East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
8 W2 g* X9 ^7 f. {( s' P7 yTime: Noon -8pm
. o6 W8 h6 q! |" D5 ~Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
. t/ _/ t4 z! qThis year is the hundredth
+ Q  A$ ?4 o1 v' n7 ?anniversary of Edmonton’s
5 i2 \# G( x) e' p0 |; aoriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
! W/ \. ^3 E0 G9 _; f7 z: A$ AFestival is celebrating Chinatown
- W: {1 r0 V, r( A$ T% i9 WCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
: ~& Q; G1 {3 }( R5 T0 r* i/ UTraditional Chinese Opera,
5 L8 o# M" j# J( N" Y, fDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
8 o' m- J" K* g- Ucakes, spring rolls, noodles,
* l6 @; P) V0 t- ^7 q0 r6 R# SChinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
! {* Q2 m1 v0 b" O- P' STime: 2 - 6pm
4 e' @7 {6 n/ e0 U) W% a8 a! Z. pLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
9 x5 W1 C/ D6 ?1 E( J- EAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
- ]; Y5 z% @9 f4 X/ V9 CTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
/ r+ b5 f; u0 R3 q) \6 cThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
4 ]6 W2 r1 f0 B8 T) |7 ], {+ l/ Cprecision and accuracy enjoyed
( ]6 L$ n) s8 ]! |# L: l* ?all over the world! Come out and
3 q5 ]4 t# u7 A8 ?cheer on your team, or make
' G- w+ q; k% F# S) Pyour own at the first annual VIVE
: ~8 y) n: u$ V4 ^" l2 EBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
6 P- J  c- U& @  f" iplayers per team)
' P& j& J2 B4 P+ w8 ~9 L, c$ jAugust 23-27
) a# S, R5 ]5 oMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
, Y: @5 v( b4 pLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
" O. s( f  i& b" A. g# j95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
+ x2 U5 ?/ B! Q/ dpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
, W3 Z) O6 H) U/ Mperformance-amble that takes
( S/ m- ]: O! b  I) z) Z7 r) kplace in 4 different locations in
, S2 X" R8 R7 y$ y1 c) \' q# ]# YLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
5 p9 n# u$ y9 i- ^( PAvailable at Tix on the Square
2 s% L9 a1 s; ?+ E+ C(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
1 c9 n6 W: h0 B; u4 G2 Q; P9 A8 V10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
' I5 U( F" \0 O( v  K0 lTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
! H) N' D. H: @4 h5 B95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
" q3 f+ u5 E  r! V! AAugust 26
Youth Concert
8 s5 ^* k/ h7 A: G4 L* w' s/ F4 l?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
9 Y8 S1 ?/ p% U7 W- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
5 P6 _6 L1 I8 G, Cand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
" x0 J$ `9 i( e" O; fLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
/ L, B9 G0 @3 O* _6 mBring the whole family to
3 R" a* H1 {2 X) _experience the World Market. Go
9 v6 ^) }& w. i7 ?, D, P) C8 ^shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
" {7 n* v1 j) ?4 L$ b' H7 y- o) Shandmade creations, gently-used
$ M1 y' q5 `4 i2 I# e9 J. s8 Lsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
' B) }7 h. |; H4 k7 `; eEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
/ ^9 l0 r1 L0 P. g- c1:30 pm Local Artists
5 n0 T! H2 f& `2 ]5 B" P5 @2:30 pm Cooking Demo
2 X7 n1 Y- ?% `: f) a. o( g( A3 pm Fashion Show
( z- D5 o- Y6 ^$ RAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
% H, j6 X2 i0 sGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
! G2 r/ B; W6 W5 j; ^6 ~festival and be Italian for a day!
# G8 v" V: y- e% I% s( ^% PEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
) [4 i, I& q, {Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
5 x& P; P" c' B  U" c3 Sand yes, more food! Come out
; J& O* G& _5 B( E, VAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
* `( Z& E( n  ~  E# K: M9 {8 sAttractions: Live Entertainment,
7 W$ c; J/ @6 n! |" [7 P" {2 `# GSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
8 X0 K; B6 e3 O* [% b) Z/ }2 vtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
* `; N* `8 B9 p6 ]2 O. U& |show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
& @7 U& d% q9 {+ AFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
0 Y+ R) G- ~" c; I$ m0 x" F0 Imore delicious treats!

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