East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
, m1 T# [6 ^* h% m/ ATime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
6 B5 m* S/ q- g5 {This year is the hundredth
' J% M$ k) m5 v' X. w7 Panniversary of Edmonton’s
4 p2 X( Q1 Q4 r0 [original Chinatown and The
. ?9 Z$ r, C0 c: c- bEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
1 ~/ c. y7 R+ Y: s! K4 SAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
8 I6 n6 e0 L3 b+ VDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
, J1 m7 ~) e  m8 H' V. nCrafts Corner
5 m! G1 x: R+ @. {Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
+ q! J& Z. w8 |0 pChinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
! ~5 |0 c9 v& a4 y9 ?Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
& u5 j* K3 W$ y+ @TEXT TO COME Jane?
2 g- x! J) Y' e8 VAugust 22
2 P+ g3 X5 W  J* b1 l& Y7 FBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
+ k2 S6 P2 |6 N3 S, K* R+ SLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
4 l* e" I7 q' J( Y6 t. _) y! OAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
" m2 G. M& v: y* s/ J. NThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
9 V( @! D+ n6 Ball over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
! i& @9 `  L+ P9 c% {your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
, F, D$ C! I! UAugust 23-27
- L: |' d& z2 j' G0 kMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
) k# m% z( S9 @Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
* e9 Q, x9 \3 |: ]% m" i. \- O# uLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% z2 M* m! o, f$ e95 Street & 109 Avenue
' ?# T5 g; L8 B5 s2 u5 L' H9 NMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
, W4 l1 z/ l% s5 e2 a) O2 bwith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
# {1 J! g' l3 xplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
& \2 {* r( g" dTickets: $65
, {' @2 {5 p0 j; l$ YAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
+ f5 Y/ k: e( H10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
" ^: W7 x+ [- z  UTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
0 j% z. q& V7 Y9 K# O2 H! z95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
' |$ e6 f- |* `) e% ]+ ?August 26
( J# b  s' K+ f2 N* M& LYouth Concert
?Jane?
2 d7 c' C* q# Y' ]: u5 I+ qTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
) x& G+ n2 i2 Y* Q. b6 ^August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
' t- W' l4 ~8 P5 D2 tTime: 10am – 4pm
# h9 C6 u0 E( `% [- \9 p/ W& E& L3 |Location: McCauley School, 9538
; m  d; x- f3 h6 L- x. Z107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
. h6 t0 k% N2 o* I/ Eexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
& c- Y2 @9 ~# uof vendors offering cultural items,
9 t6 w# o6 B/ e0 {5 U& dhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
& K" g9 _3 ]$ ^! R/ p& S$ Z1:30 pm Local Artists
3 z' H+ B( {! R: a' Z! f2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
, l: G9 f1 C2 q! m6 k; YAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
) Y" Q! E- L2 [  |% E; s9 {2 a/ e7 gTime: Noon- 7pm
+ _6 i6 A( M- o; a5 A& r/ ^  ILocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
/ T  S5 x8 |! _: [Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
6 }. G, f! W  y7 @! m( E: SItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
& v  q( o+ @0 r$ _( r( Y* yand yes, more food! Come out
. d7 a- y, c7 K! n! {August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
9 l$ u' q4 b7 OAttractions: Live Entertainment,
: m. j- T1 X; \9 E1 c) u9 l% U* C1 @# CSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
0 l7 J, _! ~# n. M! Ctent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
8 @1 s/ |( O; H5 \* U. hand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
3 ~1 W, o9 s! M2 |/ J/ W1 ymore delicious treats!

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