Senior week June 2-8 Activities

christmas

Edmonton's newest Festival to Celebrate Arts and Aging will be held in Edmonton from June 2 - 8, 2008.  
2 M4 p6 H4 z' Y' j
- E5 Q6 B' H" ]- C! IThe 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.  

% a) p. \% f2 A3 s4 A( q5 d: @3 \Festival highlights include:
' m3 C2 ^/ P2 v
Monday June 2

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
+ F4 V3 _; N( j- d$ D% ]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)
8 J* \) G& k7 ?2 T+ G  {7 K
% F; F6 R  A* K7 T
Tuesday June 3

( }, W0 \/ o0 ]4 ?+ L8:30 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
# ~% t# R3 p; F+ b' S1 n1 B" u
0 L# C4 R( D+ d+ c% \
$ o- U9 }9 |" A' \1 v# Z* a" m: lWednesday June 4
* O  S8 J% Q+ b7 ^. {+ Z% i
10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 M* o; W' X$ L/ Z. Z4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


8 L( L8 c( Y# o- sThursday, June 5

( n* K# s2 W% w8 A# n 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
: X' W$ L. I) T" m: T, y0 q9 l0 `
" R# T- K, I  a. K4 _7 u( s  M; i; f
Other Events
) W% ~) k, D; r
9 a! L( t& E8 y; h/ \Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
. O) r) a6 S! |, T5 p  [( DFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


; U* m4 y' t+ zFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca