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Edmonton's newest Festival to Celebrate Arts and Aging will be held in Edmonton from June 2 - 8, 2008. 9 l+ ]5 r3 \1 S3 Z. f
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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. - e8 W$ @) s6 E) @7 W
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Festival highlights include: * V; U: a) c. q) [7 C. \
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# G8 u/ P( A* h5 b9:30 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
6 _* S8 n# K, N3 L( M6 y1 - 4 Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required); B1 Y2 F1 s1 T7 \) m
1 - 4 pm Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)* J) {2 N! M! `9 l7 Q" k/ `4 `" a1 R
7 - 9 pm Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library), h R; ^# z4 i' R: n& m9 U
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Tuesday June 3
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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( X+ I9 L* j- k+ ]- c X5 d
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3 Z/ @6 U0 j* l/ x1 `# |Wednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)2 |' t+ ]5 h/ z* o
1 - 4 pm Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
2 A- d* @$ W9 E4 Q) E8 Z. k4 - 7 pm Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square6 R, O0 O3 P, v- U) s; [
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( {- K8 v% C$ L o7 I$ Y 4 - 9 pm Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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, v$ `# ~& ?5 V2 f. R/ x% ?0 g( yCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton2 [2 F) |4 \0 Z- |& _
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
1 }. E" a" n! m c, CFree 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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