East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
$ `2 l; r( E! W0 yTime: Noon -8pm
2 {. D8 M# k9 J! u! ZLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
" R# W3 }7 Z+ V* e; W  E% oanniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
; R8 g. M6 x0 K; w( [9 s8 q, hEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
" Q; ?8 t2 s5 W2 I6 QCentennial.
! K6 I$ r* O) v# n- W. w$ n2 R1 O4 jAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
+ R4 L% S: P& f1 L( gDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
; E7 Q& X, P/ q0 a: K3 v* WCrafts Corner
# e* P: h4 \$ p; s- A3 XFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
- @' l' J: h' N( @( i+ B" SChinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
. n# h. D" @3 ]TEXT TO COME Jane?
  R3 @9 Z! W  A9 h, ?August 22
- p9 V; s3 g4 b& Y4 sBocce Tournament
- |' S9 n. V/ q. ?. OTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
6 H! @# ?, d: \2 X, A* BThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
. |5 f6 ^  M  H0 y$ F6 Cprecision and accuracy enjoyed
+ H0 K% b! \. ~+ l- r- U1 tall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
) A& a9 \* ?: R6 @August 23-27
4 a! U0 B" A2 _: l& S  `1 ZMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
+ }4 {$ A/ G% N* y7 z95 Street & 109 Avenue
1 ]2 T% T/ u7 t% p3 T5 cMercury Opera Theatre
2 j/ Y* z8 [+ k' Epresents Opera in the Park
6 e' M5 a% O$ r' E% C; Ewith their rendition of Madame
( Y: Y. Y+ [9 Y6 NButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
% k7 c# ^- L1 Splace in 4 different locations in
# q  e; L8 ]2 HLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
6 y/ W" j* m0 J' M) `( T(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
7 F  e9 [: q" b5 e) JTime: 2 - 6pm
3 j" r" A+ Y7 F4 d9 q) N/ I; FLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
& c* E7 ~' |- ^; }4 ?1 A95 St - 108A Avenue
' D/ P& O  w) T4 y  c  ]: P- _?Jane?
* Z1 ]" d' d! q3 `# J9 W; I- s. JAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
  I5 ~* I$ W* W- t$ Z% nTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
2 r) M; e+ i2 n+ c4 V- 107 Avenue
) G$ F, e# ^; S* T  jAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
' j3 }% L' s& r% U1 Wand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
; K% ?- U3 k4 D! kLocation: McCauley School, 9538
" s" ]9 J' w/ i) C6 X$ @- H+ m' E107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
  T0 ~' V3 u6 p( e, c: c) mexperience the World Market. Go
3 m8 a+ T! S9 }! l: Vshopping with a unique gathering
  t% n5 i; u0 P5 Z) n: E* @of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
! I" Y; j& Y9 l# V6 J# m0 Esecond hand merchandise, and
6 [3 ~5 a$ s- \; s1 Kmiscellaneous goods.
  R5 y; C0 l( N- REvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
5 r' j8 x4 B5 C2:30 pm Cooking Demo
/ A; _$ t/ t0 u" }( E, Y3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
" h" ?, d/ M5 M/ NAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
7 p+ D4 _- C9 ?, P& aTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
  [$ N3 U( c! W6 v8 m) gfestival and be Italian for a day!
4 }/ c7 _+ U! C) q3 dEnjoy 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,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
* _- U8 Q4 r& A' yDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
$ _2 |* Z6 y9 |4 ^0 }tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
9 E. E" V( J$ h% j; V  NFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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