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.  
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. Z& g8 g! ^( |6 jFestival 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
( ~8 l6 I# Z# G' I5 a1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
! J; h, M5 n2 T0 ?$ a5 C1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
. J- a! X: A7 J4 P+ T+ Z7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


Tuesday June 3

5 R, Q  a) y- l9 A; x' n4 U+ i9 K2 [4 u, o8:30 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

8 \1 f, L# q7 D, Q7 h10 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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Thursday, June 5
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" G4 c3 ?( @- Z* b/ ~ 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
! p+ C" \) A3 b, e( l1 lMayor 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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For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca