East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
7 s) C& n% _, Y$ c% \& jTime: Noon -8pm
! Z( q: E8 _( x5 U1 h2 c8 C7 RLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
) j# k) ]5 w8 w. u3 |7 J& eThis year is the hundredth
! d* O6 X5 g4 F2 s6 U8 Manniversary of Edmonton’s
# I7 n9 ~9 K7 N: N7 o0 ]" M3 noriginal Chinatown and The
8 A. D% A8 R& o3 s4 ]' J  C  lEast meets West / Chinatown
+ [: Q  C5 k+ w6 Y0 fFestival is celebrating Chinatown
+ _6 u) L& ~8 K& X  S3 P: \  i  q2 kCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
6 X! `; V. ?$ h3 n" o* oTraditional Chinese Opera,
1 W( i* i( p9 }2 C* BDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
7 y$ u) `) l$ PCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
4 W7 k/ l. o0 ~* z! lcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
& F" ~1 u$ l9 T; @Chinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
& K0 y! \' j" p, J& D. a; KLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
$ k& Y1 K# V' Z$ \' Z/ [, A" J95 St - 108A Avenue
3 i. N, w  {/ j! g( _; }TEXT TO COME Jane?
2 y  n' Z3 F0 z* dAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
! a. B6 o4 v4 i& Y# b" nLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
& W- ~' v1 {2 G' o( N  i* B) N2 r1 o+ oThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
) I1 Q: d2 T' ?0 W( Jall over the world! Come out and
$ `8 P) Q6 K7 Fcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
( G8 T! F" U& R1 V" S( E* x- ?' QEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
- H1 N$ z: r/ a, W- v. Y0 L  f, U# P) zplayers per team)
August 23-27
: |9 K' z. U- a% x5 d2 jMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
3 i+ \1 O9 A7 O' X4 oMercury Opera Theatre
! ?8 i- d7 Q( G1 p/ @0 J& ^' Apresents Opera in the Park
( z8 l( j; B5 V9 c! Owith their rendition of Madame
& P4 _7 q( B7 f! dButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
, Y0 q, `( |( ^2 v, N2 Xperformance-amble that takes
. J+ V2 j  W1 Iplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
; Z0 }, q: b9 OTickets: $65
: i8 g! }. }3 {# b! D# N" ^Available at Tix on the Square
0 w3 k4 E8 p: I: o, I7 p(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
$ v) I( q# O/ x8 y6 D/ x- [Jazz in Gio
% o# E9 _2 v& ]/ P/ s- lTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
6 ^8 U5 s& u! C4 |5 \2 Y95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
( @/ }, G( n, x% c1 k/ ], t) iAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
2 s: A0 g5 Y8 B/ i* Z1 C9 iLocation: McCauley School, 9538
( D0 x) n; T0 `6 F4 ]" Q- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
0 T3 v7 j( n. h& {+ i9 WTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
3 ?$ U# o' f) Y" }* H107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
8 I4 O, \& O, \8 I* S6 ^% mBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
- @1 W; y: \7 X: B9 \handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
! u1 v' ^, @; }5 n; h: T; S3 oDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
6 g- b9 q; c( x  [: R2 O$ p& r3 M2:30 pm Cooking Demo
5 V% G. r: I; t3 pm Fashion Show
/ X# s" g' Y5 U/ z2 x1 EAll day – Children’s Crafts
4 a! @4 G6 C/ ?August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
5 B3 @4 Z* g9 ~+ c! V$ |Time: Noon- 7pm
" A; S' b- e; H) E9 |! fLocation: On 95 Street and in
) @7 {' c8 U& k4 EGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
8 W# |) ~6 q0 T6 j! D0 y4 o7 iCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
% P# h  c) T9 X. x1 N, Z; s9 gAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
& T9 g4 e  I. C" x* D2 CAttractions: Live Entertainment,
) g  P; M  l: [. X  _Soccer Tournament, Cooking
9 `3 g* ^3 O7 v; _4 M0 y( WDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
, T  \0 [% N$ K6 a8 hshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
5 f' @& f8 Z9 H4 c8 `8 aFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
* Y& H" w1 {: ^8 K# b; XLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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