East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
( a8 v: C2 ~3 J6 goriginal Chinatown and The
) s2 ]9 G8 [- _2 B+ d) |% H; Y* NEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
- @4 H8 j$ ^6 y" n1 g* aCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
$ h7 Y! C( l; _: i  Vcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
- Q- o+ v) k* a) g8 [& s  pChinese bakeries
5 ], f6 ~* q: H/ s6 H' g1 D# bAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
; s) P* a- j6 L$ N4 U! aTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
/ G1 E1 U9 o' t2 V0 aTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
9 [. s$ w$ Z6 O% R4 _! d: qBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
5 N+ g6 g  ~( m) M" xLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
/ M/ Z1 @1 `- x: N4 c" C6 v" m# C) M) bAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
7 Q) K( R6 o0 FThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
6 S$ ?* \6 _! l; m& N2 ucheer on your team, or make
5 S1 e2 D. ], X+ G8 o; P' G! e; Yyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
) j- _* l! j; {( M- aEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
3 k, W1 z& X% y7 G; H( G0 _players per team)
August 23-27
- a* y$ F% N5 ]  l6 P4 v3 UMadame Butterfly Opera
  t. J" U# R1 jin the Park
6 G: K5 k3 l. V4 h6 n8 i+ |8 _Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
: E* v% @) @9 d6 N8 y6 }9 q3 v95 Street & 109 Avenue
2 e" t' n0 n% V: {8 YMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
; B+ _: G2 z5 |. `with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
; U5 N. |9 M& @place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
: x+ Q' g: V, N1 ksampling.
Tickets: $65
+ o* \) N& C4 N9 K6 K; m2 x1 tAvailable at Tix on the Square
1 ?" n/ p6 K9 p) r8 o(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
! J9 L; z+ E; t: ]) A10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
6 r: C' R3 H7 _$ L6 j- nTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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, s6 J% Z$ o- b2 }+ x" P0 qAugust 26
Youth Concert
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Time: 7 - 10pm
, \" N0 Z! t" l% Z  J' @Location: McCauley School, 9538
' U. H7 }- H+ x1 j, ~+ W- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
! B3 k+ n2 H' v' e2 X9 I9 x: _5 Land World Market
# W: _$ c; x/ c4 b  CTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
* _$ F9 ~/ I0 {* G$ y( Bmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
0 `8 T. B- g% {& A2 T1:30 pm Local Artists
* u' o# h1 p' p7 r$ L2:30 pm Cooking Demo
; a. e# {1 X  o8 R$ v- R3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
, `  t* R1 r# R* H$ }( D0 h* Q& h& k$ a7 kAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
5 ?  [8 @7 ~0 u; x* S(VIVE)
* H, p( ]  t; T& ]  F% a# rTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
0 W4 M5 Q* k0 Z- f0 qGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
) A% D$ q5 Y0 h, Y+ ~and 109 Avenue
' ?/ T& Z* a. UCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
# @' \" ?0 \* v% a: Jfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
& b2 h% y- o9 R% gAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
8 g9 g4 v, I; {2 i4 pAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
; V3 x9 _/ n' L0 yDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
, U4 a& n5 Y, o) yshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
! i1 u5 p1 @( ^5 E! L: NFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
, M7 _& ?  z3 o( RLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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