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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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.  

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Monday 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
0 J) O7 F  j7 v+ u9 R/ ]4 i1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
! ?) T9 y' f7 M+ S+ t+ s1 - 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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5 `, g) o5 p9 I9 e) l+ JTuesday June 3

$ t' c; Z) G" U/ v5 m; N3 v8:30 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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  Y: U2 m6 V- V( VWednesday June 4

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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. ?' d3 }- |1 q; A- ^) V( EThursday, June 5

, i+ _. n5 @1 ^$ H 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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& p- U2 ^1 F: @' S$ J2 X% }Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
# w. Z  L6 X+ K' i6 P) TMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
5 G# o% m* ?  RFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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2 Z* I! I5 X) _5 Z5 g2 X( ]8 g7 |7 D2 mFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca