East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
$ K1 p# u( c' iTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
  f/ M& `+ F7 T' FThis year is the hundredth
) W, G1 F' _0 E( F  n) Oanniversary of Edmonton’s
6 X, H. ]$ Y; Aoriginal 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
( Z3 j8 _. v& `# V" o- Q; O; DFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
! O' e$ M) v) w2 \! N( N! ZTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
# z1 s! b/ H1 z. S* wLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 ]: m* w4 p  M2 N/ M/ _4 B) ]95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
& J9 j9 |1 ]. R! i! LTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
4 F- h& v% v/ R) w) HAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
- A! N. Q. f5 ~' r7 v$ G- |your own at the first annual VIVE
# k; Z! V( d+ i+ Z0 m0 bBocce tournament.
5 b8 c" D  c. m, w7 t( R4 `( N1 CEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
0 u/ D' }3 D/ Mplayers per team)
August 23-27
! z- d4 m( f( [! f, A. q( r/ `" z9 Z' kMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
0 Z8 c, y) E; B% e& L' n/ b! QTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
4 \" |2 z! a2 s95 Street & 109 Avenue
# w1 c, u9 K0 B& dMercury Opera Theatre
) Y6 q3 @2 y* g. cpresents 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
9 w* g& b1 I# H# K1 j& wLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
- m2 S0 g5 x6 ~# A4 A4 Asampling.
( I5 M. @& V/ I  q: E& @Tickets: $65
  _& B5 D- k0 y: ]% }/ D& i2 E  QAvailable at Tix on the Square
1 R) e/ h9 J7 x; r# ?  J(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
4 r; E9 c! A: ^. _7 E- o: {- @10826 95 Street)
# ]4 r/ a3 O7 W9 @, D7 xAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
; \0 G2 O6 `3 ]- s- FTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 `. d6 `4 Q8 S: `6 v; x; j1 U95 St - 108A Avenue
3 B! `0 k( }& a: a0 {' [) a?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
! A1 J2 V" M6 m/ L- P; u/ x: H?Jane?
1 T4 z+ N0 X+ T' B( E" l; zTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
3 B# E& J0 n4 |( D" j- 107 Avenue
; v: N$ A" f2 l4 Z9 hAugust 27
' I# k% x: V$ e2 Y0 ZBelgian Waffle Breakfast
: S& O4 U% a* k& M6 n9 ~6 nand World Market
. O2 u% G5 w! m1 i. u5 dTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
# ]0 T1 c6 ?  `Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
7 J: q8 v! x; v$ vof vendors offering cultural items,
  G5 w# ^! k6 N  O0 {handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
- W2 c( S% @! U' \7 z) |0 tDrumming Group
; _, u3 n7 d3 k; f  l, ~1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
! @0 `: C& x' u0 HAugust 28
. G% q  H0 ~/ ZViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
  ]* r% W% i& U; O9 wTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
6 s& M) {. _8 ^Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
) O( A  A( c' H% M- u4 ]and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
7 `: U% t8 ^% IEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
- `( m* C& A7 D5 ]9 [Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
2 D, m# L# @' L* l3 L3 PFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
( D% Z, H- D# G$ ZLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
1 D9 E% W: Q7 amore delicious treats!

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