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.  

* j# ~8 v- l) b6 g# k* fThe 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:

Monday June 2

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)
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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

# c, ~* B) {: G5 m10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
9 R0 q& c# E' H( X: e4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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# N" u  N- L6 ]; D3 L: P4 l! x 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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9 L5 c  u6 c' X8 `- @+ A% y4 KCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
8 d$ U$ C6 U. w+ G5 OFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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# h' U/ {1 k4 k% {! NFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca