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.  

The 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.  

0 ^9 C! R) Y3 L8 wFestival highlights include:
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5 E4 k) Y) p9 |- e* Z6 I9:30 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)
7 - 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
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Wednesday June 4
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# D+ w* |6 d/ X10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
! C3 a* ?6 ?& T% S. u3 S2 ^4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)


Other Events
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/ m! }- N8 a9 T& J5 yCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
3 @9 Z: [) g9 ?0 y9 l* N  X3 b( UMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
5 C, M3 A! c1 OFree 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