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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* B4 J; c$ [! d1 r9 q6 xThe 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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) }, o7 C8 e( O: eFestival highlights include:
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Monday June 2

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
1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
& e2 A! _* N, |  M* k% I( H1 - 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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" P6 u+ `6 \$ t* P1 U& ETuesday 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

# ?# V5 l( |2 @+ R10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
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# Z8 T. i# x- _4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square


0 ~( C6 k6 v( KThursday, June 5

" N+ K* J% ?. q) @+ f  n 4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)
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- Z) Q* A: o4 Y" G( R: d! _Other Events
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* D& r+ t8 S0 l  X: X* ~Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
' m2 I! g% B. N& V2 `; l7 k$ |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


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