East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
4 @4 n! g% J, p; c. P; l3 J; YTime: Noon -8pm
4 n' X. w  x1 L/ S) G+ bLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
* o$ S, Y- C4 F% mThis year is the hundredth
: f9 z9 z1 l$ _# |9 g+ Vanniversary of Edmonton’s
/ V5 Q/ W' y- ~: [0 j- doriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
$ V& z& ?* J! k2 y9 ^% mAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
0 c* Y, J% z. n6 |0 v0 _Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
( J2 g7 _  J0 ]! K6 E) o0 [* LCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
7 H: B9 I+ |& Z9 u) H& _cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
, o5 ~" _! C! SChinese bakeries
August 21
% h$ a# O. `  Q/ ?' kTropikana Afrika
( N, b0 X0 s! h( T' P2 ~: x9 R! _& ATime: 2 - 6pm
, o8 B: u  {% z1 E& N& r( r7 hLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
2 E# L7 {% x7 ^August 22
8 f8 |$ a% T6 t  bBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
+ e) n$ `5 g2 m% u& k% K; lAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
8 s7 ?* j' |, _1 wThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
8 s! n9 K* Z+ B+ C& n' Z* _cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
: m" Q% a. V7 gBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
, j% m% e8 e6 D6 Q2 KAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
8 @; ^# y* O9 p  v; ^/ a9 fLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
7 a6 `9 ^2 Y# vpresents Opera in the Park
7 w: ]- ~- F+ e; ~with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
8 Y( w1 n( p7 D8 e0 A$ B) ~4 Qperformance-amble that takes
% }, D+ h. t+ u" q( I* R+ U. Aplace in 4 different locations in
" W0 p- o- i5 O3 _6 BLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
$ ~3 p, K+ S. S0 `3 x, [10826 95 Street)
August 24
( e( f; E& O5 c* J; mJazz in Gio
; U! L$ P) b* x7 X& B5 r+ NTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
( ^- j* o9 _  _95 St - 108A Avenue
% z' Q) @* s2 q9 [7 H* [?Jane?
0 K8 _& n$ `5 \# r* u# oAugust 26
" ~+ V7 g# a! n% D5 f0 v2 gYouth Concert
- `0 n. U: c. M' ~$ R?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
* W  w& X% g2 i( G7 ]3 o" s- 107 Avenue
" t8 \, d# z3 |! n3 t* YAugust 27
4 J! `5 S) i. P* b% a$ ], FBelgian Waffle Breakfast
1 F) H8 K9 Z/ Y: pand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
1 K$ e4 X, h" s107 Avenue
! {8 ?9 g6 L2 |Waffle – Jane?
  x1 Z2 C1 ~+ U/ u! @# S/ e) _# |% wBring the whole family to
0 _. K/ o% }5 y+ T. H2 zexperience the World Market. Go
! U- l. j  M7 q* Dshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
0 p: Y. V5 P: I. L, x0 z, Rhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
6 t& Q4 ~' ?- f! O8 I% oEvent Schedule: 12 pm
. ^# c! X2 O4 b  G$ z- Y/ z7 rDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
( `1 F6 n  b0 g* |2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
/ O+ p4 O* v; }8 q, G9 xAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
! {6 P+ Q( Y& I7 `" NViva Italia Viva Edmonton
% n3 k$ V9 M9 n# P) u7 w' K+ p(VIVE)
- F$ e' L5 H* Z$ ZTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
; H) c+ n0 C' A) {1 k) r+ HGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
# w# f, t) A8 w7 f5 F* bEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
8 B% [5 r4 g3 S# k# aAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
: O. e; Q2 ~6 P8 u& u  N; f. W% Sshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
2 q/ a3 u0 @4 r5 ~Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
) K/ p. S7 U( Z0 Y! Tmore delicious treats!

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