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.  

# a8 p7 P4 }* R9 [. Z' [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.  
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4 Q! i2 k* L* @5 {+ B( gFestival highlights include:

Monday June 2
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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
: x7 T0 V2 @! ^) \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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1 z% F% ^. {+ j- _: xTuesday June 3

% o. Y6 i+ q; g' {% h4 N8:30 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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( b2 j+ i4 L/ v5 y/ c" [9 P+ L, G# b10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
7 Z0 ^. [! V# n, h0 w1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
" A. N5 v$ l+ W' e4 ?' N' R& T1 W4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5

" Y" d' C2 a8 E9 {3 Q7 |2 o0 T 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


Other Events
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' \- Z3 h( m" a4 QCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
  F' y6 @, a+ G1 ]1 `: Q; hFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


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