East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
$ s3 Y5 T6 U. L' H. R2 G: f  FTime: Noon -8pm
& w9 K' k  q. |* d) ILocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
( Z) R8 y5 P9 MThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
6 o8 T/ H& Z7 y: |original Chinatown and The
1 j6 Y* z, T6 }) F1 {; a% D6 N  i6 TEast meets West / Chinatown
$ R9 A- R* _6 c. pFestival is celebrating Chinatown
+ j) r; [# V4 g7 k# E$ SCentennial.
) A& }" W/ n* }0 a3 P* G" a, }Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
' s9 e- j. D5 r2 RDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
" A% c1 F" K. h& ICrafts Corner
8 J( q0 j; ^4 P% T: G& F, S7 iFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
: C# _# b. _/ Y) H. g* [  h7 OChinese bakeries
& X9 D8 k4 e1 R* F2 [8 l, HAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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; K# \* B6 u0 J% Y0 `1 @4 HAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
& c3 d, H4 _& Y1 x. _# S/ zTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
( ]7 T+ M2 A$ z9 H5 o: P/ N4 iAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
" }$ I- b9 O! N( L' c$ K% I0 l4 Call over the world! Come out and
& v+ m9 `2 R4 W6 p$ pcheer on your team, or make
+ T% y8 Z8 e4 G' o/ Q) nyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
! Q6 L/ k: n. F; p; C6 IMadame Butterfly Opera
7 ]- ?" d) q9 ]6 M# p7 win the Park
6 t# b- P2 A* L' I& eTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
6 i. K8 k/ c" L( |. apresents Opera in the Park
, w5 M& {( h0 _* twith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
+ G$ ?1 c! ~& _" `" J+ xperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
, K- y& O- Z& z. j2 v- c* j4 yLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
# J0 V, G/ u* x1 f* |sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
7 D0 F+ o2 U5 }3 u) f* t/ Y+ K( LAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
1 ~4 I% M; O* T: X) NTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
2 J* Y/ H) k* I/ c2 Q' q% D?Jane?
August 26
0 J, w- Y( o1 t3 i" AYouth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
/ o9 d9 K/ S1 J2 Y! k6 q7 o- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
* `% A0 ]0 Q( F) K) `# k3 dand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
  Q( i% q4 W0 \1 ]2 {Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
2 h' z! r, Q7 S" \  ?$ Z0 t% zWaffle – Jane?
- p9 o! y0 ?' SBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
" c; X' {( p& uEvent Schedule: 12 pm
; B6 F* T6 M5 F6 W$ ODrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
+ X- u+ q+ K  O" U& J; p3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
  r" x9 b3 r" ?. q6 PViva Italia Viva Edmonton
$ e( O9 H. K' T5 M(VIVE)
* ?1 s" ?4 V0 R5 q) YTime: Noon- 7pm
5 B% l  }1 ?  U9 }- m9 F2 p' l9 HLocation: On 95 Street and in
+ ]% I) Q& V3 ]8 r0 ^4 }Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
& i( W* y4 Q# {Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
( R( A& p. {, G" [8 ?; C. b  cSoccer Tournament, Cooking
0 T  M% c0 `2 O" Z, f0 \6 GDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
4 v) S; c2 @* e0 i8 e! e3 a; omore delicious treats!

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