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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# j1 S8 Y1 ~7 M2 x3 o3 O' B* nThe 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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1 _  i6 c. P4 T3 w+ K5 vFestival highlights include:
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5 [" k8 ^7 r1 O; h! ~Monday June 2

3 X, q0 n2 _0 Z6 z& ~$ |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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
" q* X- p# v$ z3 \0 |7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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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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: W; ~3 A9 @, ]Wednesday June 4

10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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Thursday, June 5
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! Z+ h5 @, U5 b 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events
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. R$ R- h  o7 h1 h  Q$ J0 c- |+ ^Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
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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For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca