East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
2 r+ J$ M& V8 T6 \6 s( MLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
5 w+ e8 Z6 x( r2 o& a5 x) [% WThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
9 R' P& H7 k: [8 S" i5 F  Foriginal Chinatown and The
) {0 z. M) `3 M! w2 w& r& YEast meets West / Chinatown
  j* G& a0 y; T/ x$ z8 nFestival is celebrating Chinatown
; U. T4 `0 o8 y1 i: M4 HCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
2 w& Q4 Q. }4 O" f1 MTraditional Chinese Opera,
4 d- D! g9 n$ GDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
2 q# R9 _8 j- NCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
5 W% l/ l; R% ?& S% Hcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
) Z9 ^' A% v) i# v( n, R7 F  rChinese bakeries
; b8 l1 f7 |( {) NAugust 21
% Y1 \& ^* A$ }, i! C' pTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
$ @7 u4 a( P! }; O2 MLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
( j2 F& C- d0 @! N9 E4 S95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
, C9 [( s9 E1 B1 u' l5 |Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
4 d+ a: c% k) C! rAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
9 H! Y: t  ~5 h7 |1 v9 ^1 CThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
! U' V9 n# M4 kyour own at the first annual VIVE
9 G( W! \2 `4 G* z& x: q% n+ S" N- BBocce tournament.
; Y3 ?" c+ ^5 S. N6 f' |Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
% B* I" P7 ?  tTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
8 `' n" P/ j3 JLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
0 p3 w! }: x& H5 q8 E* M# |95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
" ?3 X' A* m! A8 `9 H. l) qpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
; c6 L( ~, t7 Cperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
$ ~6 N1 Q# `# BTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
: I9 O$ R) m- ]  OYouth Concert
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% V. P% f: |3 \: b7 D+ A3 E) A) K9 qTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
( Z7 m; Q# y) K% v+ f3 m  rBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
( v/ u/ a* l# Z6 r& A1 C# e( Z7 vTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
8 C2 O. N5 O+ E5 g& P$ jWaffle – Jane?
6 w' \( C: f: d& l, G% ABring the whole family to
; M% j7 [0 p* L5 a  K& q/ gexperience the World Market. Go
  \- o8 i2 }. H, s8 [+ t- G7 b& |shopping with a unique gathering
: @! I$ }+ @: ]1 p3 h- jof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
( h. Y; r% w  Vsecond hand merchandise, and
  c; C; W& Z; h1 d% t9 nmiscellaneous goods.
# p3 Q+ a) J. Z: B5 \4 l. J2 gEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
6 I$ r6 j( p1 g/ g1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
+ `  |9 D) x- F6 C$ D7 _  z3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
. V6 k* \4 ^, |% S) z7 i; O(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
8 m9 _3 L4 W) t3 W$ ^  cLocation: On 95 Street and in
9 T1 q% s/ j$ E  f4 [5 cGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
- ~* j2 p: D7 YCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
+ W* |; ^: ?+ q% Yfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
+ F* \( |; A1 v. M$ Q! _Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
& {2 W$ H' T9 F7 M" Hand yes, more food! Come out
/ d& M- o) c2 b4 e/ S2 HAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
, a3 X8 L: \) y6 X% \1 X% H$ JAttractions: Live Entertainment,
, ?% M: `8 X* a8 P1 S  JSoccer Tournament, Cooking
3 ]% B1 |+ D' g* m3 GDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
; ?* g* ^" h9 ?. Q# q6 P8 a/ a9 K3 n" `$ rshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
( t. B3 z$ ^# a, @/ s& F+ `# Pand some surprises!
2 X3 w7 V( p1 a0 G' y) O, [Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
7 _, P# y8 N/ |  h  xLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
5 H6 a2 \. e- h: cmore delicious treats!

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