East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
0 @# i4 H. P2 D! e" fTime: Noon -8pm
6 d. K6 E, B0 `( ILocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
0 k2 X" P" f% tanniversary of Edmonton’s
" B8 v% {6 d; I0 Y' H. S+ |original Chinatown and The
' ]$ F* m8 T8 b# D: k5 C6 L* ]East meets West / Chinatown
+ X8 r% m& m  _0 d7 {* K) vFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
# Z; Y3 Y' C4 HAttractions: Cultural Shows,
8 x! k/ U7 v; J* I9 d9 N" ATraditional Chinese Opera,
1 o- K" n. |  ~3 F0 t2 ^- c5 EDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
; s  ]3 O. b: I! T2 HCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
& m5 P6 \$ d6 P; ?cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
* [/ l+ T7 M- a# \8 [9 v+ }Chinese bakeries
$ Z9 y1 v. ?* X# l2 ?August 21
& B4 A! e) ~5 _Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 O1 R6 c* {+ ]$ [8 N( G95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
% c5 U/ o2 n9 O% M5 P. F' }( k$ KBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
, X( }' O; W' v) G* l* H- p2 ^Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
- W( T6 S7 m9 c+ ~; Y2 X, pAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
* a. T. w- r8 B5 g$ T( HThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
1 h0 k( W0 M5 @( o* v; z+ Iprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
# ?$ C" x4 k2 ^cheer on your team, or make
' t" b4 u. I6 j+ v3 S4 byour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
6 M2 |) M5 \0 K) |' TMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
7 [0 z( x" ?8 p- b, D* x" k1 `( W9 FLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
2 l/ k  \( G' D. d; y2 h4 w# AMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
" v  P, ]# I+ h2 }7 }; n) `with their rendition of Madame
8 [: o' m! m  _- NButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
0 q7 E0 m) ]7 r6 E. Rplace in 4 different locations in
; Z, Y1 a, Y+ J4 I8 ~& O! J& VLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
! w0 _5 X) W( ?8 ?# o9 psampling.
Tickets: $65
/ [) [5 d( R/ f5 p: [2 s1 v. N, KAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
$ A7 c3 D2 \+ ^' o3 t10826 95 Street)
August 24
; c, [4 R# z3 a3 A& [Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
+ q- ]& S# u" L  u5 f6 t: G' b& R?Jane?
5 y! O/ g  H, E/ }August 26
  [& V6 u) p5 tYouth Concert
?Jane?
# v5 Q# f8 _: z8 eTime: 7 - 10pm
0 Q% k( @& H. ILocation: McCauley School, 9538
0 p+ c8 U: D2 J3 y+ q1 @2 H1 v- 107 Avenue
, W) u% Q' K7 AAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
. u9 e( Y& x7 o& ^# P* {and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
+ o: i  U: q3 V5 T9 u4 Y9 z107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
- `% r. }$ R4 c8 ?7 R8 V! Gexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
1 G. @' s2 |8 s5 e3 c  C3 sof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
, u% ]& R( l/ u, kmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
% S; n5 L  L  `6 s8 @Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
6 j( s5 v9 t+ j9 b5 l* c' e# S3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
& V0 R, d2 K. V$ C% m/ _" Z, ^August 28
5 j  a; {% T4 b' z/ n8 r" NViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
# Z, F5 Z6 X3 land 109 Avenue
( }6 g9 v+ U* ~$ V: J9 s- TCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
' U' ]) E4 S* l! Xfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
- X. x6 K2 f: t  uItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
/ J7 h( C7 C& {August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
$ O& \7 o' _4 B0 ^! x. w; G$ EAttractions: Live Entertainment,
, u0 q0 t, Q) Z% LSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
1 h6 I8 \2 D( z: e3 u. Wshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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