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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& z! t9 u/ ^4 c8 {( iFestival highlights include:

) ~# @. L% K  ?Monday June 2

( L: a, f$ _( G7 u% x9:30 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)
  ?% c& h$ ]; {" A1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


( `9 Y) |2 @# Y* a7 C* u, 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


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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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$ u' h) O  N3 Q8 o4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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; N8 {/ r& |- m# GThursday, June 5

' V1 n- j& G+ P+ d. X, V1 W* x& ] 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
0 W- E+ |6 {$ E  J. m* JMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
  U6 U4 O1 o6 F4 BFree 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