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.  

) ^: F# v" O  {5 o+ K/ GThe 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:

Monday June 2

8 v5 i1 e: t& U9:30 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)
3 u5 I8 N$ t% y* I  q9 w1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
+ g: J6 ^  P  O* p% |: ~7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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& |: y; }' t" R2 fTuesday June 3
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: U! i+ |. ?  p% i8:30 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

2 Q1 g! Y+ r$ z% C3 U+ q10 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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& g, l+ O! J. f" w) d4 | 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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9 O% P, `2 v$ t; JOther Events
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Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
6 A! S' l' K( [3 h4 [) ~( bFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca