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.  

9 t# o7 M5 N& qThe 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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9 F; K4 z+ N& o8 A5 w' g2 YFestival highlights include:

5 S# y. y5 `7 O: V$ pMonday June 2
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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
5 ]2 I7 D0 d% @) s1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
' y* g9 W0 B/ `' ^5 m1 - 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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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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) ~) r1 X7 r+ gWednesday June 4

9 `8 k; ]4 O% Q0 ~0 g% ?10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
. F% m* T8 ~+ R1 - 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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3 W" I0 S7 I3 m# b. }7 D  `8 B5 @Thursday, June 5
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8 m, l, x- ]4 e( V6 f- ] 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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2 x; [/ }7 i' ~$ [& ~3 U* C! yOther Events
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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)
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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# D, N3 F7 v" k9 q! l4 MFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca