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Edmonton's newest Festival to Celebrate Arts and Aging will be held in Edmonton from June 2 - 8, 2008. U& l1 J$ Y0 Q% T9 S V' |
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$ W/ m% b0 J7 `- s t+ T' m4 SFestival highlights include: " v$ c% C' X; z# x' J
1 ]6 u8 t" y& o7 R5 jMonday June 2 4 ^3 j3 s. |/ r8 T$ a2 T& r( }
+ a' @ L; E" _4 z7 `5 \7 @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/ O2 G' u3 |" ^4 q' a. ^1 - 4 Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)+ I6 z" s u' z/ V2 X
1 - 4 pm Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)0 K' @6 l, K/ }8 u1 I
7 - 9 pm Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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Tuesday June 3 6 Z6 F* f. _" G' |! E
' m F! U( L1 ]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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$ r2 N$ [ V6 C. p/ t- IWednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
7 k2 N( \; S. u% v6 o6 W; T1 - 4 pm Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
5 U% X4 T* W8 g. K$ _4 {4 - 7 pm Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square4 m Q- f: `1 R' Y; l* g
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Thursday, June 5 6 t F- d/ l& A9 s- n2 I. G
( b$ d/ c& I5 X# ?8 M 4 - 9 pm Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton, W b& e8 L# g- X2 s4 |) ]0 M" v. e
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)1 `: D4 ^' U) h9 w5 Z6 E
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta 2 y, c8 D' d' T ^5 M
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, i# x1 C. e4 ?, Z7 T/ @! vFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca |
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