East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
* s. i9 B( T. E1 |: }+ TTime: Noon -8pm
! b0 E8 @" D8 _' P0 J2 |Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
" o7 f: g# b7 {% TThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
! _* j# b+ G/ |( `3 Doriginal Chinatown and The
$ b& P  H" B/ y, h6 x# ~East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
% X1 J* \  F" n4 t4 i4 wCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
& K, P: V) q4 Y- ?. _1 tDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
' i0 b; A/ S+ l) N1 `% GCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
9 _0 S/ A9 Z. N2 `$ Mcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
5 g# m0 H% P, B* ]  hChinese bakeries
' a* {: Z2 ?2 RAugust 21
, |# f  I$ F0 O4 E8 {: H  KTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
# ~- l' W0 _  R95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
6 \$ Y/ v% X. K- DBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
/ x4 V1 |( s6 v4 p) fAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
; k7 ~. L7 P; W) a/ V9 |The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
( ]8 u& Z; G1 T% @all over the world! Come out and
* t7 Q$ o8 t# x7 U3 m" P1 M/ Hcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
$ {6 \/ y* I0 A* R4 n1 d, g% iBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
! l; \# l) \  U8 ~in the Park
  V' H# j2 q8 n5 DTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
- T/ d# i& _# HLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
7 C3 R3 k: Q& q+ A8 P& H# i95 Street & 109 Avenue
  w+ o/ l! s8 y" hMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
' d% ~& M0 M) [3 K' mwith their rendition of Madame
/ {& r3 k( X1 }9 k- D; m  v! cButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
: \% L' W1 Q5 v( S  Lperformance-amble that takes
; [, `7 u% \% O4 b' Vplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
) ]; u) J3 |  Lsampling.
( _- V$ \) i  c: gTickets: $65
7 c: }4 U* y( s7 d, V8 C: x- G: bAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
+ C- ]8 X& n6 O7 d6 ?- L' p+ c. `August 24
4 J! s+ o  N) `5 r/ v- r. WJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
, v  k1 S6 f+ e' K, B' y0 g$ r95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
9 s/ i6 o1 y$ sYouth Concert
9 J0 a6 g! t7 G?Jane?
/ z3 ]0 J, B; BTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
& X" d, E2 s4 F1 X  i/ `- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
. o; n0 U- x* _6 d- S$ |0 w' v% Land World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
! h2 x. V$ y- p% O. j5 `: rLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
  H7 g7 c( F1 d1 x4 K( ]) qWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
6 E' b2 k1 M0 q$ }/ Z& \experience the World Market. Go
2 j. _$ s. b' d6 dshopping with a unique gathering
6 t' ]' Y; Z4 F3 Pof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
) D* L. a3 `, Omiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
# x) _( l% X1 z8 ?2 n- M1:30 pm Local Artists
, C0 u# |! A3 ]' [% Z( X. y2:30 pm Cooking Demo
6 {/ r7 i. Y. t+ N3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
; _2 g. E- G7 Q/ e! V8 ^5 dAugust 28
, A& A9 d( l0 dViva Italia Viva Edmonton
+ i  H1 a  |" l0 R(VIVE)
2 N/ S1 [* y% xTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
: n; F( x0 v& I$ AGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
7 W( ]  Y8 C: R* cCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
! S6 L8 e( |' D  g5 Y# V/ i. U9 v- pfestival 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!
+ H: x, E  Q# e' |% TAttractions: Live Entertainment,
' S! n, g! e1 r7 uSoccer Tournament, Cooking
2 k2 Z1 {% Q5 a% e# uDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
: ?8 K6 P; O0 \) O: j3 ktent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
0 |' B7 U) |$ S# @& C* ?9 y$ wshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
8 Q4 @8 ]4 ^  mFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
$ N9 c8 S- X  v" y. T- `more delicious treats!

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