East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
9 C# `4 C$ J' D9 N& |1 E9 Q5 \: ETime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
) |3 M4 _1 M9 O5 i/ y# p3 J; Q' N6 pThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
/ {3 i, q  d* h0 pEast meets West / Chinatown
4 p4 }6 p5 s9 S( r* bFestival is celebrating Chinatown
9 o6 P+ ^0 u3 ?0 xCentennial.
$ X' M2 f( ]. p+ p( d6 _& |( HAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
+ \; q  u  ]9 n* j7 xDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
; S1 P: n9 V" N- D! [Crafts Corner
- F0 I- \( o- m0 G4 `$ ]/ B$ ZFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
$ M9 \, s% _* Qcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
( ^9 k* N0 t7 J- i" ZTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 c9 P0 J3 P2 y* Y$ h' C* C: l95 St - 108A Avenue
$ v- M& w* Y% z" f6 H0 u% D5 @TEXT TO COME Jane?
9 ~4 H& l4 k4 x2 [August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
9 Y2 B9 \5 \7 Y; K. hLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
+ ]+ I5 D( C9 q) K7 y6 O6 b+ [& Pprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
- L4 D! U8 Q& K2 C) ?- \your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
4 y, A: r" E/ \% Z/ Z; z- Aplayers per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
0 z6 n; F  [4 s9 bin the Park
+ i6 A! J- W7 L) P/ n+ p- uTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
2 ~* ~' p4 V4 K" x& M: n95 Street & 109 Avenue
% u0 L' `, G: Q) p' @0 j( AMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
6 {) G& j* D& D; Z2 q0 Kperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
) \0 ~7 m$ k1 {3 v( q6 H# C$ bsampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
$ n, m3 A4 z! `9 j  x) O10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
( p( g& `! c" {  t( H. `8 yTime: 2 - 6pm
" E+ l2 m  E+ xLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
! r1 t( N1 t) A?Jane?
# i9 v9 P7 s" @- K& h# uAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
4 J# S+ P# @" z- F: @, FTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
" T1 b) h/ t% z/ c9 ]* {  Q- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
4 d% S6 m5 x4 q6 W- w, pTime: 10am – 4pm
1 z& E) R$ t$ _. i1 ALocation: McCauley School, 9538
: |( |( L, X( v107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
, I2 Q8 \$ [  [8 N: T# \Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
3 p! S3 Y. c7 G6 a$ A/ hmiscellaneous goods.
6 \* p. \: C# w7 F' cEvent Schedule: 12 pm
1 j( E! K& E; w2 a# tDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
4 h7 m0 i( ~8 ~% k2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
1 W/ n& E9 Z) m- JAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
- b! Y/ N! I& p1 V6 _1 V" {! ]Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
- y$ ^$ W) d6 Qand 109 Avenue
' j4 B. f7 V3 l; t, G) l1 ?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
# X* j" j/ L, c! n/ N1 Fand yes, more food! Come out
6 D% h  h5 [* KAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
) @* ]% Z# _  s# ~& e4 qSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
7 C3 s! Z% l0 X8 k( s0 f1 v7 }and some surprises!
/ z; `3 d9 V: @' ]$ ]Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
% I- c# S  I9 o- jmore delicious treats!

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