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Edmonton's newest Festival to Celebrate Arts and Aging will be held in Edmonton from June 2 - 8, 2008. & w; ]+ y: L0 K2 U! d7 o; q
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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. 6 J0 ~3 q$ \# `! l0 q. H! @
( @7 Y; S/ M* |6 }- }Festival highlights include: 1 S$ u3 Y+ H" q6 o! D
9 m; h1 @7 Z! D- ?" zMonday June 2 ! H8 l7 l3 y8 ^+ b, D
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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
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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)% Z" D8 b0 m2 K& U. S' l
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Tuesday June 3 . g; O9 K9 f% ]3 R: D/ h+ P
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' x8 ~" M+ l* W0 E
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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)+ @& B6 w8 h2 b* Q% i# ~% W$ z
1 - 4 pm Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café) ' c3 v' j. a* D' B: ~6 S5 P2 J1 D
4 - 7 pm Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square; V8 m. T# c1 Y" O1 P: K! S
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Thursday, June 5
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, C" k1 t" D9 H/ ]1 z: T0 U5 N 4 - 9 pm Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)! s I4 C4 m. _; P% k0 u' x, f5 v
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' C8 z+ o5 `. h+ V- GOther Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton+ u! ?) Z+ V' Z9 y
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 |
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