East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
( m, r6 s/ X2 U1 |) p. F& TTime: Noon -8pm
1 ]5 s. Q) i0 D/ @/ z& `) PLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
. k0 D0 @& N- H; z  u. _This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
( L. ]) F" M3 T5 V- l; xCentennial.
* G4 X: w: l" C0 W, eAttractions: Cultural Shows,
, _5 E! z( e  ]+ e0 BTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
; ~2 z1 u2 B" g5 PFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
4 W7 n1 ^0 D& `# p' I/ m& [August 21
Tropikana Afrika
" t& K) i2 F6 PTime: 2 - 6pm
2 f: O; d( o7 O* rLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
( T0 i( t9 `& S2 ~95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
2 ]: {0 [5 O2 Q5 s3 xAugust 22
6 j, z6 ?- @8 \0 LBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
' ^5 ]' R: E$ b# K4 P  K4 zAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
- |( D: v# |: ]The sport of Bocce is a battle of
* Y7 o* H5 ]& X4 F& Lprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
+ Y: K8 y0 |. Byour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
* P1 o* j( |/ e3 v% U- L0 E" uEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
' R" V- v" E" `. x0 J2 z1 Uplayers per team)
& w: o4 Z9 f( x2 g, E9 gAugust 23-27
- t5 v9 E4 s7 k0 k* ^- K  i1 CMadame Butterfly Opera
* v$ ~" m# [3 I9 n+ n+ l+ L) Xin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
- ?; n0 U8 U$ e) \! {! ALocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
9 w  E  P( r( yMercury Opera Theatre
1 b% h9 j& n( j* `) c" O/ B4 H! Fpresents Opera in the Park
) N9 |. ~8 ~6 m  v0 l: Y0 Iwith their rendition of Madame
+ S  B* _5 u7 vButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
: z4 Z5 V" ^8 z* r( U( nperformance-amble that takes
( \# I- _  Y7 S$ m. o  L; U9 I" vplace in 4 different locations in
$ t! n% S, r( D( i. S5 oLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
- O6 ~: n5 i6 F( UTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
9 A  w) Z& ?* G' c9 g+ Q; PAugust 24
. p6 W' I% S4 D' V8 bJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
3 D7 u% R- X7 YAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
* u; H# C( m/ ~* M2 K' a' E/ h% eTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
* J/ ~7 G9 Q% w# {& DAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
: I7 q: M' S) m3 ]/ Q' a( aand World Market
- {% M) I, v6 f2 V  r6 n- k( oTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
/ f# ]& A' s7 q' a& n% YWaffle – Jane?
* @# ~4 \4 r& z2 d. ^  @1 uBring the whole family to
$ e: R5 V* Q! L& W8 pexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
/ M5 }% s9 F" V! Z  x" cof vendors offering cultural items,
  g6 F. a$ @0 F* X2 Qhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
: D  [( i5 ], v3 E! m( Y3 pm Fashion Show
. X" Y4 {& x/ Y6 hAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
  K- \+ t/ M# q2 |( F' L8 i" {Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
8 c* Q# j+ [; Z: e) }(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
) Z5 R. p+ p9 A9 n6 wLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
8 K# d8 i) F5 ^8 |* x1 u3 ]and 109 Avenue
+ l9 B" C1 Q) q: d7 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
/ o8 Q" {  ^. O/ K# [and yes, more food! Come out
3 V$ H% y+ m/ t$ Q( A0 }* c& ZAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
0 J3 y) w! U8 `1 {' stent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
  c5 ?" |. ~8 \& h4 n5 V: Mshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
$ ^. S& B* X' o4 m7 E; Zand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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