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.  

Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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3 K' y3 x9 x# [, V8 [$ l$ U1 p9:30 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)
( D, X. k6 Y" K  G, V6 J- r7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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. r, @+ i+ e1 @! K; dTuesday 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


Wednesday June 4

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4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5

4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
; Y5 T- }8 |: qMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
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! P0 T$ F. V/ d% f) s& Y( QFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca