East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
0 ~) S; q- m# Y0 ]2 L4 O) K6 Y0 R4 iTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
# [1 j/ ?+ {! n# J4 \2 E' f5 bThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
5 a0 H  k, }' Ooriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
$ R+ |' v$ U. ^  [2 WFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
# U, l, g3 v# }* X3 uDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
7 M: q, p) k6 R. Q' f, r7 ]cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
$ j+ ^) Z% C+ _! g3 JTropikana Afrika
8 N; Q9 N' ?6 O6 lTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
& H, E9 h3 m# \# K95 St - 108A Avenue
3 o! ~6 L9 m: b5 U$ NTEXT TO COME Jane?
, l% l; Q6 c' rAugust 22
! M0 ~$ Z% w8 V; Y2 qBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
  _% |  }+ J9 y" sThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
+ P' J1 r, t" U9 T5 Y) u  _, L3 xcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
! K8 m3 C" r( q" u# N% T; F( RBocce tournament.
, a" @1 u: J' b6 a; O; b1 qEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
& B, f: |8 c, r$ `$ Eplayers per team)
' E: r$ B. d$ G  o0 }) nAugust 23-27
' M; ~3 Q: N. q. lMadame Butterfly Opera
0 k% h1 S# Y' N) k/ Rin the Park
+ B0 q1 |4 X7 \, ITime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
4 n8 g7 t" t8 N# Z6 X" upresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
; ^9 P6 `3 |5 I  W: d) I  z9 zperformance-amble that takes
* e! m" w2 Z' t$ U; jplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
& V' b' D/ D8 cAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
1 F' X; M  ^5 K1 n0 q# R' FJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
3 w- s3 @4 o  u2 }) m4 P- m95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
+ Y/ p+ J' D- e) HYouth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
$ E( b5 u2 B. v, C& C8 w" MLocation: McCauley School, 9538
/ K8 B, R& t6 T  i" c1 n( T- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
  O$ G% f7 w' F" B! M* @& NTime: 10am – 4pm
2 o: m+ W7 Y. M# f: p% FLocation: McCauley School, 9538
8 o9 L9 H! r7 h" K8 x107 Avenue
, w* d5 n; x( X% A2 ?6 z) bWaffle – Jane?
+ }0 [! S: |% @; e0 g; tBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
0 g; Z2 F+ q' x% J" L% q: fshopping with a unique gathering
* y, J8 [8 y5 ^* e# Eof vendors offering cultural items,
' w! b7 M- `+ Z0 R/ F5 i( }. N" m4 s) Uhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
( ?! F1 q/ K) P# D% Y0 z) zDrumming Group
/ T# W1 Q, E8 y1 m1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
# a7 [9 D4 G9 \" v  Z# O3 pm Fashion Show
' X0 X* T2 v2 f3 G# OAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
# h4 |) ]4 M' R; H( y(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
, J8 A3 L" U) z0 A- bGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
7 p* S( V; E  r+ |/ m+ _# MCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
( q+ K- P: |0 }7 l: [; V( sEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
- ?5 z* y% w. q* T, z# qItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
, |, B* X0 m. `# B& Y! A7 Mand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
, v3 a% a3 ]+ P; t% ASoccer Tournament, Cooking
; U; x! Z( ?8 e+ ODemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
% j1 j$ q" r& H6 ?: j6 S" }show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
/ |! ]( j- A( x* Eand some surprises!
8 r" M; R" F3 a3 Y) T+ S4 d6 c" x0 nFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
8 J( t& {! t& y3 I9 ]+ W0 ]Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
$ K5 T/ W  i% F9 emore delicious treats!

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