East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
- F' \" z" c! k1 \( h+ Q* L9 Z, rLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
& ^* z2 W+ L( |7 O0 W/ wanniversary of Edmonton’s
% V: W* J7 J. Q* @! ?- eoriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
( t# R& \& F0 x! ~% J! _4 gCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
, A& F9 z  H- k" q+ B9 _+ QChinese bakeries
9 w4 z4 ?' {6 W7 F. nAugust 21
9 w4 @% @! M5 A4 s+ DTropikana Afrika
' n: n/ @$ j! K1 Y5 ?' p  DTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
  `  q2 L: o& \6 L95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
" O1 Q& ?7 j2 Z. O: ^August 22
- O, r: ]$ ^! Z3 [Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
- v7 k7 J: T( i6 ]$ _Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
1 L: j. P, H6 b0 j' Q0 zAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
* u0 I& o3 E! U1 `8 d7 _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
* o" o4 h! [! B* X. R. \, p% z1 q, zyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
3 l( l7 a0 Q  x9 k0 d, {Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
( _6 c6 W! ?' ~9 s' I* `( |in the Park
. O- k/ y- z7 e/ WTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
, a; z3 G- q6 vMercury Opera Theatre
- Y8 G9 E) \5 t7 R, }5 fpresents Opera in the Park
" }: y& N# G. l5 W' Uwith their rendition of Madame
6 D" \- ]# h7 @, v: @9 o; S7 TButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
4 i7 y6 S6 l0 y8 ]" |performance-amble that takes
, ^# {6 u3 z" s8 k# G( W. C7 Fplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
7 Z; A, Y0 a3 z(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
; d$ i3 r1 a& \( Z4 t10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
; `' D) F9 m3 w' I- A4 M, ~Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
) m+ [" h$ U! M' A% i1 d; @3 B& X95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
Youth Concert
) ~% d2 l# o& Q$ @?Jane?
  @4 X9 T  w, x' \Time: 7 - 10pm
; n- Z( y/ G' J. `8 y1 RLocation: McCauley School, 9538
$ V( k) L% U2 \' \- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
+ M: i  L; ^% Y# q3 O7 d7 u9 Gand World Market
! ~; m7 L( d9 y& f) ]% bTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
8 e0 p( P5 w! d4 }Bring the whole family to
  N( x  v( u8 m9 K5 F& n7 ]' \; c  [experience the World Market. Go
) d) B% p# N8 B/ v/ tshopping with a unique gathering
9 x& D& {9 ?+ H* m  Sof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
* u/ u# Z3 T5 p* a: h: H, E- ^% ?( Csecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
; s1 W- o+ r" S% g# ^Event Schedule: 12 pm
6 ^2 K& f9 |, _* c% |/ D: EDrumming Group
; [% m1 i0 @% V+ z) A8 g+ e5 U, j1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 |2 z5 l1 g3 @6 a. c3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
  [4 R' N$ \5 z) |- k# O9 NAugust 28
/ R8 a  V+ O) \5 uViva Italia Viva Edmonton
/ T; L. O0 j* L(VIVE)
- w. U7 O7 S5 ?8 E3 x  }. QTime: Noon- 7pm
5 ^6 x3 h8 D. j% Y: r! @Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
8 l3 v. q  w1 S6 S3 j- c6 oCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
0 K& O. l, C1 L& o' z* [Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
* E+ y% T* X* m4 g0 _Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
9 _: S! G. J: V8 s7 z! s/ xAttractions: Live Entertainment,
; C/ H% B7 z( {* V; ?Soccer Tournament, Cooking
+ w7 i& ?1 Z" Y# ]6 b6 ?9 J0 xDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
; `9 r. h( w0 S* q& I$ etent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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