East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
9 u' I, D+ y% ^4 x( ~anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
& B4 O5 R; V# F0 zEast meets West / Chinatown
! }1 q- c& ]' F. n7 n' R; X2 KFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
* [7 S( G4 _# V6 j* gAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
/ z- _, A- B* a1 RDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
9 e4 ]: J* g. Y* b( RCrafts Corner
4 X+ U8 N" e1 \Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
/ u( w7 ^+ ^. q, |& }4 h+ @cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
$ T* Q8 U' z. D+ U$ }4 RAugust 21
/ Z6 p+ c, H- y( X. fTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
2 ?; I9 D: E: R+ _9 ?95 St - 108A Avenue
( U8 D$ V( h6 |8 u/ ETEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
" c, d/ p$ C, tLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
' o: n4 E( ~. o. zprecision and accuracy enjoyed
( Y/ Z; S) T3 u2 J( _( Sall over the world! Come out and
% W3 Q( N8 ^$ G: M4 Y: h1 @cheer on your team, or make
" K$ B  H, y2 O/ |1 L& zyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
& b# d/ _* e# M5 ~  M, ?  [9 ?players per team)
2 I1 l! B8 _4 V; [! K+ y, T* fAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
. f. r+ c( D4 _' E. x8 m' v# Iin the Park
, S$ u" p' F! c( `Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
+ {* @, X0 \+ f  N5 }' RButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
9 F2 R0 m3 o2 J! K, I: ?Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
* j& ~$ P3 b" L9 f$ a. fsampling.
Tickets: $65
8 m$ v0 t0 X) L2 U: [! p1 ]4 gAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
1 W* x1 g3 R8 D6 n8 H4 N$ U3 @August 24
9 {$ ?, n$ ~! \Jazz in Gio
: S: I% W) B2 L9 v0 zTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
8 P& i7 o4 U4 X4 k, R95 St - 108A Avenue
' G) J5 J8 p: k?Jane?
4 g. Q$ F) s- k- S$ JAugust 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
7 X% e0 c: i  y+ Z& m) ^Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
. i. V+ |' \' ~* |* u! Y  i. KBelgian Waffle Breakfast
9 B$ }" Z3 D. J3 Iand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
# P% P) p1 p6 S0 y- w# ?107 Avenue
5 \6 m3 w- Z- I' S) ^2 f) KWaffle – Jane?
! [* Y5 S  c% \) B% fBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
' l1 x  _0 k. q- f" E9 C) M$ Q* ]miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
  o* l: S6 Y# t0 [# |' \; V9 b% m1:30 pm Local Artists
4 G  |5 Q& o3 J+ j2 t. R2:30 pm Cooking Demo
& o+ H+ \( D9 g, N6 q0 G5 X3 pm Fashion Show
7 N2 u: u7 v  ~8 HAll day – Children’s Crafts
, |& V! f9 ?$ Q3 c! F( Z3 r4 HAugust 28
* [" o: x/ q4 LViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
; T$ f- J+ y9 }5 J# B9 `Time: Noon- 7pm
2 |2 j2 m- F/ B% Q8 a" h) @  }4 GLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
' x2 C5 T& C3 ]/ N0 Zfestival and be Italian for a day!
, Z" X1 H# V) e. p# REnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
4 }% i$ ]. H6 y. wAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
) U* p& y) @  |6 l; F+ kDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
9 z2 j; W5 i/ |tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
8 y0 m# |  v+ Y# [: q& Gshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
' [3 o/ E8 h* d; W5 F; Nand some surprises!
& U, }, d9 {9 R: ^. VFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
8 Y3 U/ h9 r! i# c+ mLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
  o2 s! P. n" Q* ]+ w5 M. T( Rmore delicious treats!

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