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Chinatown Festival0 T! y# I3 k/ s5 g& i
Time: Noon -8pm" B7 h* w6 G- n" _# z4 E. p
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
6 |% S( X. T" n- JThis year is the hundredth3 i. E M8 `- ^4 Q, k
anniversary of Edmonton’s+ c! i+ }( ]) f
original Chinatown and The
6 g2 D$ [ O3 z7 R! eEast meets West / Chinatown: n3 r; Q$ a- ^% k+ o, ^) u
Festival is celebrating Chinatown; Z/ T7 ~( R+ f/ i( b6 a
Centennial.
. o+ l, [! x+ V" p' zAttractions: Cultural Shows,) s0 u2 X( E) o' v+ C: ?- |
Traditional Chinese Opera,
& N5 X6 N* W QDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
4 W9 V3 F, E$ k% [4 }2 H" P0 bCrafts Corner) K/ k2 _" x, O g& c+ T
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion& n) P+ Y7 o8 j" N! i
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,6 l1 w# S- R7 y" _" @
Chinese bakeries
7 ?- K6 W7 M) D& i) n5 m+ u; h% yAugust 213 q! w: y, F, I2 y; _
Tropikana Afrika
3 M- B2 r* B4 N" T" s) {Time: 2 - 6pm# i' z/ z# n& r$ J9 l d' b% `
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
. v5 M" ?$ n% G; A; x( L95 St - 108A Avenue
) r) U4 N4 N v3 G J. P$ n2 ATEXT TO COME Jane?' R! U" ~' L; T
August 22
/ Y+ _" P7 u+ C- v+ tBocce Tournament
! e% F- r& p2 ~! _Time: 7pm – Close- b; Q+ T! | c
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors: e# p! o8 Y6 f
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
C' c! @ C8 h/ A" K! W6 pThe sport of Bocce is a battle of D5 S3 G2 }7 q; t. K! B* n
precision and accuracy enjoyed
6 ^% ]! P. y: |* V- p! _( e' P. @all over the world! Come out and$ ]) Q7 |1 c4 J, O9 J" S6 U, U. H
cheer on your team, or make) Z" C2 Z0 I6 H; r- y- p
your own at the first annual VIVE* G1 c+ b/ \1 L8 Z
Bocce tournament.
/ q/ t3 Q# Q6 W5 U) ^Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
5 G% U) D$ D8 I, J6 h; w/ tplayers per team)
+ k+ x! A" H0 FAugust 23-27
# K8 F/ a6 f# W: X# r/ d+ R; VMadame Butterfly Opera
% O" ^/ @; k2 c* tin the Park
7 i# J& k1 Y1 c/ `' O( }) C' sTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
8 ~4 ?% T' e( K" [Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,; k! ~0 J+ b: ]/ I& m; w0 A
95 Street & 109 Avenue+ R) ]) g" Y* a8 j2 s
Mercury Opera Theatre6 M$ _: F8 l7 e- B/ a7 N. N
presents Opera in the Park0 M6 g+ Y1 K0 u6 k; x3 n
with their rendition of Madame6 R6 v- b1 a6 }) t
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
* C2 {; N( p$ ]9 [) B6 G% G) \performance-amble that takes( c* s1 p" `9 ], i
place in 4 different locations in
0 P2 q; j6 ~4 z1 ^) Z# mLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer* o* N) N9 N& B2 C
sampling.
- _# R% o$ i" U* |; _Tickets: $658 w& u! ^0 Y, x" F% P
Available at Tix on the Square9 L( w" S7 s5 I' M; H
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
& j7 [: `) Y$ c' w0 X% B' `10826 95 Street); o. O) b! y$ u
August 24; ~+ o8 O' d! l: H) \
Jazz in Gio/ Q& V) V3 ?5 f- Z
Time: 2 - 6pm
* c6 Y- p7 V, v9 Q) zLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,2 K8 Q/ _. }, D+ [
95 St - 108A Avenue+ r! W0 f% m& P! o
?Jane?
# Z, A4 ~. E* lAugust 26
/ x+ ~$ y* x7 lYouth Concert% y! Q) ?1 J+ a4 z1 X7 ^' ]$ i: i
?Jane?
+ Y& o+ z$ W0 q) M$ ^. hTime: 7 - 10pm' x9 r8 |& W3 f" _' }
Location: McCauley School, 9538
1 ~! m: W g- p) i- 107 Avenue- ^$ y' o: J1 y# K3 }+ d
August 271 A# Q' E2 ^. M+ C
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
% V% G( w6 @, P- a% Band World Market: T& P/ N8 W9 b" I4 D* v- ~5 O
Time: 10am – 4pm
0 ]" E; f6 b$ b$ T3 PLocation: McCauley School, 9538& W' a7 N+ L- T) D" b
107 Avenue6 I) w9 C! @6 I- a: k. V; k; y
Waffle – Jane?0 P+ w5 m" j) ]2 c6 E% A( k, a
Bring the whole family to( ] X9 v3 i/ u( I/ k9 ^
experience the World Market. Go1 @# T* Y# Q* v8 l) H
shopping with a unique gathering! ?) w3 [2 Y. r! Q+ z% [. }8 D. ]" H" N
of vendors offering cultural items,; j! b# N& i- ?( g1 i. `: l
handmade creations, gently-used
6 H6 D$ s" S7 [9 lsecond hand merchandise, and
# U9 @" c& k8 N \$ {& T. r! Ymiscellaneous goods.1 d, E% [3 B" Z: k
Event Schedule: 12 pm
+ f- L; ?' a8 h; K* U, lDrumming Group4 r9 J6 ~( `. m: P9 P$ P, V
1:30 pm Local Artists+ Y }) B* X3 b# l: D% R9 `
2:30 pm Cooking Demo9 b) {; l- c: _
3 pm Fashion Show
2 x0 s5 b) y2 x, ]% V. fAll day – Children’s Crafts
4 u* T- }8 I. \4 y1 w; e' F$ T: _August 28
+ v8 s. w- d% s2 ?+ u4 E' RViva Italia Viva Edmonton1 N! f1 Y! `" c2 I; p8 |' \
(VIVE)2 N& ?+ F6 ?3 o
Time: Noon- 7pm% v! ^4 s* J8 P5 p/ h. t1 T
Location: On 95 Street and in
+ { {3 z, T6 tGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street( R4 U1 W5 I+ w& p* U
and 109 Avenue
( ^/ g# ?" Q$ A3 d- PCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
+ s$ P# B. A8 \3 Hfestival and be Italian for a day!
) B* d4 ]: ~6 A$ MEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
5 W3 R2 V3 m& d3 s( bItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
: h2 }2 f. k; }+ `+ Rand yes, more food! Come out
* L) J$ u5 L% v+ \/ k- ~, a, HAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!/ o5 \( A0 P! V
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
% c0 `& E- g, K9 o4 g; \% eSoccer Tournament, Cooking4 ^7 T3 P' }9 ~% `
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
. k" r; o( I. t) ?1 }/ Rtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
# ]6 O- K. r2 H0 B4 p. Nshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit& j S! m* i+ }: b& _& k
and some surprises!+ F' {4 K' N# F7 \6 z; p
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,# ] w" H) [( q2 B, E4 B
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
; r6 c& V( i5 b' p W: w9 Vmore delicious treats! |
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