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.  

2 H' l- X" _$ ~+ u( oThe 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.  

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1 H  ~# B) P4 S# `# kMonday June 2
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1 h9 t; I; P& [* j, r5 s. 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)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
8 Q/ o" k% B$ h1 c$ T- V; n7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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Tuesday June 3

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


, c5 Z2 O6 w: u! X6 I5 ?Wednesday June 4
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) o+ r! |5 U1 Y10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
' M, R6 {7 U: y( h! u1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
) S( i) [0 f6 S$ P4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


& Q4 T/ m1 p% A  H8 JThursday, June 5

9 n5 n8 X& @% o4 Y& Z- G2 u& v7 ] 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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9 M/ C6 q$ j) L& I% l# W! iOther 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)
Free admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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For more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca