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.  

( S7 v: D0 y8 F: N. d& UThe 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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; ?1 E, X+ w1 p4 ?4 }% q/ x4 r7 hMonday June 2

, c: Y0 D- B) N' z9:30 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)
% ~2 H3 S+ b9 e& v$ V1 - 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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4 x* z2 P. T1 d2 ^: ~5 k8 S4 ]Tuesday June 3
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# y+ W1 ~1 k' x$ F- g+ J+ F% D8:30 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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( {6 J! k, j/ j; [/ LWednesday June 4
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, r1 _) y1 Q; ]( c( ]10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
' W, X% R* b3 [3 Z0 k7 E; _4 }2 s1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


Thursday, June 5

( x. J9 m9 D* w7 a( w6 m' b% S 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
" e* b9 u+ S+ [2 `" y# OMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
8 j1 D8 u+ ?( d1 E: N3 E. p, A! @3 WFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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( f  y7 B8 P9 Q2 q$ C: `For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca