East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
* a; F& b. e+ JTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
/ Q8 |% n0 ]( E; S3 K  A% QThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
8 d1 c6 Q6 z" c1 Aoriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
8 g+ Y4 |$ h+ e0 ~7 dFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
: u# ?* s# x7 dTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
% R2 C# Z9 x# }Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
# p" U( b+ }: H: [cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
' o- j# o2 W5 T1 I/ x& LChinese bakeries
7 l7 W6 K, I8 b0 ?August 21
Tropikana Afrika
6 J) g( }0 M# p( \7 x$ ^Time: 2 - 6pm
1 j2 m) j, V* N- hLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
! T! {" Z6 Y+ {" S' |3 P- v95 St - 108A Avenue
, f9 o; h$ m! \  o* }, ETEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
& ]: z( A, c- W  U2 Z/ ^2 LTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
2 u8 k( k# Y- Q5 C. xAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
' L0 d2 v& ]6 P7 V; U8 c2 @. b1 kThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
, [- m* _- ^5 ~. A. f) Kprecision and accuracy enjoyed
  ~6 M$ h- Z7 Nall over the world! Come out and
+ m( M: }7 X9 S" D5 l) Rcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
0 H* j) o" g; X6 c3 p6 AEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
1 ^. o1 I  c3 J: i' n+ O9 qAugust 23-27
+ I2 _1 ^3 k* X: V3 H4 I# ~9 KMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
7 y, }( ?8 K) e  s* z. s: Awith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
* ^; t; I( G; Wsampling.
3 Z1 r( O* l4 U, H7 n$ WTickets: $65
: o) I' s0 ~( T1 g% v, j; GAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
$ v, t0 W3 }% ?% Z2 wAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
7 g0 {6 ~: q/ A8 @  BLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
/ [0 ?8 K& n9 ^0 O3 R6 Z  \4 t  j( o95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
' c' r! \- J0 z$ T2 i# T8 {August 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
% _* e$ }5 g* q, Z/ s! }* y7 [+ K$ FTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
  [: V( a5 {# `6 R" u) |" M- 107 Avenue
; w6 j1 i/ ~4 }4 eAugust 27
1 |; |" Y+ R4 h$ Y+ a& y: WBelgian Waffle Breakfast
+ P* n) d5 z$ r% F8 t2 r3 c+ [and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
* c3 U; H1 |% v6 j9 Y0 q7 B, kWaffle – Jane?
6 J0 d$ `: w" k8 N0 PBring the whole family to
& c0 \, k: C: r) c1 Aexperience the World Market. Go
1 f) H+ r+ W! X! P6 j# Ushopping with a unique gathering
5 j4 F) d1 Q# T  `) m, y# U& k$ Oof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
; m- i$ _+ d9 fsecond hand merchandise, and
  u$ P  y8 F: V4 V3 `miscellaneous goods.
( i, h; A3 G. S! g+ REvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
" D  v& o  c7 n: {2 H1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
) X# [& o  r& g) b# zAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
* e6 Z+ k9 p& T( r# U+ ]Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
  J% U5 K4 m) z0 r& ^8 U, I(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
9 H' h' Q7 Y% [2 u, d9 b! fLocation: On 95 Street and in
6 c! S) M" ?) qGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
! E) t% ~5 ^& t9 j% y% j% fand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
- q$ }) X& d1 `3 ]3 T8 d# y: hfestival and be Italian for a day!
' h/ z( B8 n$ ?7 q' L! [/ G0 u( B3 tEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
  y# `% L$ |2 @3 KItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
! |. U7 Z+ T' @  p8 ?' g4 ^August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
+ {; B1 x3 F! Z- }Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
: e8 D, b$ K+ j/ R6 nshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
9 {0 O, t) v7 I9 e% g/ u5 hFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
; O" i; [3 n, [Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
6 z$ T# ?6 T1 {more delicious treats!

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