East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
" O" u: h, I5 OTime: Noon -8pm
$ J- T' n7 @7 FLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
  o: p6 {( v& p  |" KThis year is the hundredth
# v, ^  h& ^2 A- B, i* Ianniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
& V  W7 R2 B# S- cFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
  Q3 ~8 \: u' l7 g; n# D" EAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
* K7 r5 Y' L* P+ x3 E. pDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
, q* v) U: T( tFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
% d  A6 P, {2 z9 AChinese bakeries
5 o* j4 U7 i! y* K6 C" SAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
9 P* j4 s$ i/ B7 G! b; @95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
& F1 p" [* O' u; tThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
$ r; k! @2 Q9 S+ u" ]4 h' F7 h9 V4 _+ w8 u2 @all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
* J! h  w$ }6 l3 c, o/ s5 Fyour own at the first annual VIVE
; U; ]$ c" \$ a/ A8 D9 G3 L# jBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
) P5 E# f* a6 F4 |Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
2 y! {$ }% L/ }5 T& w$ J& f  S- bLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
' k1 _( q, P6 q- I  I95 Street & 109 Avenue
3 U# q8 y) h; k' F2 cMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
! D: K( [  X; t8 S( R1 k: i/ oButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
) p8 o9 P9 g; g/ _place in 4 different locations in
. @$ _( m- b6 V8 w2 C2 l7 A( F8 VLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
' M$ Q, U: s9 b  v/ J# nTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
2 ?; s. ?. A" M: k/ {August 24
# A# i- |  ]4 z# L6 E7 aJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
2 O# Z7 W) P" t) [/ S95 St - 108A Avenue
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* [; Y% f5 Q" oAugust 26
/ |) ]) u; s' c, D/ n$ qYouth Concert
- _6 e& F% W( {8 q' y2 J?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
0 m9 e, ?1 ?& q+ V0 e$ J! T- 107 Avenue
0 b6 P( v8 a7 k0 }0 c, M' YAugust 27
! O0 [# i+ @# ^1 |Belgian Waffle Breakfast
9 y. }2 T) ^& C. R. o% hand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
) S0 R2 I/ E% i- [( C/ cexperience the World Market. Go
1 w7 |! N3 n+ B) wshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
& y, ?7 E+ `8 b  o# l& E2 f% B( Mhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
5 L' T4 \: P. A; t% V9 |2:30 pm Cooking Demo
. j! g9 y2 K) a" W1 S+ Z3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
1 m! U7 G6 ^* t. ~9 K  |Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
8 w% R! z' y5 T" x# v  }Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
9 ]! O# z1 o/ tGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
! w4 }% O2 v) J5 L- JEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
& U9 P! p( p3 p5 }1 V! X5 UItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
6 |& Q; I2 {  H: p2 i8 m. n- [Attractions: Live Entertainment,
6 `- h5 [# u3 Z, DSoccer Tournament, Cooking
) e" v8 Y) Y" F3 t) ]. O! t( u6 IDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
$ q8 M  W8 _) D4 @2 Z& L; Ctent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
  s+ G* H- D1 n3 ]Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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