East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
  n% ]. r5 B) B' _Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
$ J% ?& H% |7 y% b! CThis year is the hundredth
4 D- w* N8 Z! u, c5 L* _8 ]3 @& ]6 danniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
" n7 t& z! E' v0 ZEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
+ v3 @0 k8 u* z1 G1 L) v6 v7 B! cCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
$ \# L* ]) ~) ?$ ~Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
1 I. D  K! V8 K! {/ pCrafts Corner
+ |5 [2 a$ |6 y8 b: @( I* G9 DFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
" h7 \0 D) {* MTropikana Afrika
! O3 ^1 k) w- n+ C! UTime: 2 - 6pm
' R4 k* o6 T: z" zLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
4 S9 w( T& Z0 K, YAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
3 ^+ ]  O0 f- w7 Y/ Y5 {& l( B* fTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
, v/ h' {/ ^: V7 f8 F8 ]The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
2 p& L- [& r  Lall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
  U+ k4 W" s! l- y3 A2 xplayers per team)
August 23-27
, i6 Y; s: g4 {1 d1 fMadame Butterfly Opera
$ U+ U( J3 E% b, S5 _* R( w4 S. lin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
1 x; a2 {5 ~; M) J$ vMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
6 k) w0 L# P( E( k; T5 P1 N, Y6 [with their rendition of Madame
% C& n, b6 i6 p" y$ S% mButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
4 |) A2 {( g' Dplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
- B/ r7 c2 i2 f2 H0 g1 |! isampling.
' `" g5 n  L: A+ R7 n" O6 zTickets: $65
- A- F5 L/ z9 u3 rAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
/ R2 h/ a; y- X# z) f- bAugust 24
& i7 K) I4 |; ~9 t3 `! |Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
9 X: X, T: ]4 g6 V, v8 y. z95 St - 108A Avenue
) |/ h% d% q. a1 L" s" j4 R?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
4 O1 c$ n- H2 }7 v+ WLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
% p% @7 v& q$ g/ ^9 c! RBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
# S9 v/ L/ B' R3 m0 LLocation: McCauley School, 9538
& V5 |! F& k9 G8 f4 t107 Avenue
5 G: w" G- F' I; D7 f3 AWaffle – Jane?
9 u( }0 t% {% @5 c8 Z, L+ c) k; HBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
5 b+ q( }- ~% w, h- [of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
( R' ^0 x! f1 usecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
. o" p7 S6 Z, r5 g/ Z2 i. AEvent Schedule: 12 pm
$ s- [: N9 ~" u; U1 dDrumming Group
- j3 Y: v$ c, b+ @  D, z* f3 p5 _0 S1:30 pm Local Artists
" P0 I' ]  e! a% Z; p/ T2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
; y3 M' z  ~/ P/ z+ NViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
; a, H. @6 f: w$ x; o7 cTime: Noon- 7pm
+ A' k, y+ w' m: X" @! X, m+ G) KLocation: On 95 Street and in
6 ]* w* A2 {4 W' ~% o$ D5 x+ t4 j" JGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
6 l& P( ?( w- N- k$ F5 c! t1 ^8 _Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
! b& {% _* c% g$ E$ JEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
7 V# s9 O# V9 D' mItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
/ y' @& m' X3 }, xAttractions: Live Entertainment,
) d# N+ t& i% z1 s/ cSoccer Tournament, Cooking
/ i8 z0 q6 p  u7 qDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
2 w" @2 a0 L# D; Jtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
  K! A$ D2 J2 l, }2 C2 band some surprises!
7 v% E0 ]0 E& [& X% lFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
: R- R" a8 i! g! R" dLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
/ `0 M$ t5 J1 K# F- V8 c- Dmore delicious treats!

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