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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! g0 i( X8 L0 d+ tMonday June 2

* K# m$ n/ S; p# W7 B; O9:30 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
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1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
4 Q% s6 y& g& T- }* n7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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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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- ]6 ~4 S! a- S1 s0 o3 Q: U6 eWednesday June 4

/ S: X' L' ?0 `9 h9 P3 a10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
9 v. F: Y' z! u" _4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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) Q$ j: M7 }6 U* KThursday, June 5

4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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8 m) f/ H, c- K4 |, g6 aOther Events
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4 Z! b, q& }8 z7 e  q8 |3 S6 @Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
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


. C& A" v+ C: b# D+ n6 i6 K; O( a* OFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca