East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
+ ]( o5 h9 g2 O4 W0 ]6 UTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
6 u4 ?8 s8 Z6 iThis year is the hundredth
" B6 x& l& M& a0 |% @anniversary of Edmonton’s
& q) D( @) D  z& c* toriginal Chinatown and The
9 D* S% J2 s- xEast meets West / Chinatown
2 C' y$ t- v- o% wFestival is celebrating Chinatown
9 ^/ S2 y4 a4 O7 b& d: fCentennial.
9 w  l8 i2 `& n0 r9 ?) Q6 gAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
* ~: L* R8 Q; C" V3 rCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
( D3 }: P! q. \# ~cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
) l5 W+ r, A$ gLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
  p3 F$ R# g% R, }" v: m8 E1 TTEXT TO COME Jane?
9 t! S" G9 z/ a. ^" S6 y5 lAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
9 M* p: U/ i! a4 tTime: 7pm – Close
2 f( [7 O# P) L7 q" i6 TLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
/ b& q. R3 s* U4 o, ]- H: yAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
3 {3 s- d, T# ]) AThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
- _" Y. B6 [3 I3 ~9 |precision and accuracy enjoyed
/ a+ k5 R  }  h2 Hall over the world! Come out and
. s% a! ^5 L2 Y5 r! G1 n2 Y  f) Pcheer on your team, or make
5 h% k0 o" m1 U% G" M8 ~" j# Ryour own at the first annual VIVE
9 X3 O# P2 }9 J; W$ _4 ]2 sBocce tournament.
* G) ?, K( @$ [* }4 ?+ C* iEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
# i0 q, H- ^5 Nplayers per team)
August 23-27
; _. Y( Y% T' q7 {2 DMadame Butterfly Opera
5 s6 h& p- u: d) Q$ s2 d) Hin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 T/ K4 b2 p/ `0 z& j% g" m95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
9 M  q5 W/ r* \: lpresents Opera in the Park
* U0 r7 @$ A& E5 g) swith their rendition of Madame
0 e' ]  m: s3 A, ]3 pButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
* A0 C( n8 {4 [) \* M4 e8 C+ uperformance-amble that takes
. Q& T. s6 y) ?" I# |5 \1 jplace in 4 different locations in
8 ?0 s. I; y( m* cLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
' q9 t3 Z4 R6 l: H' d# t- TLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
9 Y4 i/ D1 b6 o$ }Youth Concert
?Jane?
2 O0 ]2 g5 f7 i5 k2 P/ HTime: 7 - 10pm
# m# Y6 [5 p# RLocation: McCauley School, 9538
# [8 B: x3 |4 k1 {/ W- 107 Avenue
8 k" J% v5 w9 b' \- G* D, G* n* SAugust 27
1 ~+ G3 f8 t; VBelgian Waffle Breakfast
* O3 F, C# f2 b  [and World Market
( z) \' o. {' X% rTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
5 O/ B' j  i. D% _Bring the whole family to
4 R5 W8 b7 Q. xexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
+ e7 a7 y5 y. G( d: A4 V( @9 C% Esecond hand merchandise, and
, a- z- w4 ^, R! ~miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
3 q7 N, ?6 Q" P" m: S& x* v2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
9 ~) B0 A! G( L+ |" J( p% u* xAll day – Children’s Crafts
5 Z  A& p6 p3 z( z- tAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
+ G# O5 s7 w) F% _; r* I(VIVE)
( J8 I0 {8 H% q0 a* ]" V! @Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
6 M0 f) ~: a0 F: X( ], tGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
3 y9 Y6 g) `) gfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
) C" x. G7 c: yand yes, more food! Come out
# ]* D1 B( k  k- ]( K2 y! \August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
+ ^8 z% m  A3 i) X( oAttractions: Live Entertainment,
8 h' z. G; J( n" i8 g% {Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
& x3 w. `" G& v4 \tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
- [5 u9 y4 U8 Q2 ?/ V$ Y$ sLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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