East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
# M! o( t2 n; z: Moriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
( b# K) D! S0 O, b+ |6 KCentennial.
+ {! t8 o) a% B8 ]$ A4 ?Attractions: Cultural Shows,
% V# M2 D8 ~+ [1 G' x$ eTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
5 v! \2 [+ U5 ~' FCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
( r# Z/ r1 K( ?% H5 O. `Chinese bakeries
* e* D- M; \0 D5 N! @+ |August 21
Tropikana Afrika
) ]7 x4 E: ?* Z5 dTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
! a% \: @. w& @4 ^95 St - 108A Avenue
* I* Q! V( ^; O: [2 n6 w% OTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
2 x6 P/ l+ a1 n% y8 L" }# A( nBocce Tournament
0 ?" z2 F5 m, t! h  \Time: 7pm – Close
2 a) g2 S2 b- Q5 a  nLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
7 ?; x6 r0 h' V1 D( d6 P: tThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
% \* p0 }- p6 @: ?: w8 ]precision and accuracy enjoyed
& Q* ?7 |! I% @/ v+ Nall over the world! Come out and
, l' Q& l" G1 L6 n7 v9 icheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
$ g' U9 K- t, h" wBocce tournament.
6 {' ?, y: B" T% Z/ }' TEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
" R" p% O6 s: t' Jplayers per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
4 i& P. v* Z7 g; G7 k; X7 jTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
; i' i: |# r7 U# \3 R1 @presents Opera in the Park
6 r) [3 R' b& ?6 Zwith their rendition of Madame
$ J' O( C% T+ k7 b3 ?. g9 U+ pButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
1 s! @. t5 i6 [; @# Y5 {Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
5 I# t: h) L( J  {  P3 T3 @3 Hsampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
" \% y3 O5 {: v9 f4 @7 c) t9 s5 v(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
5 |' O0 [; X3 t9 N. f$ ]  w' y' `Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
# K' h) r1 W% @% W95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
% d  N' |! X4 n  lYouth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
' W5 E/ D6 x! h9 B# s. ^0 q6 }- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
+ X# j  K7 e1 C  h4 K, jand World Market
9 t6 U" k9 L4 S' O* d6 Y1 h3 HTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
9 r2 `$ @$ c* G; l+ u9 FBring the whole family to
' _% f6 i$ x/ b4 U. u) hexperience the World Market. Go
/ {; ]$ Q% V; m3 R! Nshopping with a unique gathering
0 h* Z2 P* l0 [7 {. Fof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
! }! M" _7 f* k& o: N+ S, Vsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
* V. U  o* d5 V6 p0 _1 j, F2:30 pm Cooking Demo
, }3 G, Q( R( q8 R) r3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
/ F! ?/ O+ r6 N" V! A7 V* tAugust 28
) Q( C  Q0 y) |* T* C2 [; |Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
) |6 M( c7 |3 l$ yGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
+ `8 n4 ]1 L$ V+ }& K+ [1 M( Nand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
# }( `, L' e/ A0 d5 I  bEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
- R4 U/ D) [) K  ^' L: {* }and yes, more food! Come out
; a5 [& m& q$ ~6 W7 Q) y1 O4 NAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
( K3 C. I* Q# n: A& @' \Soccer Tournament, Cooking
) T" R& t, s9 u9 J9 Q5 k: U' NDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
3 o# p5 k+ K, |5 p% A1 Q7 Ttent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
" F; j  `7 z) e6 u% pshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
- Y) X- C* `4 G- o  dmore delicious treats!

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