East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
+ ~0 N. o+ b' ?( x% P' }Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
  O. s) Q5 m1 [  Y/ A2 horiginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
5 @* X- a8 v- L. e- [, _  y. @" n4 oFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
' t" F/ Y# j" `* hTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
6 ]! m- m: E# YChinese bakeries
( H& l; S7 t. }2 w7 cAugust 21
. Z4 Z: f8 q. d  f+ T1 r3 v3 oTropikana Afrika
- T; I5 m, }/ O+ J3 f" ]Time: 2 - 6pm
) {% N$ c0 \4 b" ]) _Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
) S6 @+ c# Z$ ~5 ~" C! ^* LTEXT TO COME Jane?
5 t( L1 v- ^" \/ }' ?' gAugust 22
* m# i- v! C9 B6 MBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
9 {8 q, ?' F2 p* v/ V+ C" F+ vLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
* o; k( m, w% E' t! n8 u# ~Association, 9911-110 Avenue
% s  C5 x  ^; y/ ?: w/ D% yThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
, j8 g" D- A3 f- c3 C. P9 q0 kprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
! v. X/ B) d7 h1 y2 z( e6 Hcheer on your team, or make
$ Y& J( z/ E6 a+ \& Jyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
/ u3 \: ~  G  l/ }August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
& W9 ?* n3 ?2 }$ Win the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
6 w  R% v2 x6 n/ \" a+ L7 E3 }95 Street & 109 Avenue
6 G0 Y' w; t  G5 l/ L, j: dMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
) H  L- m0 ~. M; Dwith their rendition of Madame
9 e9 p6 V: H  `Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
8 `- r" c, E9 C1 g+ O3 Cplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
# }) U) Z# l2 K2 Lsampling.
Tickets: $65
# T8 |1 _, [" w& JAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
. c$ ^$ T0 A+ x6 y6 m" |5 q' E. zJazz in Gio
: i! ]' w( M) \# n) ~Time: 2 - 6pm
) [; a, w# x" i9 }/ ^Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
- D! }: `) P) g( l+ \6 Z; f. o95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
/ O2 s3 Z) E) T5 PYouth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
  B! k, I7 ^( n% o6 {) YBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
% ]  F1 S3 r/ g107 Avenue
0 R, _, q5 Y1 z# d4 LWaffle – Jane?
# o* |$ R3 T  ~" |& j+ }7 N( FBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
. f) z9 b. J) N+ p1 M/ z% i2 }shopping with a unique gathering
: F) a, @, D9 S. V8 zof vendors offering cultural items,
9 Z1 V* q! @7 `% Uhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
! c' T7 f! A: X5 lEvent Schedule: 12 pm
! [% Z# v) x# y/ u' e) Q0 ZDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
) I7 C9 Z% _- W' bViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
: Y1 w) H& o/ n* r, V7 s- tGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
" w. G$ O, O$ G& x# _and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
; ^/ Q  z9 {6 }' }; _festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
3 S* _/ V$ X8 F9 B& GItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
4 \( C" ]0 e2 D% s' {: L5 lAttractions: Live Entertainment,
; _8 W5 m4 ]0 ?Soccer Tournament, Cooking
( M9 V; V* I5 H7 G. t5 q0 mDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
0 i2 D1 M8 N5 g- ^  y/ F6 Qshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
* X: a5 g/ g7 x; [  Q5 JFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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