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.  

8 p4 w& P! x2 }9 hThe 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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  Z) ^* l& k- W9 Q8 G, k: cMonday 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
# m) [* k% q8 ^1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
$ }: m: p& d; d7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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% V8 P5 O* X7 Y! A. p2 G2 w) y8:30 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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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
$ I- g( q4 I3 c  r/ r  ^; }1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
6 @" V0 W" _4 j; t; J0 g9 d+ D% a5 v4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


) }4 I4 D4 v# LThursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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$ }5 v% {0 B7 Y* o" O, V7 KCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
% h. C  w9 N* H2 `+ NMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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" z! N( S3 t& k& P8 S# @! Q6 AFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca