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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Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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% ~% W1 a/ T$ a5 C4 q. N9:30 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
* ]7 P4 E3 R, b# V1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
$ s; @8 F. _: @3 u0 C1 c1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
: m! P7 e3 L" p& \3 F; H7 D7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


- g% F5 P) N( N6 m8 C! [2 sTuesday June 3
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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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6 q) G- z8 h# M% i! _2 CWednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
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Thursday, June 5

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

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Other Events
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8 w: \6 O5 s, \' o* [# d: xCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
9 o; ~+ |* S8 g' w% ]7 g! qFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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8 J+ B8 @! e) G) d: ~2 uFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca