East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
) ~1 L" k% K) W1 D. w/ BLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
; \/ d* @1 x5 U) `1 Z" T& Ianniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
% H0 {( f5 f- iEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
) D! A2 q9 ^2 a# \" P' R6 u! ]Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
* r4 Z4 o8 M' OTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
* j4 t; E. c8 e5 A) TCrafts Corner
8 l& a4 k8 Z  {* _" BFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
& V7 o* F( N: ^7 Zcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
7 b; J5 E8 H- z! F! _& M# V; Q# t7 `August 21
Tropikana Afrika
: f5 Q5 Y8 r$ ]  XTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
4 y3 l2 Y4 Z+ O5 K' O95 St - 108A Avenue
5 s2 ?% p/ s  }+ e9 h: w% ~TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
, {" g# d2 D9 |' E. n0 X$ D6 \1 eBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
7 O: T5 a# H: c* ~6 jAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
$ k, |- e; s" F2 I0 f* z9 l) ]The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
! k( I$ A7 Y% c: ^4 g6 j4 y# @all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
2 L% J, q. ^- D  A1 ^/ e0 ?Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
/ d( V: H8 @$ LAugust 23-27
; a. U- Q6 k3 G0 f7 T+ sMadame Butterfly Opera
9 {8 f4 b8 x! ^# H& i+ K9 Pin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
1 t4 b2 |" T6 ^% H  R+ qLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
8 ^' s5 G( [# L( \/ B" J- [Mercury Opera Theatre
, a" }$ x2 q) |$ [& vpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
0 G! o4 g) x! T' Q, e! Zperformance-amble that takes
& X  d4 M; T# N0 T  Vplace in 4 different locations in
/ j; N# X* R' hLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
  ]! S; A) {# L9 t" dsampling.
9 Y' Z5 \2 X$ w( y8 kTickets: $65
% g5 i' a+ w. y, Q* EAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
3 f3 Y0 f% _' Q/ yAugust 24
& t( m4 Q2 C* H5 `/ AJazz in Gio
5 M0 Q% j. n/ z0 _! i8 Y: o. MTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
) t9 V9 x8 c1 c" t9 l) F. n95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
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Youth Concert
) D7 O7 b& y$ z9 i1 m1 c?Jane?
% n, Y) g) C, P+ qTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
$ F* f4 K% w! P/ _' Q$ bAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
3 ^  T. D( i/ S: R: hand World Market
: Y. T5 }: `  \4 u6 qTime: 10am – 4pm
. W# @+ r; [, C) [Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
1 i- z; H# f7 S7 _, y. Bexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
4 V6 E- x7 O9 v" `handmade creations, gently-used
' l6 a; o0 {+ U% L& ?- U+ \( f# |second hand merchandise, and
4 J8 g9 F- ^7 L% {  h* N- jmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
5 _7 h$ \/ k( `0 _( J0 Q3 ^1:30 pm Local Artists
! q4 X2 I, c3 t0 P; m6 c" I2:30 pm Cooking Demo
) ]- y! N" Q' o8 r1 z: S3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
7 A7 h$ C: m( {" t) e- oViva Italia Viva Edmonton
& p( I6 B) j" K8 j) D(VIVE)
& H1 D$ B' |) O3 b  _* jTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
$ S2 m" W2 O' Gfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
4 V4 z1 m" W! X1 C: F. l1 W2 z) z/ jAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
" p! }: @* R2 q4 T, x$ ~Attractions: Live Entertainment,
' O) M* y3 b' ~1 W) [Soccer Tournament, Cooking
$ [- ]4 _' y! `- o( r% ZDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
4 X0 @+ `2 `/ z' a/ a: _7 Rtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
& b8 B: n* a' b' D# M0 u5 ashow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
7 T, e3 g8 K  @( ]1 Z  l$ G  {Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
2 F' v& e  a3 X( h, }( ]7 Emore delicious treats!

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