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.  

' I& j9 W4 k: b5 ^) c9 LThe 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:

. R( Z& Q: I0 G" p& `  fMonday June 2

* ?; P- h9 q, r- h9:30 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
3 O9 A) e4 I* W: ]! ?1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
' U9 _; R( F: l1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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5 y* g. b2 l8 [- O8 P8 z/ bTuesday 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


! d( t  N* L8 ^3 V8 v2 _, wWednesday June 4

' ?) K. d' b8 c0 Z; i* A10 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

; ~- G5 X4 r$ u- s  F7 _4 W8 L  } 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


4 Q% x1 Z& w; Y$ IOther Events
  _. _- O" X0 j# r- S
. v% u6 N5 U$ CCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
( e4 g( K) c, \9 |* Q& C( [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


! [8 q1 k6 f$ n/ e9 v1 H8 pFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca