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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  F$ j1 V% r4 V, C  ]Festival highlights include:
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Monday June 2

' h- d; E# J7 _. K9:30 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)
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1 I; d" f, L0 K5 i; jTuesday June 3

. M  \) ?. B2 Z- t, V8:30 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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, m1 R' z- F" lWednesday June 4

3 i" J$ y4 M6 D( t; W4 Z+ A9 x" }10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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" L9 e% S6 V2 \- \- L4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5
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& [) F0 E5 c) G! N5 |+ o7 D- i; g7 s- U 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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. n- O5 }) u/ U+ w$ `9 z+ tOther 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)
7 G0 C. b. N  o" |Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


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