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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: B) f# Z" r9 \; Y2 dThe 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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- ?0 W6 q1 U: g# q9:30 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)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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Tuesday June 3

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 i" Z7 ]) q- W0 H1 `! s! j. i( WWednesday June 4
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3 B  q: ?8 Z4 a+ m. N10 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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' s, }2 {9 Y: @5 K) u 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Other Events

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Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
( [7 x% U) t2 i$ KFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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. f' B4 H, V" w. h( H/ tFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca