East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
. f' y7 ^8 v" Y, w4 |  g" `Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
7 F4 ^4 K) b2 b: F! |8 ]- h$ IThis year is the hundredth
  W- D. x# f7 I' K+ _anniversary of Edmonton’s
# [) r9 D. q- W- P9 |) T" f* f7 koriginal Chinatown and The
( a: m$ h. |+ G( ?4 ]% gEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
6 O  N8 J. M8 g5 |' {% UCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
! t* M$ `. Y+ {( J! XCrafts Corner
& `5 J) \& ]; I! HFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
+ F8 B1 z! @$ a  R' e2 x' @2 rcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
7 F! n. C7 p5 @' X1 i* @& Q8 qTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
  Y' ~/ l2 t/ p; Z& P& X- E: [" [) rAugust 22
0 P( N( m+ P% ~Bocce Tournament
3 g5 @  [# d6 G8 w0 E, l6 `1 BTime: 7pm – Close
  v0 H; t" A1 M% N' CLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
+ K/ x' |1 f$ ~# w) f. _! F* gThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
  y; \, ^: I6 J5 ~, f' q! xall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
/ Y; k4 Z5 Z5 `/ Eyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
& x# z9 e9 d. F* e/ U0 A, TAugust 23-27
: S0 `, Y5 M. b; O' `Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
6 F/ g3 D1 B. T4 ?! oLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
/ O1 q2 p/ e4 |; e95 Street & 109 Avenue
  T/ A4 y8 L; Q) L% V8 ^4 \" @$ wMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
: I5 D4 c2 l. R  Mwith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
, M# {. j, c- W, a7 o2 _8 O( Mperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
% u# K' `: L0 LLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
  ]/ F$ ^8 L8 oTickets: $65
& e# V6 b- a0 C4 g; E9 }Available at Tix on the Square
  Z3 H' g6 K% i- ?" U. \* I4 l/ L- i- V: {(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
; K+ b# F$ @7 @10826 95 Street)
! ~) k2 ~8 G7 T% vAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
5 A+ N' f* G3 ?& H2 OLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
$ `6 @# {: }: Z$ G  `Youth Concert
9 _  @- A! @9 j, N. Q9 q, e?Jane?
9 E7 _% W- C6 J1 X' W7 `Time: 7 - 10pm
7 J0 M, F) s2 }1 N; v, J% @+ `Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
8 t" I* \" G1 Q  ZAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
' g8 r7 ]! t8 g9 ~8 Z  ]6 ?Time: 10am – 4pm
8 |" T8 o: l9 d7 D2 G( `/ A; ^Location: McCauley School, 9538
) S6 ~) r: ^4 W. u107 Avenue
" h+ h2 i9 h- _, |Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
1 \9 u% k) M7 R4 H: s, D( R- sshopping with a unique gathering
# C# U$ U3 @) I$ _2 ?7 e+ `3 Sof vendors offering cultural items,
3 t: G' V6 |& c0 r* D1 [8 R; Qhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
. _3 q# k/ g5 G) O: m4 O. BDrumming Group
1 q. ~. O8 I( }( Z1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
' x4 z% f- \/ ~2 w9 @- F( BAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
% Z. t! |, k: s" t2 X" x. S. gViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
! H+ e8 w/ P7 ^$ d4 }Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
+ @1 M: [7 V6 d, p( ECome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival 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!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
$ _& y3 l! j: o; D3 e% v( R7 _Soccer Tournament, Cooking
& {; T( t/ Y* r' z1 kDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
* B: V% A5 d5 G/ p. rtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
! _4 N% e  y) n9 [  Q" Gshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
% Y; s5 l/ B5 b9 M9 J/ g  qLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
- K. _) Q! w# e' Hmore delicious treats!

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