East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
. Z: t: B& B  R# ZTime: Noon -8pm
! S& }% X" a. Z& XLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
7 J- p# B: d/ r1 |anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
: H. D, s3 [. T1 D- uFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
5 O9 e$ O" o5 l0 I! |Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
  [. Q* ^7 N% ~& i( V7 SFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
0 }) }( L+ J. T: `cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
* e% Y7 C$ M8 O& O5 m; x( ~Chinese bakeries
7 \* ^9 e5 j" wAugust 21
* S+ W9 \; M6 `* j# _Tropikana Afrika
7 k. r' l! X3 GTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
$ f7 D0 ]+ {" ]- H# e8 |( a7 p$ STEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
2 S0 \# J# p1 A7 V# ~8 k' KBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
6 Y; P/ P  p2 N$ J/ e( O: lThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
; p+ Q5 M/ B+ v9 s7 G0 j6 r5 Kall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
% r& k4 R# \* Z8 x! Hyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
) `* h( }! E( o3 m4 N6 l9 |( \players per team)
August 23-27
/ W0 Z( l  Z* K+ `* y+ Y' XMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
4 S# F" M2 d% `8 [+ pTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
4 x: c" J$ c0 V; B: a+ _with their rendition of Madame
. R+ ^, l" i+ [3 E1 K* pButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
, w# q0 u( k1 @place in 4 different locations in
- i8 }+ t5 Z1 _! Y0 QLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
, [  N! C( z, d  ]- B$ b9 |" k2 x0 NTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
# l1 g; P. \2 ^& a. [(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
7 v* X& A. K; ^! d4 \August 24
Jazz in Gio
+ N7 k. D% _5 ?Time: 2 - 6pm
# U3 J/ \% a% ]9 }; _$ b6 L: _Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
: Q/ Z) j7 y3 {6 W95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
! |: N5 S  p+ J/ T) KAugust 26
Youth Concert
  Q' Z& ^) [$ `9 J?Jane?
* T; P/ j7 T  G9 F' RTime: 7 - 10pm
" t$ `0 l, Z% X; F+ {8 ~- kLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
1 `! t' @7 d  BWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
" z* {) q- C$ ^& E; [experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
' a4 o. J: t) N# fof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
6 Q7 ^6 c( {* e) ]7 D+ C+ l, `2 nsecond hand merchandise, and
( A3 F( }/ W0 _7 ?5 \2 P& p6 Smiscellaneous goods.
, g3 c/ j1 b! f$ e) |. XEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
0 y8 e( h1 z1 k: E0 ]( S: V5 I1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
- H- l( Y- c  [2 K0 M4 D3 pm Fashion Show
* ~+ t) Z3 w: U  R. ]# xAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
" Q0 m% J3 s0 Q. LTime: Noon- 7pm
5 W1 I0 w- _1 K% U) n4 w+ KLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
, s# V& J5 E# w! b& @2 W" mand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
% @+ P: g2 j8 r1 f) r5 ?festival and be Italian for a day!
" t) N9 ~# @' [8 CEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
$ d' B2 d0 e, S3 d. G5 `Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
6 x; [8 b  g, h5 f% Aand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
  p9 L5 G+ o) g* E3 Z$ D6 L+ YSoccer Tournament, Cooking
/ ]9 R  g% X$ q4 G: VDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
1 G! e. _; D% m# l! d) ?- ttent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
/ W& p( N' F  D2 |3 D4 nand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
0 K3 n, Z9 y6 Rmore delicious treats!

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