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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! H0 W) ]+ j# G6 bThe 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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Festival highlights include:

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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
. |) e9 K8 h  @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
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) c) H4 v# Y0 Q: _7 t% I; T, }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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& k" P( S3 K# ^: C! [- `3 \) p10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
5 J" H& r& W6 h- ^2 {( u9 {4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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: {5 K+ E; F: ]% h, [Thursday, June 5

1 i) M( e; n) b: ` 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Other Events

Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
, i2 ~7 r; K1 E  J  YMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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