East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
3 i& H# N; r9 U  j9 V0 H5 |% I( CThis year is the hundredth
6 i, X$ Y4 q8 x7 eanniversary of Edmonton’s
+ J8 @0 u  W, Q4 G- Zoriginal Chinatown and The
+ f# @0 C6 ^- Z" v" _East meets West / Chinatown
1 O; Q& g( w, a, |4 {1 tFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
  J% ]% u+ S8 l) _# C# t+ _8 s5 |: B  GAttractions: Cultural Shows,
7 H4 h0 ~$ D0 N+ b) MTraditional Chinese Opera,
, f) C" _! c# r6 i0 g. qDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
* o( |$ Q. O. e, |' {, JChinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
4 f* y" J2 K9 t95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
1 i, X* _/ P& ~* x( _5 rAugust 22
) X" b& X0 ^$ C4 R3 `+ bBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
; z3 D& P) a5 w# d6 p/ u, ^3 q7 kAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
( O) r/ b3 K+ g8 w. E# ]7 m- PThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
4 C: X# e* C. f9 S5 `cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
- A: B/ z% `% I, _4 B; DBocce tournament.
! A) j5 Q6 w/ r3 Y* x7 ?) u8 }# u/ HEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
/ m& K# j) x- f- x0 p$ Fplayers per team)
+ Z. H& f* X6 qAugust 23-27
9 y4 z1 b3 z0 q" i7 Y4 c* f  gMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
8 z% B& c" E& Z5 ]Mercury Opera Theatre
7 z2 |  M/ ?9 o7 [8 M9 Hpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
7 Y( b( a2 q) s' _  s0 x/ Lplace in 4 different locations in
% H: P$ }6 L$ l+ o( HLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
: ~9 p' b' p# b2 E6 x4 n7 QJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
: C/ t+ f; g$ ZLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% F, m  a' r# c4 x95 St - 108A Avenue
: j" f" ?" k  \$ B% h( o?Jane?
7 {6 {) U5 k) `! O" X: NAugust 26
Youth Concert
0 @9 f+ |: {1 \3 `7 b7 q6 x?Jane?
- [3 W' g" ?, e  [! |) @9 E- _Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
- Q& L5 ~9 }. }) Dand World Market
1 d2 d- d% Z) B% U& \5 sTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
4 q& B) g+ A! z7 Z: o) L  F# c107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
: R  ~  h5 ~' `: r2 pshopping with a unique gathering
2 ?/ K6 d2 v" _8 i9 N' tof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade 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
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
5 v) f" o  t0 j. w+ k! W3 pViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
6 |' ~. E9 b* m3 }5 T8 D( A2 lLocation: On 95 Street and in
( H6 d; }5 G: [& ]* d9 qGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
2 u" r8 F* p$ z' l4 Zand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
2 A) K2 r+ X1 _festival and be Italian for a day!
, P" x. f' J0 A! a! _/ n5 bEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
3 [% {- C5 B' z: ?! X) k: \; z, p: tSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
2 \2 V9 a8 r! @tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
$ ?8 X, u+ h+ S- G1 [; f2 Tand some surprises!
* f; n6 E. ~. QFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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