East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
0 y+ ^) b; l* v% z1 N9 BThis year is the hundredth
" T# n  h( ~2 `9 wanniversary of Edmonton’s
1 L  j% B% w8 r( ~# x8 k( g% \3 Poriginal Chinatown and The
, @/ }  ?* \" C% @! NEast meets West / Chinatown
* t- p3 Q$ t0 q' FFestival is celebrating Chinatown
2 }5 U6 x* R" d2 F; M: G+ oCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
$ a1 ^6 n" K$ t) H1 DDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
* ~. n0 |2 b3 M2 \Crafts Corner
7 E- b& x$ N% T) x4 ?Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
& l0 P7 v6 h6 t% Xcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
, T2 E0 G4 H6 g% \! w! q3 WChinese bakeries
6 Q% V- X0 K5 C1 Z0 i3 m' w/ S1 NAugust 21
9 Q; {% e3 i& P' v" e4 I6 g7 \5 pTropikana Afrika
* i: |, P3 B6 ]3 y  ]Time: 2 - 6pm
" P& c6 a3 c  i7 e$ zLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
( K' v# @& D3 u2 J, i% {* [- MAugust 22
; h$ T2 ?' l5 m  _: u" r* \8 DBocce Tournament
5 v' @8 L7 {8 t' X' BTime: 7pm – Close
" s- O6 z7 [% [$ uLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
) [7 U( j0 I  ?7 |6 p3 eall over the world! Come out and
. p( _. T& c8 |5 P5 q6 Ocheer on your team, or make
+ Y' X, R5 G3 Q1 x' N8 pyour own at the first annual VIVE
5 I. ?3 s" Q& W8 f2 a( o5 j1 ^3 rBocce tournament.
" Z& m- v$ F' V& ]+ c: g; aEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
, z8 [+ [/ _2 @players per team)
$ d: u, c  ]0 M& KAugust 23-27
" B! C& G  |) {Madame Butterfly Opera
# u6 w2 S/ L, y  v6 C" I4 {in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
3 D9 I: p) h* m7 o6 Hpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
: @+ ?9 @$ u% a' s% CButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
- U3 e$ [, X! ^! k8 e4 `8 tLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
) e6 u3 Q1 |# b: {" t& c7 q8 X! esampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
# b# S  r5 t' R7 u! Y(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
9 _1 I5 H, u! ^- a+ e. dAugust 24
' C8 I+ w4 x' p( [) L/ mJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
1 u$ j' J( |1 V2 t5 M95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
  J, i6 B6 x; F; VAugust 26
/ F0 L7 O$ |9 V- R0 s6 e) HYouth Concert
( H& P& F0 c. p9 \?Jane?
  R: T8 w& }- w: e* Y4 vTime: 7 - 10pm
! }6 T' t, z; j  X; d5 w' kLocation: McCauley School, 9538
$ O7 q! D7 n7 v2 a  O- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
, g+ I' T- I7 J0 h% t; land World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
/ m6 ~& r6 s  n6 ~107 Avenue
# c4 t  A6 j* @. y5 e  y- [: [3 UWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
. e3 u+ d7 m: b0 P; g' g9 Lexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
' N: g8 a! `; U/ ?of vendors offering cultural items,
5 K# `, f5 z" L/ o" rhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
5 M: U0 {2 x6 G' V; M! z! Z0 e1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
* E: \& {" r9 A0 p0 v* }# yViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
9 M, \9 K$ p5 R% \* _Time: Noon- 7pm
' }/ U/ K; m! b. u* `Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
$ p/ }0 t1 c# z: U" L6 Y/ sfestival and be Italian for a day!
! t& o1 `! L4 L5 U8 BEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
( k, E5 \2 c2 N# g3 ~# a- cItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
/ `% k: K5 x$ N0 P0 \* H% E5 qand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
; R  c9 H2 @- F" J: t9 Wtent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
- }% b1 _/ ?' ^4 kshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
# M! m# D; }0 z: n1 F9 ^2 m/ ?0 eand some surprises!
+ H5 f8 ~1 _- u( u# a4 |: nFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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