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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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:

$ {6 \* M1 A; {, @# VMonday June 2

( }4 L  h- D3 |3 {  I& Z9:30 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
* D6 `3 b, i. ~1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
9 Q& L6 w+ M" p" y' j) {- ^: Y7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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Tuesday June 3
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# x& H! b* r& Z0 z1 _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

# w$ M+ P% W& }3 ]3 w+ G; W) |10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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, ~2 p, @/ n( i$ y) [2 E3 T! n4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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) s2 [4 \: i1 d 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
4 U3 }5 O0 P# w& o$ mFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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: h6 k# i3 C5 p; }9 _For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca