East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
. p1 A. X: t! {6 ?Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
, t4 W) G3 M$ s% b- j$ T4 |7 y- banniversary of Edmonton’s
, u- y- J' Q9 [2 m2 noriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
+ ^$ f: `! Q2 H9 \3 GFestival is celebrating Chinatown
1 G/ W, u9 {- D+ F$ j2 h% r5 xCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
' a9 W4 m" x8 e1 \9 v) ]6 s  S8 t8 SDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
# l0 F7 d& O8 @% {Crafts Corner
* n3 \* ?- _' r- C! ~4 y$ v2 mFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
- O' C# E4 u0 MTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
/ A) E* b8 f7 Q: t  VLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
  K8 X3 b4 ^/ r4 S7 h. x) q95 St - 108A Avenue
! ~/ j) V* s% G9 HTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
8 X% o0 u- d* Z4 Y( rTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
7 M& A2 M" i4 a( Y, ~* UAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
. Q! {1 `% F- v* u2 Q! i2 X, qyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
5 }6 U8 g# K2 p2 m" S1 p( @Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
6 y7 q* J* Z- h4 ^7 `4 _7 V! T" splayers per team)
August 23-27
) E% I) g' F. ~& h/ O# r/ @Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 K2 p* E/ r+ g7 K% |( L0 j) H95 Street & 109 Avenue
8 N2 B) \7 @; B. e  }! RMercury Opera Theatre
2 Q2 ]1 j& I* k/ Z5 Hpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
, \5 ?+ ?- B/ R* e9 cButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
% R: i, r) e9 h; k5 lplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
7 Q$ x1 f2 B1 M& [8 Q* tsampling.
' g+ f" Q# F) m  h, vTickets: $65
3 s6 `3 S  w8 y: O$ |" E  d7 q% lAvailable at Tix on the Square
" G) |- E& \* Z  S(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
( y# W+ r  W. r! L8 i/ Z10826 95 Street)
August 24
$ P  F6 {" J2 c1 Y" l! eJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
- N1 c( Q" |0 v4 f. n; o$ _- O$ T: h?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
+ k9 s" B; |' S8 {" ^) [8 |6 W! mLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
$ w7 d7 c+ G4 S: {. h" _) GBelgian Waffle Breakfast
/ [0 Z( k5 ?9 U% O- Hand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
2 q. o1 |& [6 _( N5 @! c107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
) [8 Y# l  x2 A4 n- yBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
7 A* F$ y: H, W, Cshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
/ `% i$ ?0 H/ P% j# j, \# Ysecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
% C% i( a& @  h) m+ sViva Italia Viva Edmonton
1 I/ v: O8 `+ d+ A7 H- u$ n(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
' ^' A: b0 c3 e! ]0 M" DLocation: On 95 Street and in
6 t! n( K) {' \$ f0 p; e5 b) ^Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
, D7 k5 q$ i" C, FEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
- R4 M' r& w- y- g( [Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
( ?" Q0 w' y. V" P% g: |3 Sand yes, more food! Come out
2 O2 L+ L5 C* ~1 a9 i, Q% u2 L$ qAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
3 u5 J7 s$ t) Q! v, N/ N$ [7 \0 wDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
% L+ h4 }. A4 D. [! j/ C/ {, ^7 Vshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
4 S. @! K6 P, Y' v# ^and some surprises!
% H5 H7 C7 Z6 ~7 j! ?: ~Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
1 g( z* ?! L7 b; lLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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