East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
! c6 U9 c  V) TTime: Noon -8pm
* `6 j! L# q$ X: zLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
$ P" V/ |" H1 T! N  v$ B; M/ mThis year is the hundredth
! O2 D# m7 B# _6 G  ?anniversary of Edmonton’s
% i" `4 C; R" c& G  A0 Foriginal Chinatown and The
# M: M& w/ }* @7 gEast meets West / Chinatown
' T& a1 P. A. k8 [* e7 H* ~) UFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
# m2 X% Z5 P1 w* l- z& d0 W7 rAttractions: Cultural Shows,
! R9 ?0 @3 r* ]% ~: g- P  v3 NTraditional Chinese Opera,
  Q. j8 X2 g0 Y- B  P# PDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
6 B/ {* p, T) J! O+ o9 t- \Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
9 _4 i6 |; k/ j' S" T; ^6 vTime: 2 - 6pm
& Y- o" f8 h$ E2 X/ z' ?6 B+ T: KLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
- w5 p. w" ~- j% w% ]  i95 St - 108A Avenue
" q3 N# S4 J) T" h* C) b9 mTEXT TO COME Jane?
9 O3 B4 Q  J( v3 ]August 22
Bocce Tournament
6 ?- m$ t5 }/ tTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
5 x- D" X/ }% z' b( E3 t# wAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
9 w( N" D9 d4 R3 \- V/ F1 RThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
  l# i1 c! _1 d6 }- oprecision and accuracy enjoyed
# m/ M. i) g9 k8 Q: d: U: Tall over the world! Come out and
/ h6 U  f  s; ?6 l" p, t% A- Ccheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
1 o6 u! V* r/ \: d& a/ pEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
" |2 Q- ^3 l3 z, P* jplayers per team)
# F0 H7 M! [6 k1 Z! [August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
$ e5 I+ {/ k+ D0 r) [) s1 ]Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
/ I" e: |3 f, f* e95 Street & 109 Avenue
+ `7 q( n- N+ g% L8 k/ [1 NMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
- I- N( v& ?- rButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
( F8 ^' T6 v' KAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
- A9 W5 \0 e" ~' `* z10826 95 Street)
' w& l9 W) }6 L2 b+ H8 ]August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
) }0 v7 o# d& q* MLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
$ c0 j4 W' C3 a0 ~, \' YAugust 26
+ ^* {8 x- H. U0 O; h3 CYouth Concert
?Jane?
: e5 |+ H6 b+ ]4 V+ j& _Time: 7 - 10pm
6 }: V7 o0 j; z% A9 x# d# p  J8 d0 }Location: McCauley School, 9538
; N8 `8 N, c4 x) w- 107 Avenue
August 27
& t$ \/ x8 z; A/ n, WBelgian Waffle Breakfast
. S" [! T$ t/ @" g4 R6 x. fand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
" P/ T" I. T0 L7 [$ q$ w' W107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
9 W0 O* ?. [) r- @experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
& o0 n, `  l" T' `* C% omiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
% f/ U" x$ m3 O2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
& j" Y8 m% h- SAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
, l+ e9 r' c/ |4 h( pViva Italia Viva Edmonton
" G5 l, K1 C& q' Y$ f(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
: |9 E, L' s" d7 E+ ]( f' cLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
5 \# G" j1 F1 E) f6 ~) p: vand 109 Avenue
" _9 b! v5 b' V' {$ L8 ^4 b: dCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
: V" ]# H) c( Q/ zfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
( \8 s2 b/ G+ {9 ?1 K  Y7 xItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
" m0 O* V+ k/ Q3 ~August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
( Y+ ~+ i+ C0 W6 q8 RSoccer Tournament, Cooking
$ m% R6 P' s1 c. J6 }' J: K' e' X" LDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
$ t- u6 v$ y1 d. r1 zshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
. {4 p* s2 l" A. {) C8 Y  DLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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