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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. |2 z4 s! g2 x$ ?: A2 zThe 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

% |( V' C$ z) Q2 X8 t5 c9:30 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)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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Tuesday June 3
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0 z' F8 \# G; D! Y, ]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


  z/ ?/ [) y) C8 J  {6 YWednesday June 4

10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
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Thursday, June 5

4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Other Events
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0 V' \$ w% J2 K  O  pCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
" X8 r' r. @) L: L$ Y6 T) {Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
# e4 S/ F0 }& n: u$ V* MFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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. J* ~; ]5 U- w1 C( O" B+ P+ |For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca