East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
4 @6 a7 e/ p6 o- ~5 nLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
7 F! x9 w& o4 m' x' i5 ?# eanniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
. D. }7 |" Y# _' L' M; xEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
: a# U5 J# q: N2 |1 J' w* [  F, [Centennial.
: g7 B1 h* H; `5 m, a) IAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
6 l- ^/ j. y3 C( U! ~' J* KCrafts Corner
2 g; n* u& ?( H# zFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
3 t8 i$ u( |4 n) Y! d1 S- U5 Y% }cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
) D; f/ F8 L, `1 |August 21
4 J1 b4 \% x) M9 JTropikana Afrika
5 k3 P/ L3 l/ _! b  OTime: 2 - 6pm
' A# _0 j/ n* ]Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
2 |$ j  \1 U2 D  f3 D- l0 m: J; d95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 22
2 g7 c! W- R) c( x7 Z4 ~Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
+ `- V$ T. u3 K/ C' dLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
6 B  t6 p6 Q0 [5 [# FAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
2 l7 Q! k, {% h4 NThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
* ?% e- |4 a; Z* S" e% Y% oall over the world! Come out and
7 [. N3 d: Q! n; v* {cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
1 m' `( ~2 ~, c2 TBocce tournament.
! M; H. ]% U6 `  Y9 HEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
$ m5 ]( h6 {- K" iAugust 23-27
6 \2 _5 G9 _2 @+ W6 l$ I# z* [Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
# X4 v) [" Z, D* T, RLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
4 l3 y& m* _0 X' l$ O  k& o# ZMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
7 y4 V9 ~& j4 p, A' a" ^performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
1 X) U( Q* g( y: w0 yLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
$ q% f! _5 ~& {! r" e; bAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
# V; Q& f( b3 ?4 ?; }Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% t/ S$ e  H) w" m: t' P2 p95 St - 108A Avenue
; R' p! [% O. h/ K?Jane?
August 26
. d1 x4 j: F+ B6 Q  R- n( e& m# {Youth Concert
  w! k/ |) p1 v! l6 @2 i1 H?Jane?
$ u; h; M' z. \2 z8 E0 S* @Time: 7 - 10pm
: G$ a! L+ A  c6 h! i1 h* h- KLocation: McCauley School, 9538
5 k4 F+ r, u6 ]- r* e7 p1 k# l, g- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
6 E4 Z2 ?1 M1 H: G( {8 O107 Avenue
1 Q' \! I3 x4 R+ Q9 fWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
# }) Y$ r5 E6 q' E5 S5 V  O( Wshopping with a unique gathering
. C; a5 m7 C/ ?) e: H+ Vof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
& b! j9 W( V  A& ?9 W- Nsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
! K/ |* R: Y/ W: u  C$ ?* uEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
% W6 B# _% g8 w" Y# R3 pm Fashion Show
, v, c/ D! }: K& m9 G$ MAll day – Children’s Crafts
4 t3 C* D( O; WAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
$ z6 I- ]2 U  z/ _& u3 g% U+ S; NTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
2 V# C% p' u% U' P) V+ F! zand 109 Avenue
2 U. [1 @! `' ]Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
' @9 {" n% U( V  z- l( Zand yes, more food! Come out
8 M' \% K' \8 `! O6 ]3 O. RAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
% }) X+ |- v1 R8 I: ^8 ^) ~Attractions: Live Entertainment,
# Z" C* L+ m5 q  b0 {5 |Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
3 }9 N9 U6 L5 b! h8 O$ yshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
, }" K3 Q  c, b' B2 a. sand some surprises!
. O9 M' I0 Q5 L/ M7 B3 CFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
+ q* [" G9 s6 r% s, ?more delicious treats!

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