East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
# N/ e- s  [2 gTime: Noon -8pm
7 `% Q% _. ?4 H3 U$ ^: }7 HLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
$ c+ {% @: S+ O" yThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
; Z8 P' P6 S0 Q2 Z' lFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
) M8 ^$ k+ r- n9 Q. O1 n8 N3 ?: IAttractions: Cultural Shows,
' T/ R0 q+ f- T# n' I" }) U, U% S, RTraditional Chinese Opera,
, _$ D' B% X  U8 H! y" H6 ]; ^Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
1 T5 l. C/ N3 ^0 Y* ]4 ]cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
1 m/ Q( y4 w# G; ^+ ^Chinese bakeries
August 21
# Z. ^) J/ N6 X& D! c" r. E4 dTropikana Afrika
5 ~! E5 A3 @* Z) nTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
. {( m0 @1 V4 V8 F* C* ?" A95 St - 108A Avenue
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( ^: V4 x! F6 R; }- v& h- {August 22
Bocce Tournament
+ b6 d; V! _1 h& d2 Z* K1 z3 dTime: 7pm – Close
! |7 i+ r% P/ M) t$ P. M+ ]0 SLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
, K0 x) X* \  y& m/ fAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
& h, b/ O3 ^" `( B. j1 SThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
. H; O$ G% m3 @+ c! s# ^: hall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
; N8 j( o& a. Y4 U8 UEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
3 @! R# ^. Z  ?4 y: O! m/ r, PAugust 23-27
1 F8 S1 T- t8 p9 Y) Q' ?1 VMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
4 Z; g: A$ A  A4 Y9 t1 G# M  yMercury Opera Theatre
  u4 S& [! P0 Ppresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
6 N2 _, m( S) T: z* c+ GButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
7 G7 h8 J) N  {performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
0 h4 U. ~  W; ~& v& I. ~Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
3 W6 q$ P2 T4 fJazz in Gio
. N+ L. K- c2 kTime: 2 - 6pm
" @, |8 ~& K& M% L; L9 X0 JLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
' w% g: P" c* M0 b! J( b95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
3 \; O1 Z1 C/ u/ N1 _Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
8 d; V  w. X7 H1 R& }2 @( e- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
2 M& E3 i2 k  _3 q  F* a* t. H, ^0 D5 Z3 yTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
3 A1 S2 e6 `2 f107 Avenue
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/ Z3 \% K: f- ~+ ~Bring the whole family to
/ ?. J! ~% C( ^experience the World Market. Go
& Z% x3 Q' L' C7 Rshopping with a unique gathering
" k4 l9 R# t# l1 b8 zof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second 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
5 k) F7 a& s" I2 p# sAugust 28
) W2 s+ x" n' Z, VViva Italia Viva Edmonton
9 _3 C% v+ t3 `1 ~(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
- S* ~2 e$ e' M% ~4 w# T1 L  OLocation: On 95 Street and in
6 E+ g0 {! f" [* b8 V; p2 e) ^) M" aGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
; u4 l8 M) H6 i* [; ?1 hCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
* k  Y4 e6 F& ]6 H7 o" u! b2 kDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
2 E) T! w5 q2 M2 Uand some surprises!
7 ]7 g3 M* ~# ^) SFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
/ t, @$ \  L3 `! g/ I% Vmore delicious treats!

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