East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
9 u. O, q* o' K+ s& cTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
, N# ?% _: H* ^5 l8 o  E6 v& RThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
* q' M; W5 ^- ~8 @5 C) R2 c5 woriginal Chinatown and The
# A0 n$ b+ ~) j6 D' C5 g( QEast meets West / Chinatown
0 T0 e+ A8 a* g$ m6 I$ MFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
1 V3 F9 E6 T0 Y" m8 c5 [8 C) z) NAttractions: Cultural Shows,
+ t3 e( U- p9 t" `& c+ \3 @' xTraditional Chinese Opera,
2 M$ [$ s* S$ Q. xDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
2 ~* w# R2 d4 e# v% ECrafts Corner
, T7 H  t! S9 e( K5 DFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
2 I4 z# \: }$ z: U( H4 {cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
) \0 J  o! \) ^Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
" @3 b: t; B2 H( y* A8 ~9 `95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 22
- @  W. i' k! RBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
$ ?/ A* w+ s" e' @8 ^. p2 Oall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
/ c7 h8 M: `6 q! b, nMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
  B. L- {! L$ }1 X! Q- ~! u95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
. w4 y% _* L- g5 Q. zplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
8 M8 o7 \$ l0 \% Dsampling.
) P6 ?1 a' ?0 o$ E; B. ~Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
1 B! t' u' n- A0 [# ]10826 95 Street)
2 a# i1 e, Y/ ?& p( c% QAugust 24
" K, m8 ^+ L/ r2 A0 |Jazz in Gio
/ b  H& V- |9 z, c4 P2 yTime: 2 - 6pm
9 O8 e8 w' C: g9 b; \/ jLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
% v, R+ O0 }' B; o* Z7 i?Jane?
5 _$ U. V( R! |7 B% I, p" k9 {August 26
% ]( d4 R$ [/ H9 I2 M( ]Youth Concert
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" D9 Y; p& ^6 W. n4 u& t; |Time: 7 - 10pm
) F) B' _$ o" O' W  Y1 \2 |Location: McCauley School, 9538
! @) `3 T; e6 y/ F' J- 107 Avenue
August 27
2 Z# Q1 `( J( o" R0 [# ]9 F. lBelgian Waffle Breakfast
! |& b2 R4 e: }7 i' k3 ?and World Market
2 k7 a' i6 H5 Y3 Z1 x2 FTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
; o. \2 s$ a; U0 R0 K9 j7 N5 u( V9 aWaffle – Jane?
' ]" q" _# a  x. i9 k/ @Bring the whole family to
9 p! r" Q; {/ nexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
$ h& b0 F5 C3 d" V2 r% {! hof vendors offering cultural items,
6 K2 e/ e& d' W; Chandmade creations, gently-used
2 X8 w2 H, D( Q; q/ \second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
: \2 o- z2 ]" \% l1 u3 pm Fashion Show
  p, t5 E/ a# C# H5 `2 G- }All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
. q# b7 \. W4 c- k- H3 V(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
% ?8 _6 m. E. D5 EGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
7 {( v- R0 G8 G4 q6 L1 m$ Cand 109 Avenue
: M2 F( \* j0 ]# X% b; m  I  MCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
8 R: ^- ?& ~0 f" `$ p4 P6 ^0 P4 Zfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
$ r) V5 ~% H) n- Z3 NItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
: b# z4 L6 g1 D7 A' g5 t. uAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
1 R9 k6 d# W# A& d2 tDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
. a/ b+ X, j/ ^4 Y- N: U3 m% z6 U) xtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
3 M$ s: ~* S& q( u/ d: }$ u) eshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
5 S# G) Y6 f' Z0 I! P4 oFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
$ h2 Y$ |0 W+ g( _more delicious treats!

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