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.  
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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:

Monday 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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
: M4 z% d" B+ s4 J1 - 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

; w: R! _8 ?+ c' I8:30 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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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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$ {( d5 g; F6 f0 V1 P 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


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2 g5 ~% h0 k0 w+ t! F! yCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
3 i( i3 Q, y! K* m  F+ h! D& PFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca