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.  

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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: D3 a  s7 l  T. W: |: G" C2 NMonday 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)
. V+ t$ s  T! y9 ?) T* n7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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4 G" [. M$ R- n: b7 T6 i8:30 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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: l0 q" ]: L) k7 @10 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 k" B8 m, V; _8 s" u6 yThursday, June 5

" u1 B" Y" E9 b( T$ ?  @" o 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)
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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( H6 Z6 k' E0 R# L" C2 DFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca