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.  

1 p3 b; S1 E3 w/ D! N8 _) eThe 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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Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2

6 ?( C& R. _8 Z9:30 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)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


5 X) `5 ?: w! s' Y; b' ]. kTuesday June 3

1 x# r) e- o9 o7 c+ X' N/ t, B; u8:30 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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1 S3 t) Y& y6 {  y! t. G. DWednesday June 4
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) |7 U* o& e2 P& ~10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
$ S2 Q! o+ o% L1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
* A! K" {+ m& f) @* I4 j+ m! ~2 ?4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


Thursday, June 5

; c! Q/ g* ?& v/ }, y$ A5 n6 F* }, e 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


Other Events

Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
0 A- h) w/ S6 f% `Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
5 ~/ _8 r: O' nFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


4 q$ M, R) Q+ q1 g& V! }For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca