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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0 h) o3 d: `4 z9 C! g& D& RThe 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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Festival highlights include:

Monday June 2

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
  ]8 Z: y0 ^4 [/ W' T: A1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
' i, }0 M7 ^" K4 d) c8 L6 u1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
/ [6 i# @* [' d/ K  G, b  i7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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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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Wednesday June 4
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6 m8 Q- S& g! X8 x, B: ?/ A10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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/ t" x- Z* A- p/ ]* q  s4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


9 I& R" ^1 `8 D0 E0 DThursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
' D5 R  Y1 l" O# `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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& u2 _- E: D: h8 g% o: sFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca