East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
4 Q) ?9 m* z5 K2 ZTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
" R3 b' t' O; f9 v' ~0 jThis year is the hundredth
. w/ f6 X+ S2 ]" ganniversary of Edmonton’s
6 k( i1 L+ j7 Horiginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
- Q5 H% h+ e! f1 Q* _Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
& \8 k! R7 N9 X- Q) Z0 B5 TTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
  V' z8 ^/ ~0 f. M1 s- q' fTEXT TO COME Jane?
8 U0 C* p: A$ w1 {& [- ^August 22
Bocce Tournament
% {7 Q, ]$ o$ Q/ O* d) }* D3 jTime: 7pm – Close
% Y2 m  i/ v- d$ SLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
. `4 o8 G* o4 iall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
/ a  Y3 L0 f0 Q( e0 p' l5 @) wBocce tournament.
, K5 M6 K7 y. S, G, d2 j, fEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
2 e- G' g) S/ ?% o6 I6 ~August 23-27
0 B# T3 n% r: e3 O) G2 j0 pMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
7 t- {6 J& R) s# L9 b" `Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
4 O. E4 l- N8 O( FLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
, q; y% o1 B4 ~5 f95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
7 z8 M" G9 z* c5 p, dwith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
. N2 b* G& E+ R7 R" l4 [$ a& {Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
$ e3 |0 f4 H% b  U% g& ~4 P(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
; [) ~) n+ \6 @9 m4 M& \8 G* ]10826 95 Street)
3 G. b" F5 H- ^- c( Q6 \' vAugust 24
  ^# G, v6 A/ ?0 yJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
8 O7 [" s* ~9 k* \  VLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
& m1 U% `1 P0 r2 K' l% E1 M95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
' d. f" h3 h3 r8 {3 `6 }3 m1 hAugust 26
: F5 ?& G# u" A; p) V( s/ \/ yYouth Concert
% k" Q# I  _2 M?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
: Y" X3 F; E3 {+ ~$ ]: G* K) g- 107 Avenue
0 D% o( S7 L7 M+ e3 A/ e. H% T0 V) @; KAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
5 J/ P* a% Y6 ALocation: McCauley School, 9538
8 W4 ^9 A2 e  l) o9 U107 Avenue
$ X( b% A" L: ^3 H+ hWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
5 D( R! {( [* B' |' F# ^experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
3 t" f: M4 D" ^; }" Qhandmade creations, gently-used
% k* _" Y5 p4 z' H0 m6 n, }second hand merchandise, and
5 r: G; b! [9 @, i1 ?; R% g# A4 bmiscellaneous goods.
2 s! w# T7 `1 c  REvent Schedule: 12 pm
: _8 L; u0 [9 ?. u$ m0 wDrumming Group
8 |" g/ r+ C8 ]1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
1 h" H" e: F6 F& U5 B# ]/ j(VIVE)
: B4 d2 A% q/ V. Z" e5 h" ^1 aTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
! C+ y6 g1 a9 R1 ^% yGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
3 m1 k* N- f0 \6 w7 F+ I, Q! v3 aCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
2 W$ ]/ i) g. N1 q6 B0 t  n2 SEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
# Q$ Z" @' j7 \2 a* @- GItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
; N# z6 c' y4 S3 B2 fand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
7 c" C% @3 ?2 w! CAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
9 b5 _, d$ c4 [: h% d- Atent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
/ |+ E  U3 K3 E" CFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
. s6 q1 `  D7 g6 W6 hLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
4 N3 x" F! J9 f2 \more delicious treats!

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