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.  

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3 z# b& I* T& ]1 Q+ {/ I# VMonday June 2

- c2 Z( P# Q( f; P: f" l8 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
+ d8 r2 ?+ U0 a2 }3 N1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
* h) G( N% a1 P/ G* W: j% d1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


; _' B$ i- _( @( j% L* H6 UTuesday June 3

& n, N7 w6 i$ _8 u- k8 Y8:30 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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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5

% O% \# A" x# J; j4 j  a2 V* o 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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6 L1 ~+ Y# o9 a* zOther Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
8 ^- F7 F; U- W; ]: @7 B; N5 E1 ]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