East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
9 E/ ^+ C" r9 k7 r" `8 c: zTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
7 B% [- f" c, h9 i* h8 vChinese bakeries
* y2 ^* j' q. cAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
9 [- h1 V  w, j9 A/ t2 `, CTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
5 @" O  Z/ q* F7 R/ f; ]- lTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
" W2 \% u- d0 kBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
6 g- m+ k5 h: [% _& \1 @" dAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
! O& ~- l' T  Q2 [all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
; ~! r9 O2 n! L- c4 Z! [. Kyour own at the first annual VIVE
, Q3 T+ i9 q4 B8 B" mBocce tournament.
9 I) ?3 K* O3 @% T% ^/ F4 \Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
9 ?) d  V" M2 ~0 sLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
0 U1 f! V: g4 J+ _! ?# kMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
0 i; R6 c! S. f; x4 J$ h; awith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
' ~) d( D- j9 c! i/ i5 XLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
8 ?; p' F! m. d/ P+ C6 fsampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
/ e5 ?% w3 v0 F- j) _2 Z! {(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
1 M* C, h$ z9 i  _% w0 V: J10826 95 Street)
August 24
3 j" E, [# P' c4 ^/ y/ L" @" hJazz in Gio
% b/ O( l8 p$ z9 L/ n/ _9 \Time: 2 - 6pm
5 |# {  w  s! m; `Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
! k; q9 ^" N6 S" [Youth Concert
?Jane?
" `8 N6 D0 [. W, L: DTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
; i. X7 V3 d! J7 J' Z- 107 Avenue
2 }5 X. }5 j8 ?% L) z7 \/ YAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
9 Y/ z. W3 f' K- v& kTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
; b3 E+ g- s0 z3 A6 b4 O' T6 Yexperience the World Market. Go
8 [' d$ \3 w0 wshopping with a unique gathering
* F+ }. k1 m$ M9 b8 X5 n; kof vendors offering cultural items,
" I0 n1 K! G& T" d: O4 y" Lhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
0 o8 A* _0 l7 E  ]Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1 v. T5 ^& Q7 ?1:30 pm Local Artists
# i- I: {& N( _2 T5 c* m6 `2:30 pm Cooking Demo
1 A9 Y- L! n) ~* N4 W3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
6 }1 u/ D( h- P; K/ MAugust 28
/ S  X5 x( O4 P! A; ~Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
6 U$ @1 R% q. Z8 y2 band 109 Avenue
/ Q: v: p' ^6 d# CCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
: Q" n6 C% i3 X& J- {2 jand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
3 b/ a; [2 |( e3 \5 uAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
/ H7 h) L8 O* q2 Z$ O4 Utent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
" J$ E1 x- T! h2 p2 Ashow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
: Q$ z) F* X( r# w7 Kmore delicious treats!

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