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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3 W, ]! Y( j4 D! ]0 h5 u4 E( tThe 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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Festival highlights include:

$ {- T- f9 a% c2 ^- x+ a1 OMonday 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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
* O8 Z' P1 H6 g& M: w, K1 - 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
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& N2 k# h! {4 Z1 |# K$ Q# \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
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. y( D4 D3 v% y8 J2 D  C  v, p' @10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
( T: x7 i- T" ]1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
$ D# ]6 }( L: l4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5
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; Z( r5 ^$ N  H0 `) r6 P' p3 _+ U8 ^ 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Other Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
2 p+ ^# ^. E( W( q2 dMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
$ X) E1 B  ?# |9 YFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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3 v' L0 D1 Y! A! x5 `6 lFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca