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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, h- y1 ~! _. O& ]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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Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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$ O3 X; r) L! z2 ?) M( m2 \6 F5 U9:30 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

' e4 w/ X1 ?* N; D' ^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


Wednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Other Events
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+ s' s0 H, b# ]- z2 P9 tMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
$ R. E4 k9 K0 ^: @5 e) jFree 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