East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
+ s& L' p! t: S% c, l8 zTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
! }7 m3 j5 l' a- s- W- \anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
; Z9 ^" T4 ?' I9 X* M/ Q; FEast meets West / Chinatown
" s/ O- }+ G" d; e: MFestival is celebrating Chinatown
2 W: F. K5 ^9 }' @. SCentennial.
% y1 `* c! }( m: K% q$ JAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
% W. o5 n" |- a! c# ?% m3 t$ {Chinese bakeries
August 21
! _9 }' D7 i+ u4 {$ kTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
9 f) D/ z# B& j( n' S1 V8 SLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
7 {; R( l+ ^- S2 p8 e: F% ]4 f95 St - 108A Avenue
: `. s+ n5 E1 S2 r0 j" H+ M) o. [TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
4 _6 `, h. t' H  {9 E5 q! G, y- ^3 uTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
& B( e4 l: J' W- rThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
4 C9 ^. F- w/ N) h2 s# Mall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
) j2 |" e( |, m9 C, w/ Pyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
: F. t0 b& ~) _. QAugust 23-27
  V( f0 l+ q4 z% O/ D" [# JMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
" R8 f: k# P# j4 DTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
& Z8 O7 B- b) b) [) m* @8 OLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
" T. H* u: y0 H$ t95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
9 q  @3 k$ ]! ]" I% E* A" gwith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
- `  k5 m& |' p7 O9 Q2 l5 h& J5 Eperformance-amble that takes
9 I/ Y  _' B. ?+ e) U3 Xplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
. H; Z- o+ S: I- V. h10826 95 Street)
August 24
. M  `8 v% k/ J9 E% N. [Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
( u5 ~) P7 s% C* U95 St - 108A Avenue
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  i5 N' j/ W; U. s# E6 O9 QAugust 26
Youth Concert
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" X4 o) ^& R  L' X( v+ Y" p: m1 mTime: 7 - 10pm
& |: S% [9 b7 Z# ]' d& L3 vLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
& p% f0 C# B- xand World Market
) f& U& E" t2 M6 d6 NTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
: k  b9 g0 _; \107 Avenue
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Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
9 S6 ?$ g( K5 l6 ?$ qshopping with a unique gathering
0 u2 d4 V. Z* G4 K7 o" B7 w7 x4 Jof vendors offering cultural items,
; O! G5 F" y3 I4 v) Fhandmade creations, gently-used
2 h! \3 }. ~# O- d5 O6 Msecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
, x, G8 l( T5 `  g) wEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
/ f* E* R% N6 N3 y& b9 j5 o(VIVE)
- Z/ j4 o) b! S6 J& uTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
7 A+ ^# W- Y' O6 R; sGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
  V$ Y& S+ L: j$ ECome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
& ?4 `3 [, T, Bfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
. Z- M% n$ Z7 m8 [  {Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
8 V* |, y- ^( oand yes, more food! Come out
( `' l6 n' N, f" m9 |/ o) _" `August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
# h& D/ A: X7 P7 l+ A) _Attractions: Live Entertainment,
. S9 a# a- @6 lSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
$ ]1 O* \' D% i% m1 eand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
, q/ e& w! k" A4 w, s  o2 kLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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