East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
* Z" J, `- q1 u% u2 K% s2 ZTime: Noon -8pm
' n, ], q; t; L2 RLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
# e! N! {/ s% Q' L  moriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
8 ^+ v) Y3 d0 m6 hFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
4 Y+ |& R. E. c/ o! VChinese bakeries
August 21
" L! g0 @* a0 u% Z& {Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
" S' U2 ^4 L; K% V# S3 z- B8 ]( BLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
& Z& y. g, W+ r2 B: g+ U$ [August 22
0 O3 o9 [; _$ o. k/ s8 ^Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
- k5 ?3 b+ z+ z" _% hAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
! O! h' Z0 ~! \; B9 rThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
, B( r5 O7 z5 ?* x# G  |precision and accuracy enjoyed
: q$ V6 |7 F; k# }' h1 c0 {$ l: yall over the world! Come out and
7 W& d. ~$ f) zcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
& G* Y& C- y7 N" sBocce tournament.
; G2 B7 q2 M" n2 t% dEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
& _4 G, [$ N( {& P, O, fplayers per team)
August 23-27
7 F' {; ~! t# c% o2 xMadame Butterfly Opera
# j/ {7 L* ^- h. O7 H+ f7 Lin the Park
) f! V" ~( {1 l1 h5 f. Q+ o: [Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
" b. Y4 j$ ~- ?, k2 v' r: E95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
) w8 g: j7 x; _3 v$ I. v( |with their rendition of Madame
$ P; o! e- c, _- A' v+ J% LButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
: D6 z! M" k3 ~' B# g( V% ]$ t+ Osampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
  D" Z1 X- [, G3 K! R5 ^(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
  G9 V% d! O/ C9 z1 Q; q0 ^, g10826 95 Street)
August 24
8 ~6 ?2 y. n3 J9 }: u, j* d/ RJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
! u' d9 f7 H9 u  G?Jane?
6 O7 N8 \9 B0 C1 b% _+ lAugust 26
6 ^, g- F3 w7 S  i0 R# t( z% MYouth Concert
0 ]6 d  S, Z+ O! q) ?9 V, B3 k?Jane?
. o5 ?  r+ ?! ]  {) o! B1 J* B' @Time: 7 - 10pm
5 p. r) ]( @1 G  |$ _Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
5 B& m0 D$ f; |7 W- {August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
5 N3 H5 x( @' O6 C- ?( uand World Market
% z9 v9 j' }; u7 i3 O8 FTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
3 K1 m% Y5 Y/ ]3 w, i  v' F7 K107 Avenue
" T* o& |& E# B) `  U2 SWaffle – Jane?
& J0 r1 I/ ^- N+ W- {- [: jBring the whole family to
5 [- t$ l2 _& ~: e' ^experience the World Market. Go
( T7 x8 Z$ z/ o) P# wshopping with a unique gathering
  j' i* G9 F/ P* m% u  F+ cof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
+ E! Z$ d  O% `$ ]miscellaneous goods.
$ x: a3 ^/ d* A5 Z& b* AEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
+ ^+ Y) i' ^9 V. M0 V: ~1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
# S2 i- U. e3 N& H6 t3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
' {# D/ w  O3 `/ h! eAugust 28
: g5 d0 v# O) D5 B6 q3 EViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
9 [" P( \, ^" U, K, }4 VTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
% V9 @2 Q0 i6 X6 W9 TCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
! a5 p7 T, ?/ f: @5 V1 x" yfestival and be Italian for a day!
' ~% M. F- e% L8 sEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
/ J: Z1 b" `5 i* T, ?# K# ~August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
5 f' s- \1 R8 QSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
$ T/ o7 Q# j( j; V4 Ptent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
! [- I+ N- l# T0 i7 I: w2 p: E6 Oshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
6 E8 e3 V: l" a5 @* QLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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