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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# E# S, v" N, N/ s+ r: KThe 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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' M' o" U8 O( P* QFestival highlights include:

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9:30 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
4 s! ^+ y3 R1 ~! w3 r: q2 I% A' l1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
) v9 l& A) M$ z2 P1 - 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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Tuesday June 3

4 {. D: s" y3 C$ m9 W) 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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1 Y, p0 y' e0 h2 Y9 UWednesday June 4

0 w6 ^  W4 d7 s6 p10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
( J- G( ?- n: W; F8 t  n4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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1 k5 J( c: E# ~Thursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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Other Events

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