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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& q9 c) O* ^) L5 i3 F2 yThe 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:
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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)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
$ D" Y, Z7 j' {" }7 }7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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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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# ^8 d9 f4 X* @2 S+ f5 e) ]10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


Thursday, June 5
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  v' {0 F- N, P# c 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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# H, Q$ F+ O( @) \3 ^Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
0 S: y" n- e: b$ d, S! SFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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9 e, B2 K$ L. k/ _. `* |+ V- V! `For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca