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.  
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  n' J, V6 G  L  ]; k+ zFestival highlights include:
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Monday June 2
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+ ^4 j6 E! y/ \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
7 x% ]" a9 E, B1 V1 - 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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6 d+ q4 Z$ A/ g5 hTuesday June 3

! U( U) H/ G& Z/ w: F0 A% J& |4 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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Wednesday June 4

# z' l" q" o4 [5 f10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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+ X  R( X# S- e# i/ zThursday, June 5

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Other Events

0 O5 m9 t+ y, @# d; b6 qCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
2 r: e! H* K7 p: k; H+ `Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
3 v) Y1 g- l. \" T  J1 o) dFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta


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