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Chinatown Festival
t$ S" [4 d' q6 p4 R3 W3 MTime: Noon -8pm9 [# @, e5 o) ~! j% n: C/ |0 _
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue. Q l, \' x! J/ B* }
This year is the hundredth) o0 i4 U/ H0 [" h) _8 S# u2 o
anniversary of Edmonton’s7 F" l: c: H; u ]# x( X! Y
original Chinatown and The4 e" y1 v+ f# S
East meets West / Chinatown# J' K5 E( w" A7 k& i
Festival is celebrating Chinatown+ H8 B3 o& o& I8 n1 b5 g4 Z
Centennial.: @) w2 [; {8 v( F9 p/ q
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
% A% C% j/ O W q, NTraditional Chinese Opera,
8 ]( F! e' J, E$ U: ~( ]Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
8 Q+ ~8 O! X0 ?: K% JCrafts Corner7 k O3 I/ F8 H8 r
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion, f4 |- I$ }% F9 V
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,* b/ I6 ^ l \ a' p
Chinese bakeries
6 D: K) n: ~+ y% d9 D0 rAugust 21
" ?8 W& ^! F. |' V4 S7 Z+ R8 BTropikana Afrika
! q9 e4 H( N' R- E. V5 W7 UTime: 2 - 6pm ~( q; I" v C
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
* ?- }7 H( @* l( r ?% I95 St - 108A Avenue
' _% J) a( O* \+ F6 WTEXT TO COME Jane?
, _; a2 f8 @6 ]August 22
; N2 V" f i$ FBocce Tournament
7 [! A6 j5 b7 M( R3 s. D. MTime: 7pm – Close# a" A0 i* V1 y1 \- K. X' |
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
& ~! W$ l/ F- M( g6 I# pAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
B0 x; Z( U* x# W0 k1 I' UThe sport of Bocce is a battle of/ d- e7 S. n. v
precision and accuracy enjoyed
. T i1 h" c' q7 J9 f, zall over the world! Come out and
: q0 V5 l( _! y2 l8 vcheer on your team, or make/ G- C8 n7 A4 ]) W
your own at the first annual VIVE
4 y m6 j# ^: F4 y) S6 GBocce tournament.
* B+ R/ v- \! [Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
2 }" y1 I5 l; W1 k' ^! [players per team)
* D* X l$ L5 ^+ N( f4 {August 23-27
% ?; X" k% L7 |5 VMadame Butterfly Opera
6 |" S! {/ d: Q4 a. Vin the Park
: n+ n: J- j9 k3 w" H# DTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
$ A! {/ [$ e5 U8 q; |Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
! {% @% n* ^6 r% B" h3 L c95 Street & 109 Avenue
' V5 q$ t/ G+ D8 J2 ~Mercury Opera Theatre
$ N) z* i: \6 R" n0 Ppresents Opera in the Park
7 I8 Q/ \3 p$ T5 E m2 [with their rendition of Madame( C$ ^) h5 `: H# z' }
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera2 v5 }7 I/ r* V- Z7 ~2 c- s
performance-amble that takes5 f1 w* K' y! d! \& \; M, k
place in 4 different locations in9 _* c# K k0 T9 X, g- s
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
j- K7 K8 u9 ^; Y% H$ p1 Z! t3 Hsampling.
7 K5 y4 F, m }2 w" ]+ PTickets: $658 {7 m9 L8 j& F6 ~, T0 o. R4 v4 ?
Available at Tix on the Square, B8 R0 ]0 A; m8 k' C1 K7 c
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (0 a5 b- j- f2 M! y( n
10826 95 Street)
+ v1 _% f9 Q, O' K2 p% y1 D, lAugust 24
7 X$ w# c3 ]3 x, \" K n, ^& l; WJazz in Gio
! v! K3 _; k3 A6 c0 v9 rTime: 2 - 6pm
! S! t' p8 U% q$ JLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
- P3 d& C! V k( U95 St - 108A Avenue9 X" _& I5 m7 f, E
?Jane?
- E# @2 j5 [$ p7 aAugust 26
) j, S2 O: U0 K0 }( M0 u3 DYouth Concert
0 C- ^0 d4 n' ]/ w8 y?Jane?& _- I% [, E; Y4 m- O W6 ]! S
Time: 7 - 10pm- i$ E) B3 }% |
Location: McCauley School, 9538
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August 27
) E/ v% V% B, V- DBelgian Waffle Breakfast2 D y: @& d: l l: w
and World Market
6 J8 {* D! o. I+ RTime: 10am – 4pm
! s1 {8 l/ h, \4 s d# ]Location: McCauley School, 9538
- {7 J+ w! Q5 n1 V4 O7 p107 Avenue- s: K c) ^# L6 m% O; [
Waffle – Jane?
" n5 i8 P3 F) VBring the whole family to
. `+ L7 h9 I _$ Eexperience the World Market. Go! G# J3 m A1 G3 `
shopping with a unique gathering
6 K6 ]. \4 R- ~of vendors offering cultural items,1 z. n- P5 |/ ]- T# r6 G7 p l- T! e
handmade creations, gently-used2 H9 l, g; K4 p1 N& }
second hand merchandise, and
2 }) }& v$ m# L3 x& Y* C4 fmiscellaneous goods." u7 J( H: n0 u: i2 ]' m
Event Schedule: 12 pm" y- R$ p5 V; l4 S
Drumming Group/ L: D4 N$ `) f- C3 A2 ?
1:30 pm Local Artists& O) X f0 ^/ Z3 @3 p9 o2 V1 N
2:30 pm Cooking Demo5 V0 @' Y& Q/ \ q% @+ {5 A) \! j1 w, d
3 pm Fashion Show
( k7 _% P; I6 P* w/ q0 n0 h$ ^All day – Children’s Crafts/ L7 i9 J' h5 X4 ?
August 28
' U M a; G, R4 SViva Italia Viva Edmonton1 ~9 ^$ g, r2 d7 A6 Y" E4 X, c% G
(VIVE): n$ R8 c, P# \5 b
Time: Noon- 7pm
" O3 G0 {' I* D/ o: e6 TLocation: On 95 Street and in
3 v0 g9 e- D4 ]; a* tGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street: b4 P7 h' K) E; {; d9 @. B
and 109 Avenue
4 l+ }8 Z2 n- J7 N6 a$ qCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE+ K+ V! I' K |& k; B
festival and be Italian for a day!
+ s% V; J8 ~) R7 a) zEnjoy Live entertainment, food,2 C6 N1 v- Z: o! v
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
/ w9 `+ @/ X( q6 Q4 Cand yes, more food! Come out
3 N& M8 K; O, B6 a" H# [3 AAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
" G' ^3 r; M* m, T' JAttractions: Live Entertainment,
0 M" M; d4 u R- }# hSoccer Tournament, Cooking
: w2 J9 B5 f, i ?$ PDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
& {4 d6 V2 s! k% \8 V* vtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
p5 J* D4 W1 a) H4 N4 [ ~show, Tuscany Regional exhibit; H U3 I) ]8 a! z- r
and some surprises!8 ?4 n- l; Y! Y
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,8 w" t. W( N. {- s5 T; u+ ?
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and" X `/ F& U% l/ V
more delicious treats! |
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