East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
/ V) f9 n" q- e- ^9 QTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
6 p* @# L6 {$ C. {6 Banniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
+ r( n* E; a) P) D! T1 m& s* aFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
7 s: n. y$ g! h4 |: iAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
/ f4 x5 p  F9 J# A7 mFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
5 o) f0 m, n# X8 N0 o6 ?Chinese bakeries
, [0 O$ d8 O; z' ?2 `6 t4 _2 K6 b* Y8 IAugust 21
7 b" i. w/ Y7 ITropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
0 q1 A* H( c" XAugust 22
$ Z# ]8 \: I& t6 P! Y1 o6 L8 o4 P6 f0 oBocce Tournament
2 I# r  K' z- h% aTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
" b$ m0 Y4 p$ w: {) w6 SAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
& `. E5 }/ o: R- [& B4 H% s# P1 lThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
+ m) g1 A$ H* u- \3 S- {precision and accuracy enjoyed
& O4 n4 ~( `8 rall over the world! Come out and
3 e8 @! Q  \- W& `cheer on your team, or make
& q- k3 i% }4 p  gyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
9 @' G8 o# {+ ?8 i/ A  P! VMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
% ?" a  L$ C# F+ E4 F, ]. lwith their rendition of Madame
) z7 y3 ]; e' O) G2 tButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
) u0 q* }( M/ k  I' C4 kperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
; C: _3 c# w* L  M% pTickets: $65
4 F4 q' R  _/ R2 R* f6 D2 h, B. B! tAvailable at Tix on the Square
- v" c, r$ U+ n5 \% b3 I# }(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
9 u1 ]+ g& u% i0 v; rTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
0 d# x6 d+ s  k1 S' g95 St - 108A Avenue
! J* C2 u) I9 A$ e/ c) N7 p8 |# W1 }+ S?Jane?
5 R8 x' W$ b' d- }- O! AAugust 26
& f0 a. ^% y! UYouth Concert
$ |+ Q- p0 U+ k: x?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
$ Z& G& w  I5 t7 ~- cLocation: McCauley School, 9538
4 v/ v' C1 D! ^/ s- 107 Avenue
2 D1 f$ b$ R  k: GAugust 27
* O: b! `0 c+ ~- OBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
) }  i7 f9 G5 z. m: @* ^Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
' R' j6 {# ^/ X" s! h6 h' {0 q107 Avenue
, N8 c* \2 Q+ I! }$ xWaffle – Jane?
9 v4 n3 I2 P- B  U" O) FBring the whole family to
1 g  F7 i6 t; h4 I$ J% Uexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
* x9 p- K1 B% g* m3 ?. U8 ?. @handmade creations, gently-used
; u; F% g6 C! v0 D2 L; zsecond hand merchandise, and
( P$ R! L* J2 i' Y# Z; V: d. ~5 B$ j0 Cmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
0 j7 h) r6 U# B3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
! D; c" e) \: PAugust 28
0 }( z# o- @( c2 T. n7 o2 [; |Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
- a3 S9 p" |$ _' z' F* }Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
; [" P3 n7 A1 G+ k9 SGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
9 r: h2 j, O7 T- xCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
5 w4 U$ }4 x' Jfestival and be Italian for a day!
5 e0 ?$ H! h( ^: B) aEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
/ N4 _/ n0 Y3 A' SItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
: Y3 l8 x, \+ {# ?* F# OAttractions: Live Entertainment,
. a- v7 l0 N$ O7 u  SSoccer Tournament, Cooking
/ Y; U9 Z! H% L5 `" oDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
' d# r9 V& Y+ H4 z" ~show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
# s4 H& v8 s5 s4 z0 }; U0 d6 @+ _Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
5 S# ]) E5 J. L* E$ v# ]! U+ S, TLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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