East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
9 j/ Y2 z, {! @5 n# w  k/ `1 bTime: Noon -8pm
9 b/ Q, O  m/ R  a2 I# Q0 [$ LLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
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# ^  j: m+ V* A  @. y3 ooriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
1 p2 A5 e3 ]% Z% ^1 A! ICentennial.
% U9 l% T- ^2 l$ `2 MAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
8 b% G4 ]. `0 o& QFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
5 _' O! T; o& x4 @9 q9 C7 ?cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
- Y4 K! p" V# _Chinese bakeries
August 21
* B: g8 x( F: g0 }: ^Tropikana Afrika
5 F  G; @) f. U) R+ @Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
9 g5 |9 A; I- O8 k95 St - 108A Avenue
+ j5 ^: `4 i0 K$ j) c7 l8 r0 o0 tTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
0 O. ~; _6 J7 j' ?0 H$ ATime: 7pm – Close
. {. f6 `6 B+ T) B7 PLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
) E$ A3 t- |1 ^6 `& q* H7 RAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
2 K9 Q' t* V0 O! l( F! zThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
- j# f! e5 J  W) Ball over the world! Come out and
: y; t8 a! W5 \9 Acheer on your team, or make
5 P1 D6 w9 s" j. F& K6 u. z7 C) }your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
$ Y* D! L3 n, C! r4 W* _August 23-27
4 p4 D5 `, T+ `/ j( _Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
& ^: b: h+ {5 |2 S$ jTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
+ [. H" |- a$ b# E  y0 }( I95 Street & 109 Avenue
9 x( [7 F' S1 q( K7 m# Q0 M' L8 mMercury Opera Theatre
. c/ E: X: U, I) P, dpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
( `' V* @1 s4 eButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
# T, z; O- \6 V+ e. c& G( dplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
# b1 Y5 u/ m3 v2 j0 r1 ^+ CAvailable at Tix on the Square
% ~* s) B* F+ `(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
5 `0 a3 c3 l+ v- F9 j. E0 y/ n& k10826 95 Street)
* [) I* I% H$ M+ [$ @9 b  F" aAugust 24
$ @2 Y& o; J. S0 o/ Y5 L* F6 uJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
) F3 |! a6 P; _95 St - 108A Avenue
  v: m% R: e; r* Z. p2 C?Jane?
2 j6 q: U) t1 i2 ?6 f# oAugust 26
Youth Concert
9 n8 H) Y: y0 L?Jane?
* V6 _# L0 W6 l* J# H1 cTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
2 l/ v! a1 W2 p2 E0 f. z4 ~- 107 Avenue
August 27
9 m/ K, n/ s  vBelgian Waffle Breakfast
; _) Y/ T; e5 W3 Tand World Market
; }5 R  R8 n8 d; t0 K( B# s. T- qTime: 10am – 4pm
) t# {, ]7 s+ t4 N3 \8 u( aLocation: McCauley School, 9538
; X9 O9 I; r# q- t1 V/ r" n107 Avenue
+ X  V( a$ [* S2 G  Q  aWaffle – Jane?
4 `2 H% k7 E, ]) Y' l  o6 PBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
) @) I8 o/ p. _  o$ Y: r" m8 f) Fsecond hand merchandise, and
5 U) a: y( k- D) K1 g+ `- J4 Nmiscellaneous goods.
. j' T* E9 c/ @3 ~4 [2 P7 o' TEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
/ E' D9 @9 e5 GAll day – Children’s Crafts
  w1 U% Z/ w8 i8 |/ g( F# HAugust 28
  V! a8 l. w# W; ^; m0 z& QViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
. s7 t; a  v  `# t3 d+ z) E% G) ~% oTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
: W  Y2 v) H6 L2 sGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
$ j1 w& P2 T$ a5 U' X& oand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
. g' A% i# H* C" }Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
" m( \0 x4 b* B& U& R. p+ Q) x: fand yes, more food! Come out
+ u& G, B4 g  l% H5 q; kAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
& B6 N$ o0 x! x; ^0 q* eAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
  S0 b0 m9 U* UDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
2 |; Q$ V2 _, |- K& d$ xtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
  j3 u" Y" h- Sshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
* d& r1 n6 x: A) N7 O- t) pFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
% l9 E: E" H* t$ [5 z. KLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
" \! D$ S2 L' ]2 q' Rmore delicious treats!

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