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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' u- l, m% u3 g  n4 HThe 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.  

Festival 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
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1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


4 c# H5 e! t: S0 hTuesday June 3

6 i. |0 Y  |- W1 h9 d* }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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7 O' y. w, ~1 p+ L0 E: z) [6 TWednesday June 4
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; w2 g9 u: V* @+ D10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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  v! l6 C, A* Q" T# N( {Thursday, June 5

4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events
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$ N' R$ K6 `( A2 }Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
. s* _4 y* j' Q" v) x" U  EMayor 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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: u  J* r7 |, G; i( s8 PFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca