East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
; |' x9 B# [6 M) L9 x# RTime: Noon -8pm
& E! k" G6 ]. J/ ]6 Y( DLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
! _3 l+ P; J$ D/ x8 T" d$ v' zThis year is the hundredth
' s+ n- u6 T* L8 @anniversary of Edmonton’s
/ b% x1 z  W& o+ ]$ M$ K0 [# Uoriginal Chinatown and The
4 I# N5 Q' V. r% CEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
; c6 L; U( c; i4 L  ^9 v! t6 `Centennial.
& Q' ^) o" d0 h+ G4 QAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
1 P+ d; Y3 v5 @3 GCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
* w2 o/ e  @2 gTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
' e$ P0 ]: w# O- ~8 C: ?Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
, P& T# W' u" O( z# T6 fAugust 22
. B% J$ j- T( cBocce Tournament
- g6 ~$ k2 ]4 n, B6 |Time: 7pm – Close
9 {. W3 @% ~# R5 z4 w2 |Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
! `4 z2 A  z' T9 r0 N* pThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
3 j: Y  i: e  lprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
3 K6 Z3 P0 z; w9 xBocce tournament.
3 W& H$ R# }1 P3 @9 TEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
" T% E0 }6 k/ _. L6 d, s; @( I+ ]players per team)
3 }9 s9 r# j; f1 VAugust 23-27
# T3 s" y: f* g! F" C$ WMadame Butterfly Opera
' ^! v0 [; H4 \/ win the Park
( @2 z( Y6 f0 p! ^1 ZTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
6 z9 H: L; [- m  K" eLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
# A" }' h( p& u4 {8 x  F95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
0 K! \- O: Y# m7 z* \with their rendition of Madame
, D$ T3 H/ L  c" |7 [* z, ^# `: D% K* kButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
* j* n6 T% V- S5 j: Q1 r+ x8 P; zplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
9 K0 [  S( n( K4 z1 \0 rsampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
0 z5 K  I1 w2 N* w+ ~9 A10826 95 Street)
! D1 ]) h! d. @, H& T; q! TAugust 24
7 o" o/ ~7 q( RJazz in Gio
3 i8 i( T; w5 wTime: 2 - 6pm
& L" Y1 C# C/ T2 ALocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
- M: q2 o0 `! s- q) ]# Y6 P( O?Jane?
August 26
6 E( N) e0 I' `& o. BYouth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
. I) f# d1 N7 S) Y) hLocation: McCauley School, 9538
2 x. d6 L1 T. Q& A$ t- 107 Avenue
August 27
8 y. v; s7 y; L( O. p0 qBelgian Waffle Breakfast
3 {3 P0 B3 f- Q1 Sand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
. @- ~+ B  O/ `, HLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
3 ~6 a' Y2 K& W8 HWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
: K/ y# f) H8 o0 Y5 iexperience the World Market. Go
' s5 ^: A/ _" V2 ^+ [shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
  {$ x8 `1 }* N/ ]# fhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
2 G1 k! S  ?6 N, ?4 h* {: pmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
* C/ e& R7 X. n" U& R1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
- a# W/ T  Q4 k* x1 bAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
: B6 m, ~! G) r3 O& pTime: Noon- 7pm
3 R( O) }2 ?* K& J; m( ALocation: On 95 Street and in
, L+ p5 Q  z1 K2 g6 b" r, i- P: T9 XGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
* {5 n1 @( c, ]& R8 h0 zand 109 Avenue
; _3 @( {' ?! m, u: \Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
  l& E5 n+ i5 jfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
4 {4 a* K$ n+ T5 J# v1 ^8 eand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
8 a9 ^" [. o& Hand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
: d) i2 L" z4 p  H& d6 F& Pmore delicious treats!

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