East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
4 P2 b% N  Z; ~1 c1 cTime: Noon -8pm
; F: [$ @4 q1 N) W" RLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
- D( A) k' i# r, vThis year is the hundredth
) Q; K7 h! n: L7 X- h; w9 ]1 ranniversary of Edmonton’s
# }* F$ O$ A+ p6 q3 r6 R! zoriginal Chinatown and The
# E9 `8 `4 i3 [% `* zEast meets West / Chinatown
! U% e% G1 a/ Z; Q( B, [( r2 MFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
: e2 {8 d8 x1 cChinese bakeries
! \! I- n$ P  q( q6 _% K4 a7 \$ U! }1 tAugust 21
/ c$ c. E9 [( `% d+ XTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
0 L9 q2 g& I, xLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
$ K: }) E/ C' o95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 22
4 B/ {! l: \4 ABocce Tournament
& E$ S- Y& d  E7 @Time: 7pm – Close
7 f. W/ b# R' X1 a, g7 n/ w) PLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
* R- z: C2 y+ D& V2 V5 T9 T& hprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
& W+ A0 e' o5 g" |; qplayers per team)
August 23-27
0 n4 X7 X4 L" w% E; _Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
2 \* [- i3 @6 \2 S/ wTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
( q9 k, C# d  k9 Q2 r6 j7 V" uLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
) \/ ]1 K; B% ?- fMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
! s5 ]+ c' t) `$ E& Cplace in 4 different locations in
* o7 k; V9 Q9 L0 B4 F* H/ M0 VLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
* V1 S" `8 h3 _- B+ X2 dAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
* H# n) x# P* ?' B# f10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
& E3 D" G) {- E, PTime: 2 - 6pm
5 @  k& y- \* f& u: O" t) jLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
  X9 v( B+ W8 `) UYouth Concert
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- l) d+ V; u. R% LTime: 7 - 10pm
# _; z5 _) W/ a* }& BLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
/ r) [" X: {) J, oBelgian Waffle Breakfast
  w3 W! O0 e, {0 wand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
) E8 X9 B9 y4 s3 W  G- ~Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
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2 C4 B0 `9 f2 pBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
- P* ^8 f8 }' w) c7 zof vendors offering cultural items,
; W, o* ~! H; m6 k' E( N  [handmade creations, gently-used
$ Y$ l+ j) u( Y( J, ksecond hand merchandise, and
" v* ^  s) B, f6 pmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
) A) ?6 f2 I& ^& o0 ]. K4 t1:30 pm Local Artists
) w# L, g8 |, s2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
7 g+ j6 ~$ L0 [: Y: _0 YAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
. r! ~, \: e! R; ^1 i+ `" R% e7 `(VIVE)
- }7 E, P& J( t3 i" D' OTime: Noon- 7pm
7 ]. a! p4 _# X+ E" }* `( x+ ALocation: On 95 Street and in
3 Q1 d2 a. E& `) x$ E# c3 m& PGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
+ W; T; b/ H0 s& g: s& a( efestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
( x& C! m; r  C+ a) Zand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
8 ?4 S- e7 e7 _% d! v( tSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
9 {3 x+ W- {' Ptent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
  h. \( B& M9 q; ^/ land some surprises!
' X4 d7 ]0 L1 q* G) }& i. aFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
6 [1 e  R  G; N9 r/ ELasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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