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.  

0 g, S* O/ P9 O  ~$ W4 WThe 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.  

! r  M3 l" \( P3 c3 nFestival highlights include:
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$ n7 w7 c# \/ g/ d* G8 Z' YMonday June 2

3 B" O. v1 {. j+ _) I9:30 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)
6 \0 g6 \2 r9 ~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)


Tuesday June 3
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1 |) s4 z  V- e% j5 k: ]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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: x8 w% A, r9 p* PWednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
1 l' C9 A; v. [& ?, U, S4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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. {' F9 B  a( k8 SThursday, June 5
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" B( j  V  m/ K$ H) u. l# B 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
# t& e- H# ?9 t" c( MFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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, d3 h( p; d6 f( z! _- m/ EFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca