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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Monday June 2
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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
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1 - 4 pm                        Open Stage Performances by senior artists (at SAGE and Axis Café)
7 L9 m5 V, @5 ^  ^% M) [7 - 9 pm                        Arts and Aging Films (at Stanley Milner Library)

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, S* q2 d9 e0 A5 y9 S1 pTuesday 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


Wednesday June 4

10 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


Thursday, June 5

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Other Events

Calendar of community events throughout Edmonton
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3 T/ ]* O- o2 [( f4 IFree admission to seniors all week at the Art Gallery of Alberta
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+ F  C% d8 f& oFor more details please visit the website at www.creativeagefestival.ca