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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$ N7 l& L; ~( d# g  o, y6 ?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
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1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
0 D6 R* }  H( P7 V7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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Tuesday June 3

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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Wednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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" P' i' y4 \; `0 G& a4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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! _: r  P! g2 @3 Y% H& N. v) x+ V) ]Thursday, June 5
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- M, O% `' K: G) j: g; c 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
7 n9 C% G9 g6 K4 EMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
, z' j' U; C3 o+ jFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


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