East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
* [" l+ T* X" E$ ?Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
  e# ~7 K! i) ^/ _% {6 qThis year is the hundredth
( ]1 u/ V5 G2 P" c  ?anniversary of Edmonton’s
; M2 e& l- X" Q- t' k' Y: w2 J% {$ loriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
1 z+ J% W3 I0 A/ LFestival is celebrating Chinatown
; o2 s, Y, D  K- I6 M4 n7 _; SCentennial.
6 v$ h! P, M3 |( q/ M1 M: B6 DAttractions: Cultural Shows,
9 m8 c" d2 y( z/ O* tTraditional Chinese Opera,
+ B: r) J1 O0 \+ A/ K  gDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
1 o) f6 o% C. w& u1 M/ iFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
3 ?3 q1 e' Y7 }" N% e, U7 @Tropikana Afrika
/ |5 A+ E5 J" D( \Time: 2 - 6pm
- y# h/ T: I/ a9 c/ [  F- L  uLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
1 c  R% q) z8 i% I8 Z95 St - 108A Avenue
% q3 U# L. u' l8 }; d0 ^0 q; [TEXT TO COME Jane?
* X+ Q% g  v3 D! N& e" s3 xAugust 22
7 P- U1 [# N$ [( A7 P+ r8 JBocce Tournament
: R! a5 ~3 [9 _8 O9 n( k  NTime: 7pm – Close
2 k! ]1 W' U! u; e  K! M" t% uLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
8 c' {" g& H+ B# X7 zAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
/ i' @- C8 Y. ^7 G1 \, Z& f* O; yprecision and accuracy enjoyed
1 m8 F8 I) |) C' s5 W/ b. wall over the world! Come out and
! s8 V6 M$ ]0 d$ `5 @- y) icheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
- `& J6 ?8 ~& p7 |% ]Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
' ?. ?5 f( T2 k6 d5 x- p$ k8 @August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
( i) E/ \$ C9 S' w1 eTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% l( A) ~& y; s  M7 S95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
; R& u. h6 S) ~! x% ^presents Opera in the Park
3 g# q/ c+ G& E2 C) Cwith their rendition of Madame
8 L; e( n) i2 h1 K! E. D" b  IButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
+ t3 A, _& b2 ^2 Rplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
+ q3 a7 @( b0 qsampling.
! X1 n; J1 _9 ]$ m4 V; YTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
; g4 t; U# H- D- M) W(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
0 @7 A; S) q! L. j( {, Q: D( Q4 rAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
! \/ M% }. E' W5 o: v2 u- M4 lLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
: ^1 I# a9 F: |August 27
. y: c* D* D3 u0 pBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
4 k. R% L' z6 F- bTime: 10am – 4pm
; V* r, N" e0 ~9 rLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
5 W5 T8 k1 ~8 q% ]* vBring the whole family to
. |+ i. g3 Q0 E$ b/ {4 Xexperience the World Market. Go
' @7 v* i2 `8 V9 E# G% dshopping with a unique gathering
; D. a3 m& X, X9 Z7 J3 a' q1 Dof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
) L, h. q. @& e2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
& U. n- b1 ?$ Z! W0 M. M  k3 TAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
9 _6 K& x' A/ D. }: \- Y/ rTime: Noon- 7pm
% }6 S' K* U) W5 ULocation: On 95 Street and in
$ Q' `6 ~7 V/ b3 Y) ]6 |% j4 PGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
3 a2 Y# _. K& W# J' \$ wCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
; M& b+ p" _3 e0 Z. {Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
" b# E$ w, Q9 wand yes, more food! Come out
# c* w7 `! L# ~( w# [August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
7 F' p/ _- z1 J- OLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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