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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Festival highlights include:

Monday June 2
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2 M: T7 t1 Q: E' j, C9:30 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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6 n! ^5 B+ l# d0 x1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
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3 K7 x( C9 E( v& e0 ~. sTuesday 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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Wednesday June 4
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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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  o# Y; r- V5 W; ^Thursday, June 5
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5 u+ u' T1 g% a5 Y 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events
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0 |3 e; M4 v+ v0 j  a9 jCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
" x" E# H3 h# T7 h4 OFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta

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' [" S. k* n' a7 w- P$ tFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca