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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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.  
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Festival highlights include:

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7 ^2 O+ z% u# D# p; e; 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
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7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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  x: X3 k5 T6 \# {' ^- n3 L# bTuesday June 3

5 z+ Z: v9 H5 W; }, V, F8 D8:30 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


Wednesday June 4
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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square
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Thursday, June 5

3 M$ [4 t# Z2 X5 B. s 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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( B! P! o( y7 q/ R! m# q( r2 hCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
$ y: ?" y/ G3 H. g3 y+ pFree 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