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.  

Festival highlights include:

6 N0 p4 D1 l6 C6 C. e' P1 XMonday June 2

6 n8 C( T( F1 R8 v' F7 h9:30 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
4 O, l7 C6 M2 u, |1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
' W' h& \4 w( 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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  |  y7 ?9 h+ ?3 L2 g- \, HTuesday June 3
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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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Wednesday June 4

10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
' G9 _; J$ X5 ?4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5
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- d' {0 d, r8 g 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Other Events

- w. ?5 ^  T* E9 p5 Q8 Z$ yCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor 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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$ v0 T' G  U* M, QFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca