East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
$ I7 s5 F1 a& ]  D" N* m1 v% YTime: Noon -8pm
. {. E7 e( c4 V! ?( v, P! ELocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
$ X& B% Q; F; h4 sEast meets West / Chinatown
2 ^7 Q1 q  O% c0 _% Z4 FFestival is celebrating Chinatown
8 E) f7 S  T& V8 C; C- h3 |Centennial.
$ N/ r; E3 f! p- MAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
+ X4 A, I3 h! O! @0 C$ lCrafts Corner
6 a, l# P4 x* F; g; EFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
/ x5 L) u, h3 K7 H1 A0 G. Ycakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
) I" Q5 Z/ n* B3 ?$ fAugust 21
* m5 s4 ]1 |' G8 ^( W7 W0 PTropikana Afrika
1 v! k* h% ^9 s4 @! O2 ITime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
- ]* Y4 z" `  R8 J& M7 D95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
+ _5 j4 c5 {; S* x% RAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
# Y. A' C. u( F+ h) L- ?0 nLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
% ~& o9 n- }; _* D8 d' E- t: hall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
) y' A6 M# Y$ x( B% ]7 Z/ aBocce tournament.
: K* B# q# o4 d" z3 o' mEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
! _' O* p# `3 i% NAugust 23-27
2 V1 G* M/ w. z/ |Madame Butterfly Opera
) y( f' G4 g7 Nin the Park
& C+ r( X8 {6 ^2 R! W: b$ LTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
- M" M8 \# [1 s( ULocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
0 L% }" A$ k' T& I( S, DMercury Opera Theatre
& _6 V% [$ M+ R# d. @, Xpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
6 w; ?9 @. e; m  H6 H" KLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
, K' f. |9 R. X& r) H! osampling.
Tickets: $65
7 e5 F0 R" G& T$ B$ DAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
4 `! ^. b7 @5 M' |; {" ~! KAugust 24
: r$ l' n- Q& p1 Y8 X2 ]3 O1 ^Jazz in Gio
" q7 _" Y2 _( ETime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
4 T# x2 |3 m* l6 l?Jane?
* w1 Q7 K$ O% EAugust 26
. f4 n, t+ K9 f- j3 a, Z% H1 v' OYouth Concert
! |7 \' `! ]2 B/ u?Jane?
$ p2 i- [; n0 Y  K' CTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
# Y- p, x0 S$ H0 [6 C- 107 Avenue
August 27
1 s' o$ y) Y6 q9 W! rBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
1 L+ k2 b! ]# qLocation: McCauley School, 9538
/ i# M+ I  L! u* P7 [  z! K  h107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
. \" d) i! _. }; R3 ^experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
6 a0 t' Y9 o: w  t' @) V! `2 aof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
) e# l8 u! z' f3 Vmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
4 D$ Z- {/ \* ^/ n" Z* w- aDrumming Group
1 s( a5 R* g9 b/ s7 s6 J1:30 pm Local Artists
; d$ A; K' U! ~2:30 pm Cooking Demo
) j( ]% n2 D* u. s2 K3 pm Fashion Show
: z) |2 m% K' V. H, OAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
! E; a6 ^. ~* |6 KViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
5 p! o% C6 f0 `1 \Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
4 h3 D# y8 u7 v  y) F1 @and 109 Avenue
! g0 Z& H( |5 q+ ?7 c$ r4 C. \2 NCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
6 O2 F2 H1 h: W% D. R- sfestival and be Italian for a day!
. Z9 t; n  R" p1 ~( u+ bEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
# X4 |$ I7 o8 f5 YItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
. X0 C( U2 f$ c  ?$ n& n) E  Kand yes, more food! Come out
6 n" r% F8 K% NAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
- Y4 ?+ J. b& mmore delicious treats!

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