East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
9 o- G* h6 I# m* A6 B9 Y  `: a. nanniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
8 L* g( S# ]3 }7 X% CCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
! i2 P8 A1 d$ h& vTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
7 ]# C0 M; p4 i  m" A+ kCrafts Corner
: G! \3 l" v% |  L& IFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
" N0 @+ ]+ W- _$ L* ]3 GTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
$ r  j% g2 p( g6 k2 `Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
  K! L5 p/ _- ~- A( y5 v/ BAugust 22
9 T, N( {3 A" G5 O3 V& G: _7 UBocce Tournament
4 b0 [; {/ z8 P% n) b  X! r; Z  ]Time: 7pm – Close
3 C$ X$ T3 }2 PLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
( v- h5 M$ \& r: w$ BThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
  `7 f, w; e6 v* S! Z/ ~8 Ocheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
( Q6 Y- N6 l9 n! q) m. ]Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
7 Z# c+ O3 C- Y# B3 m) J# g* T, Qplayers per team)
August 23-27
1 s, v- z6 \9 D* q  oMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
6 y& }' {! N! Q8 i* EMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
3 ^. F; f% u( y1 D! W( x  gwith their rendition of Madame
0 e, l' i3 f3 ~7 _2 G/ x$ B4 F5 P. QButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
# o  r7 V* }+ c- J9 U7 Tplace in 4 different locations in
6 b7 n5 l/ R- y3 ULittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
/ [/ f+ j" A4 e, V2 M7 w4 XAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
1 v! f3 w( s% {' O+ D' X& ^10826 95 Street)
August 24
, l: J) Z5 A: ~; iJazz in Gio
/ [$ g. ]8 L$ K3 L1 L% wTime: 2 - 6pm
5 }# h. q  h: a4 w( x/ F, `Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
# H% d8 y+ x. M! J! \' p95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
! f4 `1 F& l# W3 RYouth Concert
8 i& H  W7 d- g: ]. U) z3 j?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- G  d& R9 I7 w( Y+ q- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
' z7 b: e' g3 M8 e4 sand World Market
. D5 P. i$ L3 R; hTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
% V- f2 _5 U8 xBring the whole family to
: |7 U* S: ]- {9 |  @1 Y8 sexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
, l: h( ~% Z/ Y4 M, fhandmade creations, gently-used
! [& _: r& `  W0 b0 _" {3 Xsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
) U: A2 K" A6 j: d6 R& Z# s/ s* }- dEvent Schedule: 12 pm
" Y' L/ k# ~/ a( W4 N4 P2 ?Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
! `& _; E7 |8 _3 pm Fashion Show
# r- c* z; c; b+ `2 }- sAll day – Children’s Crafts
" `, T6 e. y6 O2 IAugust 28
8 m+ P/ H7 j- d) i, J7 IViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
7 `3 U6 l- R* M, gLocation: On 95 Street and in
8 t3 }* P3 E2 U1 n2 U9 hGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
3 ~6 [% U, f/ ?1 QCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
+ O4 f3 z' z+ }" [& M/ rfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
9 i8 f" g  }0 X" B2 Hand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
+ o$ N! g( I" O8 V: y# ?% B" lSoccer Tournament, Cooking
" g- o, Y* x, X; n( _$ @& TDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
% u! H2 C6 |. a' {" qand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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