East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
; p+ |6 B( D$ W' nTime: Noon -8pm
3 Q0 U8 Q! ^  `% }, X; y# ?Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
9 o7 _) X! o" F: N: h  qanniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
% _  J5 {: @3 H. w; v# Y! LEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
4 h3 ~$ ~8 R! g) m1 MCentennial.
" m" Q3 S# {7 g5 w5 HAttractions: Cultural Shows,
- B  ^6 r% {+ R6 T( x8 k0 K6 O% I0 aTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
$ h0 C  D2 P' v9 M3 S  GFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
% _0 a0 ?9 v+ L/ _Chinese bakeries
" }. e5 @7 ~0 D0 _' P1 TAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
( i' i5 u0 }7 z1 c% f0 `9 X% {Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
- A  _9 y- b' o. b2 I95 St - 108A Avenue
" d: c+ V% R* D" W" t- y2 M% RTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
7 w5 q: T4 T# i/ w7 PTime: 7pm – Close
: u% f( k6 V% E8 ~: W* oLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
1 U6 c% d, D9 j+ N; {; oprecision and accuracy enjoyed
7 r( A( A: t8 b# U) wall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
* L9 J: L( I% B& `6 DBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
0 R# l# e  y* z  ^: J6 oplayers per team)
7 E( X: v% S' G( TAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
: g& e1 c) q. V: L' \/ U7 w! LLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
2 f0 ]0 [- h+ H! dwith their rendition of Madame
& [/ G9 X' G+ dButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
/ V: |2 k; e; Q: ^# Xplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
, V" X* a4 l* nsampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
; V/ l" `0 c" @: H(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
1 `1 `) K/ `$ ~7 u" R& h- S10826 95 Street)
! ]) W  S0 I5 A6 `* @0 m# P  q% E& g/ gAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
; G% y6 q+ A! i: j$ E2 ]Time: 2 - 6pm
7 G9 D9 I* |/ @6 n2 SLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
: j" g( S8 U" F95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
3 M! l- V- I' A$ W$ r?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
3 M# Q. `  w! D, @Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
, H6 X( b7 s. l- |Belgian Waffle Breakfast
# K' }7 Y+ I' e+ f3 Z  A1 @and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
) S8 y, u5 ~7 L; F4 sLocation: McCauley School, 9538
& T- {7 o- i. R4 w9 p107 Avenue
. V2 V1 Y# J1 r0 j3 sWaffle – Jane?
, h* v9 O7 t# O0 VBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
$ T* F3 Q% n- p/ v( M1 K9 Tof vendors offering cultural items,
+ ]4 K2 k- ]6 R: Dhandmade creations, gently-used
2 {/ y) ^$ T  gsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
8 ^1 \7 x: ^! j) R) UDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
4 t# P( ]9 H1 X% E* O6 D; q6 A% Y(VIVE)
8 j2 B( ]7 H5 U. l1 J4 x4 c6 G% F# S+ YTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
' l2 Z6 O/ `# _Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
7 V  I$ Q+ t+ i. IItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
* V$ i1 ~! A0 }: M0 SAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
5 a8 f# Z1 v+ E  }2 i+ @Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
0 z; n  s- ~1 y* A+ A+ Utent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
: o, K( I: T/ o) G8 @- g" ~and some surprises!
& F5 ^# ?/ i/ D6 z; H8 @9 E* iFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
' A/ X' v4 y# ^+ L2 Dmore delicious treats!

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