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Chinatown Festival
$ ^: E# F1 X7 [# y& jTime: Noon -8pm; M4 |" D0 X! z" _" `" J) T
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue+ |1 y; u3 N; O
This year is the hundredth
, m$ @6 Y5 i5 Z3 l1 C: eanniversary of Edmonton’s/ R7 s7 f- g* Y5 h! e6 d7 n
original Chinatown and The' }$ }/ b/ v+ [/ K
East meets West / Chinatown: i+ w) `# _ {$ c- V- H
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
( ]' p k! @2 d+ nCentennial." @% `- H3 r2 n! b B& R8 k8 ^
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
! p" y7 B) S3 p; k6 uTraditional Chinese Opera,
& K! l' j; Y: I- {& V( Z& MDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &4 b8 k# x4 r- @& B( \
Crafts Corner
6 [% p+ S+ W( R$ t$ D h6 I+ W" cFood: Bubble tea, Green onion8 c$ Q! t4 c# }. ?. w: D2 Q
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,* l/ Y# v1 F: h" P* S9 @2 J
Chinese bakeries5 ?" k" W4 J3 [/ G1 J
August 21
* }, I' W) d7 W" ?# LTropikana Afrika
" ~0 t; c8 `9 D" x0 `Time: 2 - 6pm
( U# y3 E% \9 O5 K7 ]/ R& k& O4 J- qLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
; \+ K7 J" l0 v95 St - 108A Avenue
q- a0 O1 w# ETEXT TO COME Jane?- m% E v- ~+ Q6 v0 x5 s
August 22) M3 ~/ r9 `' e; z7 a
Bocce Tournament( Y/ _$ }; g. F% F, M4 ]6 f# n
Time: 7pm – Close* }, F7 U; Y( G$ K/ e, P: i) _
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors5 `& V3 B9 R4 T) o1 y
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
; u; m) P* I1 Q- b1 ]The sport of Bocce is a battle of7 M& z) M" p) S! D3 y$ g
precision and accuracy enjoyed. k5 X# \" L6 k, X
all over the world! Come out and
! Y- R5 b9 f. {( H9 E2 @/ w. Pcheer on your team, or make r5 F* z3 C; n: T9 a) e% ^
your own at the first annual VIVE
8 f7 W8 ]" v W9 K% e9 Q) zBocce tournament.
/ L5 c9 m7 O+ t4 X# M; bEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2# d0 s8 d4 e. k
players per team)7 b; H' h2 Q+ u: l
August 23-27
5 v5 J1 u- C9 {Madame Butterfly Opera- Y. f/ A) O7 E: B
in the Park& R' Z: q; R+ l/ H2 U0 @; l5 Z
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm( m! C' r8 r% o& K$ d2 Y1 b' w
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,& W7 Z4 x5 E* r; s0 P9 p- J
95 Street & 109 Avenue& ~5 Z! d; K4 e8 e8 @
Mercury Opera Theatre
1 j9 r7 l/ v+ `+ v' opresents Opera in the Park1 e* S# V( R6 s/ O% m
with their rendition of Madame/ W$ \% q! r2 w3 e1 c5 M& F
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
7 u$ ?/ n" [, O$ V8 M1 uperformance-amble that takes
. \, H3 {3 s( D) }2 t8 Fplace in 4 different locations in
9 G2 @+ c S3 x# B4 @Little Italy. Includes wine and beer' H" t1 P8 d4 ]: u
sampling.
" }" R( H* p P; A2 x. Z, ~7 \Tickets: $65( z% j' c+ b1 `$ @' M
Available at Tix on the Square1 b) V. H* I4 g+ `# ~0 I0 o
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
* N- H+ D6 V/ T D3 G; Z10826 95 Street)3 Z v5 b$ f) _, T p
August 24
9 O. ^# k' Q( fJazz in Gio& I- X% Y/ W; e) R: J
Time: 2 - 6pm
/ N" {! t' }) tLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,0 l) A& Y+ _4 j
95 St - 108A Avenue
+ N$ D& \# P: h0 e4 Z1 a" Y?Jane?/ h+ h) W N5 I5 d( e
August 26
: M+ f& T/ @2 s: [2 `6 |, p3 eYouth Concert$ H. q; X M; P9 B8 l5 d5 b
?Jane?
1 O4 _8 G. x, D* K* QTime: 7 - 10pm
/ Q N' g7 P( P( ~Location: McCauley School, 95387 T+ ^5 e. v" @; h* [$ k. b: J+ k+ v, P
- 107 Avenue
! N6 `4 U4 x# }1 B0 LAugust 27/ L" v$ g. _ E( w3 h, }* u W2 I
Belgian Waffle Breakfast6 c: Y( F1 j- V, q
and World Market# b6 z9 J3 b5 ]& P
Time: 10am – 4pm
3 P: `+ b# ]1 W9 J- t J' @$ pLocation: McCauley School, 9538
# I8 J) u' S; K7 S; [9 S107 Avenue
) W9 Q4 G9 l! `7 d! V1 S3 CWaffle – Jane?
' p4 m) @4 o( b1 o: A0 }1 C& hBring the whole family to
4 ^' B+ F. G3 I Fexperience the World Market. Go' L* C/ ^; M; k/ k* T- r0 A$ N8 n
shopping with a unique gathering" l1 p) @+ K3 R, X8 G. |
of vendors offering cultural items,) r$ s6 H! _* S" L$ }. {# i2 a% b/ [
handmade creations, gently-used
5 ^2 e7 T+ P: _9 E' U" \second hand merchandise, and& |* [$ l: u n9 M1 B( _! w7 X* F$ q
miscellaneous goods.$ k% p' m l5 p# n
Event Schedule: 12 pm
# }$ ?2 G: J6 Y3 C/ I$ `) vDrumming Group. X: U. c0 t) t9 W. W R( d, T
1:30 pm Local Artists
?7 t5 ]8 O h( q6 P2:30 pm Cooking Demo2 H \8 s3 J) k* `
3 pm Fashion Show! F9 A5 S8 ~! ^( A5 n5 W
All day – Children’s Crafts
2 W+ h* T2 ^, |August 28
2 \! l& ~9 Y/ x% C B. y, y. uViva Italia Viva Edmonton, b4 G5 J. B8 {7 D$ x
(VIVE)! A0 _9 Q. B5 W0 p
Time: Noon- 7pm
7 h8 X, \; O& j4 t/ G* P; jLocation: On 95 Street and in
! K: a% x$ o( q# u" {/ K0 jGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
/ f9 d- D/ [2 n3 x+ U8 N3 yand 109 Avenue
- ?, k3 ^& y; A: d L% Y% x7 p& L2 |$ aCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
% Q) a @! ?( G: u0 E0 n/ Vfestival and be Italian for a day!! V$ [" E6 v/ G* J. y6 [6 a0 ]- v
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,- s7 ]7 d: \- B+ k9 i- W
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner- X# j' g$ O9 t9 c
and yes, more food! Come out
; X1 [7 x* Q+ S) d5 gAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
; m$ v& A. n; N# NAttractions: Live Entertainment,
2 s7 Q$ R3 z8 c& h5 xSoccer Tournament, Cooking
; w$ B* _1 i g; D* o* v' SDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
4 B; n. W; x8 n1 [7 _$ Jtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
# u- u0 O7 W2 Y. p# W" jshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit0 ~/ C+ s) W) v
and some surprises! y3 l# y: t$ K9 }' o
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
& V( \. Q# J! W! c; RLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
# Y/ V- |1 a" u4 _- Dmore delicious treats! |
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