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.  

; n2 R0 i! R# ^" i' B5 Y7 IThe 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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3 n! M  h# c" ]! ]& [' c. SMonday June 2

7 ?5 w1 |- Q( g+ N+ b4 M9:30 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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
: C: u. D$ T. d- {5 w9 c1 - 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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% z2 y8 K; a5 H' @: y, dTuesday June 3
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( o1 N  h* d; U" N' Y+ u2 ]$ M8:30 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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& e6 y% q# M# W2 ?9 XWednesday June 4
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) c8 h* [, j) |1 }10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
6 w  N  v2 X& F0 O' `1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
8 H/ m8 n! x  J4 E1 q4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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- A" s) M+ a/ `! J( Y; w/ c! ?: h" T+ SThursday, June 5
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' h* |0 K* l5 C! ? 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events

/ u" J7 Z4 P; r9 T. P" ]Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
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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: e; g4 H/ @8 P# H, p9 h  M! ?For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca