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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The 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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Monday 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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
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Tuesday June 3

6 k, n4 V- p$ e: M1 v: H1 Z6 }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


1 [- H1 J" S0 f9 b& N) LWednesday June 4
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! i3 D! y6 j! p6 r10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
7 i! k% H0 z5 I6 l7 P* ^4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5
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1 ^) D: D$ i0 F  L8 y" Q 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


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Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
7 {! P) B" F( dFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


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