East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
& T& Z) J8 Y% D/ y) a0 `Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
5 X/ x) z; B  i! JEast meets West / Chinatown
7 @1 ^( O+ E+ {9 J$ PFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
# T! a4 M1 @0 f3 t, V4 lAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
- y" U  N6 z4 w( {Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
$ J. A! X0 x  W. B4 f; yCrafts Corner
- \9 }1 \& c4 m# V2 S3 m/ KFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
5 M: y: W9 _6 z& j% w2 }6 \August 21
0 O" L, Y. O) F, I! p  xTropikana Afrika
7 h( o7 U( p' d1 |" \. r; m- YTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
( r; y1 w! ~  n* D1 t/ UBocce Tournament
5 x) I7 G$ [  W2 Y2 M8 GTime: 7pm – Close
9 e# s- _2 ]3 y1 M# L. ]Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
+ ]. y' P2 s/ l+ U7 N4 |+ N' |Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
" R+ M) h7 f4 ?/ D. h7 q* ?; ryour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
- w" [6 O: ^- kEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
+ }; i: X( z5 J" }$ c/ pTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
  Z3 ]9 _' f  X3 V* ~' iLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
8 ]7 k, V- A  q1 e95 Street & 109 Avenue
" @$ ?; c3 B  h( O; n5 GMercury Opera Theatre
" K% y) O1 [) d$ H  H( Q/ f0 upresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
4 A6 Z9 z; F5 `8 n% }% a, Zplace in 4 different locations in
6 w/ M9 D: P$ {  a8 BLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
; ?. O- M+ s2 Z2 t10826 95 Street)
; }& O! I- v! S% i7 CAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
+ Q$ j5 u  Z) LTime: 2 - 6pm
6 c. Q6 z; ]0 y. wLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
7 a' H/ Y  g) _1 T95 St - 108A Avenue
; B  T) t2 T' w?Jane?
5 p9 ]0 V: I" s+ N  wAugust 26
: b4 Q+ d' q0 K+ ?/ g) DYouth Concert
?Jane?
/ O2 N6 P/ @3 {, `4 jTime: 7 - 10pm
  N/ X7 C1 p' \: `9 B. KLocation: McCauley School, 9538
& U2 z: a! T& l# z- 107 Avenue
August 27
' U$ v/ ]/ u0 v* I; JBelgian Waffle Breakfast
7 _8 p# q- k" o) I4 z8 qand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
: G/ e, `9 R; VLocation: McCauley School, 9538
$ i2 G9 S, K% I% Z* Y, ~107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
" s+ _; Y, H# D* p7 @0 \9 Uexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
* ~1 Z7 F) ~& x" `of vendors offering cultural items,
! l8 r4 B1 g' N  @! ^. Qhandmade creations, gently-used
- f) P  O2 X7 O$ C: S' _: Jsecond hand merchandise, and
/ @( o/ B( V9 q/ Amiscellaneous goods.
9 i. b% m4 t. E; \) kEvent Schedule: 12 pm
4 y" }0 {3 L- N; Z4 _0 Q4 jDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
& d" D, |2 M% q1 x! \2 z  X3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
6 M/ h: ~, C, i3 o& o, ~  W' HAugust 28
+ X$ }# w- Y. K" ^; }* VViva Italia Viva Edmonton
$ @' k8 S" f  G3 S1 ?& ~0 `9 }(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
5 ^6 S+ }+ U/ S. E% m7 HCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
" D0 M+ \+ B6 ^; Xfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
6 m, l" e5 u3 }* R4 AItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
* V6 n0 y+ F% O1 ~August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
, j2 X0 \: u4 j) q1 IAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
# O$ A/ r/ r6 g' O7 W" p% [- cDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
& x% K# H' n1 Z# D/ Z9 |tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
3 d0 m( `$ q" g2 w# nshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
! n9 n  v2 |% }5 ~8 Y: a! x3 \. J8 W) Dand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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