East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
1 O* f6 h7 q9 }' ^Time: Noon -8pm
' X0 Q0 p! J* S1 S$ _, @# J: QLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
0 \) R2 P2 Y% f% DThis year is the hundredth
, Q) `* h8 k  a3 k  c" `5 y0 tanniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
9 J* B6 F6 \. XEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
6 t5 r0 D8 u! b( bCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
  m3 {! T  l2 CTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
# y5 ~9 I. A& `. H0 x- B1 sCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
3 q* i% y+ d" [+ T3 [; g1 jcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
6 B% m3 X4 p' DChinese bakeries
, J! W* C- E: L; c- r: KAugust 21
  b. v( e- y3 STropikana Afrika
4 u% o' D# E0 i+ |! R. BTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
' }) o1 E) ~* z- r+ w95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 22
Bocce Tournament
/ Q- P+ F9 ~1 J% A8 t* ]; }+ @( o& ZTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
2 z' {- I; @5 H7 `Association, 9911-110 Avenue
' j; D; Z& l4 P7 B  n- |2 \  EThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
* x5 m; U2 P3 Bprecision and accuracy enjoyed
+ U; Y1 V/ d! {' N2 P0 b' Oall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
% n/ {1 a6 T  X0 B! N& Vyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
2 D$ t! t9 X3 D2 zplayers per team)
August 23-27
. B6 f% j8 Z2 F9 |) b0 x! q9 oMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
6 I5 N7 n5 O# M+ Y1 ?: a2 Opresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
6 w$ D, Z1 f- tperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
3 G# E: ^  W1 [+ ~" [Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
! N) B* k" Y* Zsampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
& O/ e; E: G" @' T6 h( T10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
* x7 H$ k3 R7 g3 b' CTime: 2 - 6pm
, B9 R! o* B) u/ p" rLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
& v; v7 t6 L& k* i' r* N6 Y?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
9 N: O0 L0 ?3 B- X0 [5 n/ o: }# W?Jane?
7 c, u  T# e- ^- MTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
# }- O) E" H9 P9 d3 gAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
: F7 d% d+ c- k7 h( Uand World Market
8 d0 E( u8 v5 P) B, Q+ HTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
) ~2 u1 q% X7 X2 W- ^& p5 XWaffle – Jane?
$ ]6 `; A5 T" q, i& C! r& L$ M) w" FBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
. B" {( T) x( z( Khandmade creations, gently-used
- w% n: E: r5 u" E+ ~9 Isecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
+ [& J" P1 `; u' I  m6 v. pEvent 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* `0 p! P8 c, ^' V(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
- S3 Y, l5 n7 k% k1 q. g+ pLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
3 L1 x1 N  A( @and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
6 o  V3 r/ u& G4 J  zEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
1 U/ ~8 a; s# q6 D8 LItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
6 n( M! w& l7 ~+ }and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
4 Y$ I6 y/ E$ U0 M. m% oDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
, [; f. L- L, vtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
: {4 U/ Q9 b' h3 i& _Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
5 e5 b$ `  f7 Z+ U% J: gmore delicious treats!

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