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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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.  
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Festival highlights include:
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% y/ X9 t( C0 [: d3 UMonday June 2

* _6 E, C' Y% G* l9:30 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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
5 Y, a3 Z4 l- O# |( t" ~& ~1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
" a9 V0 d. u5 N& F+ T  D7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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4 O; h, _% `- b5 q/ w7 i& Y) `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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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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5 w/ V: `9 q! l' ?' o1 T- p4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


Thursday, June 5

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


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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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9 P" f- w$ l1 t$ P/ G- ^- S) CFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca