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.  

3 }1 S( W. m0 u# N" |: VThe 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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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)
% }6 X- B4 I% p5 y1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
; O$ B" d( S, u- K7 N7 - 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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Wednesday June 4
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3 }! A: r! `8 T10 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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# \6 ]( o2 X3 o$ U, FThursday, June 5

5 r3 H) I! o" N7 o 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
$ X, U; ]( X/ x$ fMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
0 r4 z' m9 |& m* F, Q. q3 c- XFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca