East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
& ^; j- c3 ]4 C9 N. ]Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
5 x& e% v9 g* r, E1 ~East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
  Q4 O( y# R3 |! v  y& f* _- t( vCentennial.
# g7 x3 M6 U8 [- l; u+ r& GAttractions: Cultural Shows,
4 Z/ d) y2 `0 e: E8 ^, BTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
) m: q* U% v* s+ pFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
( q# \+ _9 S; ~+ UTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 22
' f8 N- _9 d. D2 A0 y  w/ e) sBocce Tournament
1 A' K6 \( a8 y4 T" DTime: 7pm – Close
3 t+ k7 n5 U* W1 r+ SLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
  I% ?/ s4 h. `1 |6 q- ~The sport of Bocce is a battle of
* {$ N9 i% r* @, B& ?precision and accuracy enjoyed
$ m* p, d0 W0 P  H! dall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
& O3 q8 Z; M+ h; i# D) Xyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
0 w9 r/ }. _4 z* VAugust 23-27
; i" `- a: T5 ~5 A+ ?/ @7 J- ^Madame Butterfly Opera
2 C% e4 H+ P* win the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
/ j) _0 W! w5 M. XLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
! S+ G* T5 a: n, ^0 iwith their rendition of Madame
8 a$ n7 }, q# w5 bButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
; O: s/ \& a9 Nplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
$ p1 u; E/ U% _9 FAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
0 a% P/ Y' g+ t- n3 ZLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
+ i4 w8 G7 q6 r( Y0 ], }1 |?Jane?
* ~: s' A7 |1 d$ yAugust 26
Youth Concert
# V; K! ^( E6 G8 Q?Jane?
  E. B7 `# \& X4 c1 NTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
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August 27
8 H2 N& @& G6 u* X: Y  H1 KBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
% v5 t- V; f2 d% v2 r" GLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
/ T1 ]& D, ~3 KWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
5 k' C2 l! `+ o2 M, Rexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
! ^3 |. ~9 Y3 n- ~3 R5 v5 r" }of vendors offering cultural items,
, x* S; L& K& [' Whandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
5 v$ d% T7 R6 ?- Z' ZDrumming Group
! ], c. `% n; g( k1:30 pm Local Artists
9 `/ ]* b( N) A2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
- R, m6 n4 _4 bViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
1 v' _; h  S) x5 P. nGiovanni 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,
6 j$ ~/ ]  ~: X0 x+ d# D  v7 Y: c& SItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
8 S: H( y4 S! f/ P0 lAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
! q7 z4 S' w) r  ]Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
  I6 G/ C, Z' v2 C* kshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
4 A' c5 w& i* l, {% qFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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