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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; g3 u2 o% q$ I0 A/ e3 w/ E7 RFestival highlights include:
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. q9 E9 w! w9 h  dMonday June 2
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) O7 U  B$ {0 b" F& w, f9:30 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 R9 W5 T- k( P4 W1 Y( `6 d1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
2 U* g4 S5 S1 v6 K7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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' A' l- Q" `" k1 q$ b$ o# z& a  JTuesday 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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Wednesday June 4
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- R. U% k7 f" n' {3 J, _1 x# K10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
. R. `. p/ k8 t* N9 _4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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% ~8 g: s+ X3 I7 a+ d1 HThursday, June 5

3 Q3 R. U) v2 q  Q/ d/ i 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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4 F  F0 ?: T! g# a1 ~" B. }Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
( s7 J3 m5 E' N6 h) J, y0 |Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
6 G4 ^) X, E7 m) y7 ~" M0 yFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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* }4 K9 _& X8 t5 Y1 ^4 X/ s/ VFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca