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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' Q  H# G2 A; v4 v* s' ~# o0 [; rThe 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:
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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)
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7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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. d7 b, u6 U/ Q$ Z: O( K  RTuesday 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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+ \/ m$ a" D3 i3 pWednesday June 4
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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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Thursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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3 U3 e% }! G* c  L! \, n% LCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
1 K; F, n- @; @% S% s) O& LMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
6 j# l0 j4 r: H  O$ FFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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/ L1 a1 i. ^8 x+ `- K# B1 F( eFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca