East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
8 ~. g( e0 [# P$ TTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
6 W$ n5 e4 G. J+ s9 eThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
1 G8 P6 Z1 T3 O  s: h& @1 v$ Qoriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
* r$ c. }/ [4 t8 xFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
+ \- ~! U! S) |& [7 D% \Attractions: Cultural Shows,
- e! x$ b3 }" h4 }2 u3 o5 MTraditional Chinese Opera,
1 a. Q. x9 Y/ Q3 ^/ gDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
7 I6 B( k) S, u% _Crafts Corner
3 `8 p) F! q9 d7 c4 I+ [Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
* k2 m1 ]. c) X* q# Q4 O! O- J: b8 GAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
. J9 m3 T  O8 m0 _! |5 E$ x6 qTime: 2 - 6pm
0 j4 p. r" [% t& [7 x! O9 b% OLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
  b$ |! D2 _' R4 w! J1 uTEXT TO COME Jane?
/ {" W. A! P7 J7 m6 r$ |August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
9 Z, |2 t5 }4 j; wLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
- J  o- z0 X: {Association, 9911-110 Avenue
* U5 U% x* ^' d% m# f/ ]The sport of Bocce is a battle of
' X' k; i, N' C5 [+ W) I2 Gprecision and accuracy enjoyed
" i0 w! {  V7 I% z) o' D2 \all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
  v+ x, \/ w! }, i, ]5 ]1 lEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
% @* I; r5 B( S- K1 splayers per team)
. ]/ ]( T# E5 Z- kAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
3 N1 q' o5 Z0 o+ @2 c4 j" c9 _in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
2 W6 m: W! G. o* S! B' w% ALocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
8 G3 b1 S  _0 x* S95 Street & 109 Avenue
6 ?% |/ _9 B" J: j5 `2 rMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
: `. D( b! F& p: |performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
+ a: @! d4 X4 J6 m8 m(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
& ^) m7 X4 A) I; b5 A* ~) m10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
! C# k9 j6 _4 vTime: 2 - 6pm
  h2 ]$ a0 m) v  d4 [4 J4 |# [Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% c( i0 l, \: K' M5 M9 c$ b# n95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
# ^. I8 f) x$ MAugust 26
. f) ^$ V% y8 gYouth Concert
?Jane?
8 E' X, `& m8 K. |Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
: v/ a) g) n1 D& a& D' p- 107 Avenue
August 27
% v, I  g5 `6 C1 H/ UBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
& m5 Q; S) J: m1 A; {; I# G$ Q; ?Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
7 a, c& |6 ^+ h; i! n' xWaffle – Jane?
( y9 ?7 @9 t! B4 w/ M7 i* `9 X4 IBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
. E- g- p' |& r! c& ^2 ashopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
" e0 h& V( u4 u# u4 ]second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
' E: J1 ~, t- K0 yEvent Schedule: 12 pm
( M' |7 _# [7 m  B! _# l, mDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
1 ^' Q: w' U8 Z9 E6 X0 V2:30 pm Cooking Demo
" n* L) M, J/ |, Y+ f1 n; S' }3 B3 pm Fashion Show
0 |0 c) H3 P# J1 U' [) u3 p( a$ \All day – Children’s Crafts
" ~8 `8 C- @( Q8 sAugust 28
. u  Y3 J( h  j4 F1 b( }" d8 m: TViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
% O% @& C5 h9 a; W; j9 f/ ITime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
* ?* ^% R% e& A5 m$ T* a, yItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
$ t: q# r, j8 y/ T! UAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
9 d+ Q/ f1 d, T; u, [3 JAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
0 k0 `5 R. Z7 n) wDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
: B& R# m, g) e' itent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
  N- A# g. l7 N2 y5 M  k7 aFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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