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.  

$ C7 r& _8 r/ V- x+ ^+ EThe 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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- {# ?4 q% a- T& gFestival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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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
  s% x& {' f, G+ T( q' ?1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
) p' \- C6 |. z; d4 r* R1 - 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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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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Wednesday June 4
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! |+ f9 s' B1 e' D10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
& H8 |2 L% Q  [3 w3 R  |4 a4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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8 L  C2 ~4 E- U: Z; z* [" mThursday, June 5

4 l7 k# c  |& Q- h6 E 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


1 x2 r5 A# R. f8 J2 fOther Events
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( D( x2 M4 z& K$ q) I3 UCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
0 Z' B& }9 n" v' E2 f, bMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
, G+ }. I! `3 h+ Q. Q, `' u1 UFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca