East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
7 s9 X0 g, M! WTime: Noon -8pm
9 k6 r& e3 L+ R7 z: H& yLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
& |3 m2 n9 I; }; H( o) Qanniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
( ^1 M4 u/ {( ~% uCentennial.
9 \0 P! V# M* i9 YAttractions: Cultural Shows,
- s( X: u- \8 _$ a# S9 G% x6 o4 QTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
( J" e9 M8 N. F' W6 R+ t* v8 bFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
- e, b6 ^8 K8 B* mChinese bakeries
0 H: D1 q% S) h) g) s9 ~0 jAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
  o; v5 h  r! Z; e6 ?0 P# X7 O3 ~/ T/ ^. vTime: 2 - 6pm
- n9 `( H! ?& T1 D% Y- x) {4 k  uLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
/ P* ~, S4 n6 b5 R) |1 qTEXT TO COME Jane?
' n6 E- R- z- I/ r* {August 22
' s- w, p. R9 d7 L8 bBocce Tournament
) q& n* J: F; X9 @, i3 r; kTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
$ U1 I0 ?& u' G$ f! H) g& LAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
: x% o/ l$ m$ [9 E" FThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
1 o1 ?' z: _' L4 }4 D' ]6 Yprecision and accuracy enjoyed
0 }1 |8 Z* `" P5 `0 pall over the world! Come out and
9 x% L! A" I) y2 c* e1 ycheer on your team, or make
+ T4 L7 T2 m/ f2 |7 b+ nyour own at the first annual VIVE
4 e& n6 v. w) {# ^$ i( K  I8 OBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
& W5 b( v' e  @. sAugust 23-27
* J$ H6 x  L# f2 _Madame Butterfly Opera
3 X1 }4 c! ?4 ]3 a+ Gin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
: w3 O  m# W# j/ h2 @& H6 Z/ o95 Street & 109 Avenue
1 Q) s, y( e- K# V; d0 b8 eMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
, {; N' [. o% ~; h( dButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
* x' m$ g. M& ^; N' y8 {* f) yperformance-amble that takes
1 A/ f. g! t3 t( |% ]4 Oplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
% s. W# L) r: Q- S/ M$ c( r(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
; {  ^# t$ q6 D0 E$ \# L5 Q2 j10826 95 Street)
August 24
5 ^, y$ u/ h3 r( JJazz in Gio
% c; e  N( {" L1 |5 hTime: 2 - 6pm
- K: g( ~: Z# }3 `Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
+ o$ G" A; Y7 Y6 d6 G0 m& TYouth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
8 D7 V, G. i' [! LLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
9 T9 p* f4 t1 K& |$ p- C: yTime: 10am – 4pm
# j. E3 O6 u: kLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
# O. Z; H/ m! A! F$ }& y0 A0 v0 Xexperience the World Market. Go
9 m" w% Z7 Z; z. Gshopping with a unique gathering
- h3 v, v% X% C- \. |of 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
1 T: r% a6 F" o# z2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
' s3 M6 W4 y7 F$ Z% X6 V: uAll day – Children’s Crafts
. `, f$ M1 t) g9 \* }9 i) G; EAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
1 @3 N: [! `. |3 uLocation: On 95 Street and in
9 g/ ~' {5 l+ s' aGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
: f: l& {( ?) F4 B7 H1 r* oand 109 Avenue
+ Q% m" I5 c# x" n1 U2 NCome 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
5 I& g* l) Y: p5 RAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
$ r& p9 ^9 N/ `' XAttractions: Live Entertainment,
3 l! T! M7 M5 y$ p5 s$ P) H% uSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
# k' k( ?( M& z. R4 l$ U( [7 Ptent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
+ ?! ~/ h6 ^3 b$ Q0 x4 h) ?show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
! ~, g& n9 \0 `# ?( n$ land some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
8 W3 ]8 @/ |0 }5 e1 h' ELasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
) Z* t: R/ l# u3 s7 y' `more delicious treats!

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