East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
+ S8 p7 M& z, j2 D3 gTime: Noon -8pm
$ b" B$ D% `5 F% m8 ]  N8 GLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
9 \9 P! z" s( j' ?0 |6 zThis year is the hundredth
$ s9 `8 q8 ^$ G6 D; C7 panniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
3 j, S2 `6 m) M! J  y1 o- nEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
; o- X, N) Q$ {( ~5 ^3 w' @Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
9 v+ G2 X4 z% j+ ~: L7 [Crafts Corner
9 G2 v  K, Y$ eFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
8 A+ i- X; O1 C, d2 qcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
; H9 h* _. }/ D+ X/ M+ f0 XTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
: ~3 S) T. D2 H& K& G. j) D7 }95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
* D* c- |& S4 g7 r0 X4 bAugust 22
* ?5 D, y7 g4 aBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
; r! {9 R" }! z& y& H8 rThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
0 K, ?0 r" d  r2 d, sprecision 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.
6 W3 ~* s6 ~' VEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
3 `, H' q/ g6 i" [0 bplayers per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
( w& k& }$ Z1 R0 W6 M5 @" L' g9 e95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
: e6 S  @6 f3 T; J7 x1 q4 j8 fpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
$ R2 |# U4 q9 w: _! }performance-amble that takes
7 F3 ~- v3 T3 A# o1 ~6 q9 Splace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
3 ], E% v& w3 w8 Lsampling.
Tickets: $65
& V4 B8 d0 Y$ o4 IAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
% d8 X1 {; C! m3 Q" Q: u0 mAugust 24
: }8 Q; k! u/ Q9 N8 G0 \2 q* G) OJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
4 P' f- \/ k7 ~7 R6 C?Jane?
- s$ D: m0 _: S6 m0 GAugust 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
- T) g3 M2 L9 C' l8 V: o. DLocation: McCauley School, 9538
8 l% Q- q2 D+ X; _! e- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
8 m9 {! h+ t' x% e- L- n" Eand World Market
) ~* b$ `8 V9 R2 bTime: 10am – 4pm
  B8 t# M! C& i/ X+ mLocation: McCauley School, 9538
& p3 n# x7 {1 M$ w107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
+ ^1 w' t3 |% v2 xBring the whole family to
0 X7 C; j8 W7 W: R+ @- @9 {: Bexperience the World Market. Go
- h: l" Q6 v: {/ x/ M3 K! l4 hshopping with a unique gathering
* L0 _! \& [1 X. u' c9 bof vendors offering cultural items,
, f: H$ s- I: o9 w7 d4 H1 k5 Vhandmade creations, gently-used
% n0 A; u3 @1 @/ b$ h  Jsecond hand merchandise, and
4 n4 J0 g2 P2 T1 v, w& f* \miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
4 f% S: k% r3 v3 pm Fashion Show
+ N0 R. D7 d2 [. U- RAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
- K7 L1 V0 N6 i4 w6 y2 O* }1 F(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
, k% r; |+ f: l, ]3 ]+ F4 ~+ j3 PGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
6 x3 u! h+ q0 C) Kand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
2 @# Z7 a1 p0 I/ N( gfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
& B* r0 ?" i3 S; R! rAttractions: Live Entertainment,
/ C- H  T, G( ~& A, L1 ]3 USoccer Tournament, Cooking
! K3 x/ V7 b2 x8 A$ lDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
: [+ D  n) t* U1 N' c5 Uand some surprises!
2 Z- Y2 W$ n9 I# `3 D+ {4 oFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
: d( Z8 w4 q' {, l) I# c9 Zmore delicious treats!

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