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.  

Festival highlights include:

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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
  h2 f$ B  ~8 |3 h4 f1 - 4                   Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
: i, v- L1 \5 \) ^3 S; I1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
0 G' e; T( H' j2 P# E8 a7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)
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" [4 L( @. b7 r# ~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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10 am - 4 pm            Free Art Workshops (pre-registration required)
1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage performances (at Sage and Axis Café)
# P9 D( K8 n; f. I5 L( J0 t, d4 - 7 pm                        Festival Party (with dancing and music) at Enterprise Square

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Thursday, June 5
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4 - 9 pm                       Films on Arts and Aging (Glenrose Auditorium)

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9 i2 P5 _+ o! }* `4 D0 N+ o, x  zCalendar of community events throughout Edmonton
Mayor Mandel's Seniors' Community Coffee Parties (at Seniors Centres on June 4 and 5)
+ f3 H4 N% h3 E; [0 LFree 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