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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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( w! x; o @ H N3 FThe 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. & f$ ^$ m' D0 D0 F/ y4 x
4 O& I& \/ e3 m! e3 P) b0 B7 ?4 sFestival highlights include: 9 p4 ]8 K3 I! W: I
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Monday June 2 0 a* x" _( L% ^. o2 w
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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
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1 - 4 pm Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)3 ~% F# b N3 F" z* `) K# B1 }
7 - 9 pm Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)% I5 m; k2 D8 a' r+ e3 ]" u
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, E# d, o( \. {' CTuesday June 3
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, X" r5 Z9 l3 P$ c2 S' f8:30 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; _4 i. o: D* J" [' ~, ?
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Wednesday June 4 . M: I6 p6 {7 ~; y; F3 c: ^9 | \
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10 am - 4 pm Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)( @4 x$ T/ ]9 U; U8 X1 y0 T
1 - 4 pm Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café) , U9 @( ?" V4 r3 n, w0 h3 \
4 - 7 pm Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square8 R: r/ {$ X4 ?7 D8 a# G* ^5 k
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Thursday, June 5 ; O; ?: q/ t! q2 S8 ^# J h
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4 - 9 pm Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium); M# B# }+ w4 T9 w; s, y
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
! D% ?* n# S& }& M7 O2 DMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5). C) b! L4 N! x! S. C
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 |
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