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.  

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.  

( @7 Y; S/ M* |6 }- }Festival highlights include:

9 m; h1 @7 Z! D- ?" zMonday 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
) [: N/ U; [7 z# M: A1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
9 E' [8 E" f" P; a  Z7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


Tuesday June 3

5 ~: g2 i+ [- ?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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4 I+ v7 @/ x  K, T3 K( ]7 `. g1 ]9 HWednesday June 4
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) q7 G# n) {+ N5 @4 i+ D10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


Thursday, June 5
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' C8 z+ o5 `. h+ V- GOther Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
+ [5 [, ~) U/ f6 V) }$ I; z, A& ]+ tFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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8 U1 n2 o1 \5 K! B/ fFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca