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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. - |8 d3 [; L! O7 c; y
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Festival highlights include:
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3 E" X' U- A% @1 iMonday June 2
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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
( G" u: w1 @3 e* u4 Q1 - 4 Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)6 i3 W4 c6 ]( p n+ J+ D4 @6 b' U
1 - 4 pm Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)8 m# b$ {8 w/ l2 T! ^1 y. l8 K
7 - 9 pm Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library) _# r. k6 i; h4 U& D- |' s
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Tuesday June 3 ( r- p" \& G$ r: @
6 h, e- Z c* n6 \9 w& E2 b8:30 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.ca7 Y6 R- e d6 ?2 u M) d4 T
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Wednesday June 4 % v/ w* g) v- K7 |6 L! _, t
# K( X, P" v- {! G5 l0 G7 j0 D10 am - 4 pm Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)" ?# u2 _ _- ]. Z. }. i
1 - 4 pm Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café) 9 M1 m4 @' ]0 D, M9 ~
4 - 7 pm Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square4 I* |9 ^1 B0 \: h+ {
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$ R. V* g4 @3 U+ m" }/ P/ SThursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)4 i* H- p4 X4 ~
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, m5 {- w& n) uCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
! K& b9 C6 p2 C% O& o; l8 {/ tMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
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* }" j- M- \: g1 q$ tFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca |
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