East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
2 K1 X4 c# t1 a9 nThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
4 x% h$ J1 N; r% {# Xoriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
$ \* g* @, l1 B/ d6 q2 xCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
8 f5 G. r0 {8 eCrafts Corner
0 T) U5 M3 o% h$ q4 q7 ZFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
$ l; M9 i( n7 v9 x3 q; ?August 21
Tropikana Afrika
( [4 w* r8 |# n, @' X6 Y) BTime: 2 - 6pm
& |" {! c2 F) A4 iLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
8 @' A  V# X1 Z95 St - 108A Avenue
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' e% B( r, G4 Q/ }) CAugust 22
1 W& ^: X8 }# z) c9 j, KBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
" v3 k. l! o. ?( Oall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
5 b% `; f, Z; k* I3 A/ ?; r! w7 wyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
% L: t4 \6 H) X" jEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
, H! K: A, T& E/ c! {6 N- o0 |1 yAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
0 @5 \% |$ \" p9 oin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 F1 [3 @% c; y& U5 J9 ]* S95 Street & 109 Avenue
$ H; u7 H+ f4 `Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
" ]; P: A! v; M' B5 tButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
1 q; {2 `# ~' Z1 C" U# }performance-amble that takes
( R- v: c( n. k8 ?( m" w1 Aplace in 4 different locations in
3 p7 p0 Q8 o/ b1 M  w! i4 sLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
/ t* t/ N' }' x6 P9 Tsampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
2 p* i+ ^2 M7 y/ K(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
7 N) M* I* }  \5 J  d5 B) i10826 95 Street)
2 }. E' R* p6 m) ^$ d2 YAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
  W0 o% r0 n) ]  |  ], B95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
1 i5 p# b8 p8 m7 q6 i& n  LYouth Concert
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3 y3 s0 F' O$ J* p/ f5 ?Time: 7 - 10pm
# `* O8 g% F6 j% xLocation: McCauley School, 9538
2 \1 u  X6 ~& p8 @2 I- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
, f' X- C# c$ u2 w: J+ S4 KTime: 10am – 4pm
+ [; l! n+ a, N2 Y/ C8 I5 a7 Z, h. bLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
5 _3 R+ ~5 \: H  ~" Z. l$ S" V6 vBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
' p9 M# F) l6 f. z& }& ~# H1 pshopping with a unique gathering
  A" i. r: v; R* ^, g# \9 Q# U% P3 Zof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
7 I( f. i$ e! k4 nsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
! v, V* b7 T" T6 ?1 o" X1 EDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
* t/ h9 k1 r  {6 u9 E% A/ u2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
3 ?3 U1 C, ~9 N! E, g. [5 f; [' L2 UAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
& ~% y6 E! S' _& ]1 p1 `Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
1 X% ~6 Z, V& o2 c5 @7 @Location: On 95 Street and in
/ `+ \3 U" `4 L5 i" g' zGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
, C5 O! g6 W+ xEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
4 v2 @9 {1 p, S% l" C! @- |' P) nItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
+ ^8 b/ s. Q1 a' G. x/ X4 Fand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
" n6 l5 @8 R: Q2 g* a& _3 x/ USoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
' @' z& N) P) ^; l+ Htent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
8 [$ Z, Q- [/ U. p9 U5 |$ X; O$ yshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
( o7 D$ c* U' ]and some surprises!
, d2 l" y! S2 P/ B4 zFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
8 x8 O1 g' L, H) E& vLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
. g4 c9 u4 H; a. u; {. j! hmore delicious treats!

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