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.  

) o# e  t' I- t: g6 LThe 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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Monday June 2

7 ^; X  f+ x5 F2 Y9:30 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
& S/ K& R3 n" J- y3 I- r' u1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
2 g0 t) _& p- k* W9 W* g! J1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
: e: Q4 `3 v; @; R: Q6 k7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)


- D7 l& s* J# k% y. G/ }4 ]Tuesday June 3
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) S; X0 q" i8 Z4 ]& o2 e* E8:30 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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2 O, b, C+ J% ~) oWednesday June 4

10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
' h3 G4 P* J# G4 l, C3 C# M4 W9 w4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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; P( ~' Z+ ~( V! e% PThursday, June 5

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

( W, N' Y: L0 ~: S8 |; HCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
6 {- I7 C& R, rMayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
' [6 g3 N# }& jFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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8 p$ ]- [9 e! S9 lFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca