East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
& r) D0 t' S, i- O3 D, X( c9 H1 cLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
* I; x% k$ p" N1 K2 Uanniversary of Edmonton’s
. I5 T4 _" }; c* a3 \9 n" voriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
7 c' l. ^  h5 L) c" y" VCentennial.
  Z1 G+ P* i: s  |0 O+ x! `Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
* ~  d% ^% u3 Z: Fcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
- g) D# H+ Y+ _August 21
1 c6 S* o  }% y) nTropikana Afrika
! B* d" h% f( v, K! T& ^$ NTime: 2 - 6pm
# L2 n$ w8 C5 e9 R4 VLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
& b. q, R6 w# T6 TTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
/ @4 {& e6 l6 N7 cBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
( m' A* ]$ k9 f9 @Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
! z5 _+ ^; v8 LAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
  w2 N* l" _$ E  G. a+ Y2 E8 \* dThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
+ {( i! o& K' B% ^6 l7 P2 kprecision and accuracy enjoyed
  ^0 }0 k( J9 q$ r1 _6 t* W4 n: Oall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
/ }7 G0 {- c8 t; l$ m- J5 R0 c2 d5 vyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
" k0 |1 f6 K4 J# QEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
( H& q) R( b6 Zin the Park
$ z+ a$ n4 d. u' |# _; BTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
# Q/ b0 G1 Q3 L6 Ywith 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
3 p. u/ w+ I3 O. Isampling.
$ S  x7 ~( Q* Q6 s% ~* X2 J: V9 f4 {Tickets: $65
( s3 P0 J7 a* N8 _Available at Tix on the Square
* M8 D7 W  d2 H& J) R* w6 k(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
4 _5 m2 Y! L8 Q10826 95 Street)
% r* X+ s) |. S, AAugust 24
2 \3 u* a& X+ E+ BJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
% Q+ w6 Q3 ?$ ~8 M* R* \Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
$ u/ }' ]( Q8 \$ W?Jane?
) _( H8 x9 h* J: gAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
, k# W  C: g7 vTime: 7 - 10pm
% a. z2 K) m4 h; ]! wLocation: McCauley School, 9538
: I$ c' x5 K" T- 107 Avenue
August 27
$ g0 c; @% Z4 WBelgian Waffle Breakfast
2 N9 y; M' p) k& R9 c  f" v* {; sand World Market
$ o, C" `) R8 p7 L( xTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
7 L0 K$ k  N# J9 v+ s8 ~6 C4 C. @107 Avenue
9 H# U) l0 S% z  a" wWaffle – Jane?
" M( j6 _6 f1 N$ ?% c: [Bring the whole family to
/ H0 P1 B" l; R; T; fexperience the World Market. Go
* ]6 O' a* V6 k# Dshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
. W, X8 ^' ]" g: x& _handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
7 C) k4 t: ~9 j& H. |+ g& u# j1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
4 E9 F& {5 N( k- `$ u8 xAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
# s+ a9 N9 g! u  NLocation: On 95 Street and in
( R' K4 M- z! ]7 x8 S- j- M- ]Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
0 }1 h1 ]& ?/ R* n  P8 @, Qand 109 Avenue
" O# B7 z. e9 H+ N# b7 XCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
: e5 g" U1 a8 Z- F7 _3 L0 _festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy 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,
  j. o# ~9 Z$ x2 m/ f0 VSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
4 Z' k# v5 u3 \! \4 b7 Tand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
9 S/ o1 j" x* R7 X) s* b2 w& hLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
0 U$ w  w1 p6 T8 p6 S# A% }more delicious treats!

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