East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
# C& {+ G, z3 X; X% e4 pTime: Noon -8pm
0 P8 X/ }/ L6 r, g2 c- U! s* ~Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
- s1 j: x$ W4 N: V: |This year is the hundredth
* s4 f$ d* e  i' l( p3 v" Tanniversary of Edmonton’s
8 y8 ~+ S1 m5 ^& aoriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
! r" |2 `! l% d& p* YFestival is celebrating Chinatown
. ^4 E  o# t) ~, ECentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
! ~* P3 ~+ f8 h7 g& ~6 m+ ZDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
* f, j1 n% J2 K8 T/ m; ^Crafts Corner
+ t6 ~9 ~0 B4 x) h: _, HFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
8 s! `2 q0 m  z# D! \3 `( scakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
+ [7 m$ a) x) Q% X5 ~, l* ?3 DAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
4 V. l+ o7 Q. BTime: 2 - 6pm
. E6 ]2 q" A6 |$ aLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
1 l) X0 a  z; v, Z  F) eTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
& q7 G( Z9 \1 P' P& P( JBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
* [: {2 ?+ M" @- B" qall over the world! Come out and
+ ?, ~' W, b9 [+ E; k1 m4 T1 j* Vcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
* D3 C! I, ?# ]2 B! K& }players per team)
' f* ?: ]' g. ^% C5 ?; l  ZAugust 23-27
1 x$ p( c3 Z5 S+ _  m* ^% C, lMadame Butterfly Opera
6 X3 s( T4 ^+ Y- Vin 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
+ W0 g: \( W; N$ J4 Q8 M: O8 ?Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
# r$ r2 Q3 r# u! Iperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
+ r5 m4 q/ D: R4 mLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
! {8 u7 R, ?. x' g2 Osampling.
Tickets: $65
# d' _1 r. \( Z' `7 C9 M5 b# ~Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
4 x! R3 z& e9 |: UJazz in Gio
. |+ \* o& W+ sTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
3 |( X  X) B+ K95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
& U9 Z& f/ h- ]8 h; CYouth Concert
?Jane?
: b  M/ n& i8 U) U1 w% ?; N: UTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
- u: a# U4 R& w( [; d, H0 BBelgian Waffle Breakfast
% a+ \+ l( i* }and World Market
+ j/ A% A$ Y; d/ I& V' X4 K1 M8 q- kTime: 10am – 4pm
# o& `) P* A* H, z5 @- w7 ZLocation: McCauley School, 9538
+ T) g$ C/ |- k/ n) f  i( b107 Avenue
" n) `6 N2 u2 n  Q* YWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
$ T& y  v9 _# X0 ]7 \experience the World Market. Go
, }& Z  l1 P. n; X( v' {3 Qshopping with a unique gathering
3 u; h+ |8 t& _% E3 I3 zof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
, o" [' d' Z; }( i5 G+ j+ Wsecond hand merchandise, and
, o$ A# t6 {2 ~$ p1 f8 Lmiscellaneous goods.
+ r1 e; f: S" T0 l# U- d& lEvent Schedule: 12 pm
( ~1 {2 ]+ k4 a- E8 f- ?0 J2 O8 aDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
" c( Z3 |* n; _: J2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
' y, J2 x7 q, V4 c4 E- OAll day – Children’s Crafts
$ p$ D. ^6 u: ^9 x4 F  L6 |! ]- e/ yAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
, R" h7 l3 f3 ]! K0 |4 Y8 STime: Noon- 7pm
4 U1 S8 h! q( T: L  d, ^$ tLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
; p: s; L* x" y8 l0 tand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
) V0 J. t2 j8 ]$ _8 S) \/ }Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
) ?7 p5 G6 V' Vmore delicious treats!

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