East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
1 [( b) u3 u& V, X# b; HLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
( h1 o* W& E4 y/ X2 y/ \( Foriginal Chinatown and The
% P$ Y4 C. v) t5 r! x( P! c# wEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
" E7 v! g6 X. O, ^: @Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
2 |( R- x2 k/ A) J9 y% \Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
$ i4 y& o+ i3 c+ T! d4 ucakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
/ s5 a* N1 g5 UTime: 2 - 6pm
1 Y& O; k* Y/ l7 d0 fLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
- @# a% \! c: T; r. ~95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
2 @9 u6 {. e& ^2 t! iBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
% \2 D) n: D2 B; Qprecision and accuracy enjoyed
) }9 f( A' u. u5 D: ~all over the world! Come out and
4 d- V, H( [, n( {5 @8 _6 C4 @cheer on your team, or make
- z7 K/ Z( H1 e3 L! R' Ryour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
  _/ d8 H9 u2 J' `; s9 v! Oplayers per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
& t; y& _, ^3 J( m) XTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
. \4 V! L+ @5 d  U6 t& m0 p  pMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
: V' u$ G) c$ r' F% I  p2 F4 J6 lperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
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sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
( \7 O6 n" U. P% Y10826 95 Street)
. H+ G7 V% i: O" c; @& I' q+ ^August 24
0 |& t8 _) z6 e- vJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
( m; j# M7 K4 B; ALocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
; Z9 E, C; [" f2 g. O6 g5 |95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
/ J( W# e1 }& |* |8 z+ B$ ^; ]. eAugust 26
Youth Concert
8 v. Y7 w5 p4 V: p- b- B?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
6 v- J2 u- e; C- s3 Q- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
! j; r2 m9 R9 L7 P1 i) M' o4 YLocation: McCauley School, 9538
6 C: ]! t# D3 F107 Avenue
" n- _+ G  I: A7 A$ _' T: u' i7 gWaffle – Jane?
% [# G* m* J8 F" gBring the whole family to
; O5 }* r: z9 U7 u+ a3 dexperience the World Market. Go
0 Y4 T8 A! ?) q( s- eshopping with a unique gathering
1 C! }( O  n' k9 Z5 p9 C3 Y) H; Xof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
9 S& j3 O* `9 ]% P* T; O: Dsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
% D0 o" Q% [/ _Event Schedule: 12 pm
' K% \7 A+ C$ O6 s( g4 u# c/ xDrumming Group
% d# p, J; w- ?( N2 J1:30 pm Local Artists
* t; K2 H' _4 N2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
- T" P( k9 e$ z: g, G& N# lViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
9 g* t6 V4 [5 I% m" x. _! b, hLocation: On 95 Street and in
0 R+ L* h  P5 HGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
! K7 _! u8 P* w( G  GCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
0 Q# ?3 ]3 x+ [Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
) Z" G  v- p' F6 r; G: x& Z" fand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
: v* Z+ _8 k0 y% z8 C% yAttractions: Live Entertainment,
* x% k: q: v* T, v: m* u) [Soccer Tournament, Cooking
0 v- U" w/ E7 `* PDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
# n: D/ Z' k# J, X- Z- FFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
1 t8 f0 J& z3 PLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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