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.  

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.  

Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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8 L8 {. {; D7 u( H" 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
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1 - 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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* D0 T5 O% a9 J, hTuesday June 3

. F) x) O( d" g5 J1 N+ Q' s5 X% r& y. 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.ca


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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; b$ Q6 m+ A& w4 \ 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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2 o' V- f  J0 O5 \1 s4 r# i3 P2 ~Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
. U$ K8 F- [# F, N& |( e6 T4 x3 RMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
* T, U0 n' s4 e8 k) M  oFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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; V. z! r& K& c3 z* V& S) CFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca