East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
; S. B1 W% ?" l% J: O& o7 \Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
) v% \4 [! h- q& cThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
1 B! B: N" A5 p4 w0 GCentennial.
/ o+ U/ m0 h2 `* ~* {Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
3 a* L" R; X; n, p8 [Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
' G9 D# W9 ~9 I' Q) VCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
2 A0 K! C0 C+ r# i% lcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
4 X* Q9 R! _! OLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
9 D' l' s3 l* f: T7 t/ yTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
/ O6 N: c) l: }- F$ m/ o5 Eprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
+ C- T$ R4 w" M, B4 K( P2 VEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
6 n5 {/ L" m* v- [5 e& |3 X! \players per team)
August 23-27
( H6 P1 m  @$ A3 ?3 L! tMadame Butterfly Opera
, g" H: @+ i+ D7 ein the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
: k& i4 O" e1 W" }7 @! `7 W+ E95 Street & 109 Avenue
3 m8 X8 S( ~5 j: I" X0 ~Mercury Opera Theatre
- K- w- o- U) U2 G% ?presents Opera in the Park
2 Q" y0 w2 L/ z" _4 S) `. G) Mwith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
# j- J8 e* a) y6 N' N; |  h( a9 |( Qplace in 4 different locations in
2 y1 |4 c( E' v* z' A  vLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
; {4 u6 K; `7 G7 a% M2 f# tsampling.
) b0 m2 t" Z  t5 e# D, P# OTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
' ]8 c1 N2 H3 L+ F(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
" f5 n, O% Z8 ^4 b! L- NAugust 24
+ {6 S7 v8 Q: g& r/ SJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
2 W3 u6 K) b5 Z/ ?& VLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
$ F3 k) b" x& D5 J; W?Jane?
3 E, ?9 S; b/ `& I! O0 x, @1 fAugust 26
8 g8 ?: r: r; k- }  v% bYouth Concert
, `/ ]6 i" g; p" ]: _. I?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
7 D5 Q9 a7 s' \$ n# b2 q) zLocation: McCauley School, 9538
+ s1 c4 R4 J. J: D' Y& E" m- 107 Avenue
! g8 H2 P* [# @August 27
  t9 l) J) Z& H. h5 E7 MBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
' }) T' O- g% a% V5 X# S: q107 Avenue
+ o# w; N7 [. ?1 vWaffle – Jane?
7 n. X  k9 v& a' |2 eBring the whole family to
; ^7 C- z' k$ h3 U8 `experience the World Market. Go
6 }! _6 r1 X" ~( X0 N( m! }shopping with a unique gathering
9 J6 V' L% I  f; j: f" |of vendors offering cultural items,
3 B- P/ \3 r% Q- G# S% ?handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
6 R( y" P% V) p% E" [1:30 pm Local Artists
2 C5 n* u( [' J) q; l2:30 pm Cooking Demo
2 i9 i/ j4 A; ^3 pm Fashion Show
# W+ ]2 k. H. Z/ O) O( I8 k# P9 WAll day – Children’s Crafts
! _7 P) [  K3 W- B1 K- Z( k4 _+ x! r0 K8 fAugust 28
% t4 m) H! z5 x7 }Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
$ `$ x, j1 z- g) ?/ J1 L( g(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
4 I) d. M- K& ~4 iLocation: On 95 Street and in
$ d) i8 `9 e% bGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
. @; W2 C" ]. X: f/ ?  }$ Q. wCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
8 X' l  Z* Y% K; g9 \festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
2 t. t8 y- p, r% i# Y" ]# _August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
" h* u0 _9 Y; @7 Qtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
6 U6 I) z3 r. s# A2 ~show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
$ T' I3 E. P( i- m  Q2 dFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
- S; q( y; F/ H' M& wLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
, Q6 F9 v' z5 v1 {, k$ Zmore delicious treats!

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