East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
3 C8 l  b# @3 V- z6 e5 T3 PLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
. S4 c+ W' `) s4 M3 A" b  kThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
8 w* @9 |8 N4 o* J! E* Foriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
" C7 M9 f: w! J; ?6 f$ vTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
& A8 G  L; c0 Q; t, [6 tcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
! D) L, F% n: w* O' \; d% gLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
! K# ^' p) ~, N* n( `- FAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
; W: E; j" o0 g8 r  d2 WLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
7 u# w; V! K% D' IAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
' j' N9 |- x' J3 j# {The sport of Bocce is a battle of
) {  Y6 o* u: {% J2 I1 n" Aprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
2 B% ?! _) ?% o, Iyour own at the first annual VIVE
6 ^+ V) Z& D6 L2 n9 I, sBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
" M+ u1 Q6 k/ U, V+ Gplayers per team)
/ t2 Q9 j% c' U" u! Q1 W  qAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
6 }4 v6 i( I1 `Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
, p  W/ s; f7 L! S( I  }/ e95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
, \$ o6 f- E' n4 m, ?- xpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
9 P/ @( g3 l" o6 Iperformance-amble that takes
1 ^9 q7 C, U1 F% gplace in 4 different locations in
5 U% U9 z/ q8 D5 F4 Z7 J( nLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
6 [( o- E! t! B2 Q! R" {* YTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
: r6 I1 |- `# s# |: a(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
! D4 L& v: F6 x9 t10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
6 X! A6 A. p) M% w$ `3 ?  C8 KLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% D/ B3 d  a% i. x- l3 l* A95 St - 108A Avenue
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August 26
( n, Z! N. ~# Q; a  JYouth Concert
. {; F9 {7 H7 V7 y* r- c3 T/ M' w?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
1 j$ v( J5 T/ G8 A$ s; FLocation: McCauley School, 9538
3 I  x! z9 ?! v; h2 W- 107 Avenue
( j% V. X7 O6 `August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
1 y% A5 Q7 T! \# j' ?and World Market
( s6 R0 G  Z: b0 [' v9 h- dTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
+ x! U. i1 x8 j+ e7 rWaffle – Jane?
. c6 p; p1 k' N, C. I% VBring the whole family to
5 d6 H9 u5 S, c) u* k% oexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
, \$ Z( A4 Q& uhandmade creations, gently-used
5 S1 m- j* l9 Q: [4 }; c' V0 C9 @second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
/ S- ~# {8 Z* r! A1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
* J, l* m6 X* T" k3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
5 Q% G/ t; [% O/ s0 \August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
& O7 {# \* A0 n, \  S4 @Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
' j$ r/ k( }' ~Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
& U  ]! q) l2 Y' J5 r& NItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
" H5 z0 g) ]$ e: q2 B& D% d& P3 i/ VAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
, _( N" q5 U3 G( z& L* NAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
- U5 U* b/ ?6 v7 m, A7 @. kshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
7 a" |8 a% e& q' d- _6 L. }Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
3 s$ r* V: z4 w+ G. ]0 Y- ]more delicious treats!

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