East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
( C/ y. T4 q8 U/ A- {original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
* ~: h1 X7 F; n: Q  G, w+ QFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
0 H+ A' M9 C' f6 I* d4 zAttractions: Cultural Shows,
- r) u/ Y# A; |% nTraditional Chinese Opera,
# i: \9 l& {, e- @' y$ A& u5 x: TDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
4 ~  e) y% b! w6 A; B) SCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
! A4 k' c6 o! t" e* Bcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
8 j# ]4 O* b* [6 X% l) U# ~Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
6 _2 z& Y0 m! p( S: e# h1 ?95 St - 108A Avenue
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0 x8 y- ~# G- D) s1 s/ A$ LAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
2 ?6 K, _6 V# _1 X. cAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all 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
players per team)
6 h& K& |7 d  E  q9 [' E0 iAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
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Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
( b* u1 N+ v" ^3 p& r8 W: ?8 ?Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
6 `5 G# q6 D7 ^1 c, T& kMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
5 m3 A+ O. S1 P- u) B2 zplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
' \+ n" p2 N/ w; u% S, NTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
, G% c1 h/ _0 \/ l9 @(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
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2 H  m8 n7 P& o0 s7 k  }Time: 2 - 6pm
3 H) Z; e6 M" |3 a6 c4 u! f, }Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
9 Z: C- q' v  d# v$ L+ G8 `1 BYouth Concert
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2 F/ X& y. U) J* W- e( L/ c8 hTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
$ [: h  E: m' p9 O+ D6 {5 sBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
( L9 n0 H' }7 t$ |( N4 L107 Avenue
6 O7 g1 Q9 F: s0 G+ I- A& uWaffle – Jane?
% b4 x1 N1 M: g. h: hBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
. x: v% `) H: {) D8 Q  T- @shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
9 m5 L, b; p; r* usecond hand merchandise, and
6 ~  `5 `9 Y. G" u0 c) F" X8 [. mmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
) p; n' c6 B( k, oDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
6 s# `0 {7 B+ V" a# A2:30 pm Cooking Demo
. b+ @$ O2 ^/ u1 _( \3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
% L( q2 Y; {6 [! V) o$ q( zViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
' X" P, a, V1 L! c  u  e& C1 r8 FTime: Noon- 7pm
' }. @2 y3 }: wLocation: On 95 Street and in
1 I2 }( H1 g. }2 e/ A. m0 h, {2 MGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
; n7 O/ [5 f5 N1 Zand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
) G7 K$ {0 \& [$ U0 V/ VEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
) n2 [. G* b2 s9 I: fand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
; e: P6 n& }5 eSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
( x5 _4 m/ x- Y+ ]show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
3 t# H' f4 r7 zFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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