East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
; G  Q  B7 W% Y( ~" O; ~Time: Noon -8pm
* {# K6 |# Y" T: f+ F( ~Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
% R1 f' R" |2 d! k+ z/ kAttractions: Cultural Shows,
0 @% j5 U7 o; @  C1 G; NTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
. a) p9 T' i+ Z, L) D; o9 qcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
- j+ }8 G; L: V5 SChinese bakeries
1 C, i2 o( ^$ G8 M9 m/ b# ?August 21
Tropikana Afrika
3 b1 L1 [0 |! K9 U5 {3 aTime: 2 - 6pm
2 l* w) t5 b1 G  g8 V1 F( }Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
6 b2 ^/ m! }# e5 Q& Y& eTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
3 P3 Z/ g3 v* w3 i9 N# h& \; c% XLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
7 R" ^. u. O7 l, }The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
, o3 F+ @# t' Q2 v0 _all over the world! Come out and
/ k" A" n' @' {3 {) u3 {cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
$ G  a0 ]8 [/ ~0 Z" D5 `( B9 FBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
: r( B- L9 [! M7 h* h- x/ Wplayers per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
8 j2 r5 L! C+ xTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
& b* F3 G" L7 w( }! h9 zLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
2 C  G+ o! S. G& ~+ ?95 Street & 109 Avenue
9 W/ j9 @- {% z: p1 d5 wMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
% t2 u, t# \) N' PButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
( \. \* k) j4 j) e% Hplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
1 I4 d# `5 [# [- `1 m/ U. C7 Psampling.
/ d: G! Y; T4 _  [6 p) p" Y7 l& VTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
8 Q& r( X: }; j7 Q* N7 s' g9 MLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
7 d9 H- p6 n; u* M?Jane?
) M+ w' P1 D/ _9 pAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
7 U  x: l$ `  A- h& x+ M% _* TTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
" D5 C- n0 ~8 v6 Y- |$ P# n) w; e- 107 Avenue
August 27
0 l1 R4 j9 w2 }# M9 q7 w9 E: tBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
9 S. r- P* ]8 o/ c. \Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
, A7 E$ M+ _0 T, F. Texperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
, o2 Q, B( R: M# m6 l6 g/ uof vendors offering cultural items,
1 J* ~- C4 x! T+ R4 K5 X" ^handmade creations, gently-used
, I- v# b+ N. c5 Csecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
" g# A+ E9 q9 }! m- k1:30 pm Local Artists
! o1 Y+ I" |& q9 W. _7 `  ?2:30 pm Cooking Demo
$ R0 B( h6 e3 m8 ~. _' s3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
" ^; Q  @% O. H& n  fViva Italia Viva Edmonton
! b+ ^# F2 Z; e5 T# h- K(VIVE)
2 G% E$ k8 D  e# q6 |# F8 zTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
. H: g$ W. ~* T- m* rCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
8 c9 ~2 U( O% [' vand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
" O, w7 W% Y, f+ C4 r& G9 JAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
8 b0 x3 A* v# d# Otent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
4 S8 _+ f  T5 k* e. Band some surprises!
# q! U) k9 `7 _  Q9 ^, m# d4 pFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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