East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
$ ~/ y4 m7 h2 w$ \7 X! _& uTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
: ?7 c( U$ d# j0 G2 Tanniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
8 D  |* u5 P+ S0 V/ S' ^% O9 XCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
4 e+ ^, t6 Q' B+ G! ^August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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$ t0 K( k( o; Q: |' s6 L3 H' hAugust 22
8 G( m& w/ v" m( e" i/ YBocce Tournament
7 H0 @0 y5 d% v7 x5 d7 yTime: 7pm – Close
1 }6 \1 S, k3 k0 P5 }Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
# `# k, E. _4 @  g3 `Association, 9911-110 Avenue
' p4 h$ ?8 ?! r0 d3 v3 [The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
8 l0 w4 y! |4 W2 I( K# `cheer on your team, or make
' @0 _2 T* |- m& Cyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
) X3 v/ a* h3 aEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
% Z6 U% t# s, n4 z+ y! hAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
8 R' Q: _+ M, h8 }in the Park
$ Z6 \& z$ Q1 `( j0 ]Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
7 A* w, _" v" y" r  G* E, i+ _8 yLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
5 J0 s0 I2 e$ @% Wpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
1 p% O8 Y4 |( zButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
; p6 G7 q; F+ A. J9 H: l+ aplace in 4 different locations in
& C$ M6 ?1 R8 [8 l; e2 Y$ u8 FLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
% h1 A" _0 W& u0 {( R9 Vsampling.
Tickets: $65
7 u6 T5 m! B/ CAvailable at Tix on the Square
7 B5 A3 _9 d+ f+ ]! J! _- g2 N(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
9 F2 ~, V3 ^% X1 U! Y& @Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
" G% Z1 d5 j+ `# M8 E" @Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
9 v) i/ E, X; _! p3 [& s95 St - 108A Avenue
8 i7 B5 S. Z# ], c3 A1 R# T?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
* j7 `1 M" E0 q1 nAugust 27
4 l3 z0 c5 q. z/ iBelgian Waffle Breakfast
) E+ C' g5 p2 h) Yand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
' b; z" y, }. B' ~5 u1 S8 o0 [Bring the whole family to
* K6 G( k; d8 z! q$ ~/ ~% Q1 Uexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
3 ]( b4 h; d2 w0 ]3 E6 _" v+ R% uhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
5 ?& Y+ `# s& o% |/ Vmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
) |% q( h6 Y2 J' V% `* m  NDrumming Group
8 r" w* q  ^  z* Z1:30 pm Local Artists
2 [/ p6 }# J( L& E* s2:30 pm Cooking Demo
# f/ ]  B! T% y4 D3 pm Fashion Show
' V& }/ l2 x+ i% ]* dAll day – Children’s Crafts
+ I+ {$ u# [% y. G; wAugust 28
$ J2 Z( C' A7 t8 h$ n% uViva Italia Viva Edmonton
* W. h! K7 e; ](VIVE)
! f5 `4 `& E. _* N' v9 n2 cTime: Noon- 7pm
5 z3 t. ~0 W' V6 E; mLocation: On 95 Street and in
8 ?3 T; r; K, F: v: MGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
* _: }) G; @8 R# i5 Q: oCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
; q3 n% N: {) S2 y5 }; a$ sEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
3 G. [. O; m- l  h) S! h2 g% ]and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
. B7 y% A2 N) m4 j. tshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
, N/ J2 _  _' f7 Y2 Yand some surprises!
. ]$ b' N8 M, m$ T5 a5 eFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
4 t; j: n. K. }Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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