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
9 a6 O. F* a  W; _anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
# D' s2 e+ {+ P' G9 ^* rEast meets West / Chinatown
! D) y' R4 _; q7 N. [! r% x5 }* PFestival is celebrating Chinatown
& ?, U% g' Q7 c2 e) j8 L; [Centennial.
8 n- R: s) Y  L8 WAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
0 M" b& Z& v0 p1 c$ H6 G7 s( yCrafts Corner
, ?0 L* T; X+ L& WFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
  S0 d7 @' a/ c9 L8 b2 v6 P& }Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
) y4 y! @1 U6 xTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
! \  n, d" m* A2 B, `, G1 |( M7 d; qAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
, X# d3 ]& B8 S8 u! Z' E8 w+ D) kTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
( j1 I3 r5 T7 j$ i) I) ~; Z) g4 vAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
) p3 g) X! o5 L7 C5 A/ ^* |* L* ^precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
2 l% G: b7 t9 Y( Zcheer on your team, or make
1 I) Z. ^1 h$ b3 C5 S; f  ~your own at the first annual VIVE
0 ]/ D- T3 ?9 Y' r  g+ X( b4 ZBocce tournament.
% G* A- ]1 f6 `, NEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
! V. J8 q; {" A/ E, gAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
9 Q, J1 I6 w# o" u9 ^+ S9 kLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
+ V1 V7 k) I  _  ^$ u/ rpresents Opera in the Park
/ _; `/ a7 }& e  e4 u9 L2 awith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
+ Y' p- w5 |7 W  y8 F2 ~# Fperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
" F$ D5 P* _/ _Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
' n1 [7 i2 j+ ]sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
) j0 R* g0 Y& x1 e% T(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
6 L* z, ^9 ]! p# u10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
5 b5 k, U7 m1 @. R, ETime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
5 M: T4 y4 J: F$ H* x, E2 }?Jane?
0 K7 T, p* W8 C3 o* m& {August 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
" A' o$ S: ~8 ~# B# y( ?- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
9 F% {& I# o; n9 qand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
7 a  N2 @; F9 Q( b2 }  X; HLocation: McCauley School, 9538
. L) f# A8 `: x2 C107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
* L. j% f  [  X( T8 Hhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
" l, {0 B- G$ Q7 XEvent Schedule: 12 pm
+ L5 r& k  k9 z! V! V7 T( C( o2 W" {Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
+ }' d9 f2 U+ j* F8 u4 R2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
9 L, P1 M1 F, d* s7 B5 S! iAll day – Children’s Crafts
$ h" |; S3 H/ l# zAugust 28
# f( H% v: ~" l: ?7 k: ?; CViva Italia Viva Edmonton
( |9 U, M4 r1 {. ^% x/ Y6 z5 Q( k(VIVE)
: F% S, x6 p) y* G7 C9 RTime: Noon- 7pm
1 B1 F* U( i( P) R7 hLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
7 M) M$ T  F+ j; T* ?Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
: T, J- k2 i* j$ f* Eand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
2 K' S1 V2 H) d6 k7 M4 ?; ]Attractions: Live Entertainment,
0 Y) B# {) r! j1 PSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
* i+ n6 }9 F( [5 Land some surprises!
  d* C* o( k0 \, w7 d& _& a/ kFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
$ y& N% J2 N3 X0 S. X8 x/ Omore delicious treats!

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