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.  

' j; {+ [9 F# z# X5 A2 m/ i/ r4 C' a  XThe 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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8 d. N2 w4 i1 u* Q" ?Festival highlights include:

; h+ z) N, F% @6 kMonday June 2
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" O7 h& D% c, H; m/ V9:30 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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4 n: u! F+ I: qTuesday 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


Wednesday 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)
  h/ A1 s0 J3 w, W% @4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


& {/ Q3 v! {; D: L2 g/ PThursday, June 5

; u, B8 E( d7 ~, j 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
$ E' Q  X) T' m/ Y3 P+ jMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
* d# G6 S# a  FFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


9 o9 S; Z8 ?- P, m8 Z& n* ^9 x3 ]) oFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca