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.  
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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.  
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  T% X8 K, G" tFestival highlights include:

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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
  J' x) S4 H- ~' `' _1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
. a' ?6 O9 v/ D5 g7 O$ e" ?7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


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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3 V! F; X: ?/ s! t: C7 N6 n10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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0 V# |; V, w* i$ A# h! F0 X6 W- ~Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
- g7 g0 y3 G8 W: O8 u/ X9 jFree 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