East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
. Y+ U1 j0 j2 i3 e4 m- S1 N6 C3 @Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
& A' e% o" U9 n/ i; b& t& zanniversary of Edmonton’s
6 l' t/ `8 ^& [# Koriginal Chinatown and The
8 a' k7 O; Z  F" n$ y! E7 {East meets West / Chinatown
. S1 g8 A5 w( Q5 VFestival is celebrating Chinatown
2 K( L# D6 @0 \0 j, x* KCentennial.
' E* e' I) q& J$ H& r# q+ VAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
2 @$ F# p+ U6 r# vDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
; c  Y7 D8 E7 _$ XCrafts Corner
  Y& o0 B7 m6 S9 d: RFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
% l% }! ~' c9 y" QChinese bakeries
August 21
6 A" |( m% t, [- ?Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
" V6 ]* F6 V) FTEXT TO COME Jane?
- f: j+ d3 ^( y9 b/ P: o* |2 _August 22
- k& ], Y; Z$ s+ F0 GBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
0 Z- X: @% X: n2 }' bLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
" Z9 Q/ X' W# M) g$ M# t9 dAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
% M! t" S0 c! s7 [1 G4 F/ aThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
3 C5 |. ?6 I/ B7 Vall over the world! Come out and
/ X# N: {% |) @4 z# lcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
2 Q6 A3 l9 @" U  ?8 I, y3 uin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
9 m/ V. X# y. l# k% ]+ v3 z) Tsampling.
Tickets: $65
3 {6 M; V. W( l9 iAvailable at Tix on the Square
' o/ Z" K% l2 s(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
; c* S! i$ t, o8 ELocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
# o% |5 \* d( C: M. @( n/ J) C8 N! ]August 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
( A/ j0 r( ]' f" U. nLocation: McCauley School, 9538
1 l  x; O8 v0 A* B! @8 h4 X4 e- 107 Avenue
August 27
4 {5 W. k* B- }& ]- uBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
% i# ?$ C6 ?. E3 V1 TTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
, H; H4 ~' q' i4 ]  V' XWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
" L3 f9 ]/ f1 U5 S' cshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
! D( a6 y) \2 y, Vhandmade creations, gently-used
' ^& Z7 D! ~1 `1 G9 ]/ l8 Rsecond hand merchandise, and
: y9 F! C# Y1 K1 Bmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
# e8 u5 x3 C$ N  \9 N- Y- ^( @Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
8 p/ b: E+ K7 S4 c# m2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
0 v% [5 d8 b# gAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
4 o# o8 u  u( w0 o+ N& O4 IViva Italia Viva Edmonton
6 d1 N- a+ J; b! E& E+ U(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
) _9 x1 A' U* JGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
! S( F( T3 S1 S2 GCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
, a+ U. t+ ]6 w# a" f3 }; RItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
4 ~; ~2 f' m; x& pand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
! J$ m; ^$ K+ y# e. _Soccer Tournament, Cooking
. T& p# a3 O7 Z2 m9 r( i4 dDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
5 G' r, t9 S2 Q+ r. j9 \and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
1 l# H& j* o( y. @' K2 CLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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