H) ~- E- g8:30 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


Wednesday June 4

$ ~: t" \. U5 Q  Q+ K10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
* K" v( b/ ^, ~1 F4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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# L, ^8 H( |, O" fThursday, June 5
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. L9 u% V6 w. e5 T5 Q1 K, x 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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/ B- y: f9 i3 {+ C% w+ oCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
; E1 n; h7 m. c- YMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
7 c7 F) Y: ?$ X1 L7 H( T) SFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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! u3 _- j7 K: m* u* B* e9 \For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca