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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) |5 l* ?7 S" [" U- 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.  

Festival highlights include:

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' l5 j/ V1 R& N0 f! m4 p1 t$ g) f9:30 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
4 E. h* [9 ?* q3 S* Z: ~" X1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
  f' c1 L7 a: I+ V& D. v6 t1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
( k7 @5 G6 H( `# N( D3 [) f# A  S! y" ~: t7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


Tuesday June 3
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9 H/ O1 L% G! o1 o: S! ]3 J8:30 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

10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
& n; @) F1 U4 s" ^4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5
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  v/ J+ E9 c- J 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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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
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For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca