East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

wysyyhs

Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
% ~0 q; _8 z6 ?, sLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
2 y# c1 B  Z( i3 r# r/ D7 S% ZThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
2 f7 n/ [: V" E' I, u2 A+ ECentennial.
  b+ ]+ E, O* ~2 V0 u& xAttractions: Cultural Shows,
6 a, G& j7 \/ k; W6 o/ g0 PTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
8 L0 d. B6 Y6 J% R! w7 g% Mcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
8 ]/ n: z9 K$ Q& vAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
+ @: ?5 Z4 p7 MTime: 2 - 6pm
/ I' N7 v1 |& h( ^0 _Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
! {! z/ Q' D( d1 V  V1 \$ a8 S1 L/ STEXT TO COME Jane?
& L9 h6 D# K8 g  e- `8 C1 b& FAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
5 D& X$ N5 w. J1 \Time: 7pm – Close
0 {$ n& |5 a- e1 F0 B* G9 b3 o% KLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
" S, E* i- _7 ]9 d$ `Association, 9911-110 Avenue
! N1 g  t) y- Z; @+ e# S3 jThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
$ f# T. o- [* F9 E3 Oall over the world! Come out and
7 [* D6 @% a0 n, f& V3 ncheer on your team, or make
8 e) S6 p! T; ]+ a  q( Y* T. \2 Hyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
! g' q9 F* v5 r0 d7 {# a# oEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
5 G3 j+ U, S1 V' Yplayers per team)
2 N& Q( K- @7 F/ |1 lAugust 23-27
$ H4 ]9 g, Z( K5 PMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
3 |0 @1 ^0 z0 ?% k1 L. A( bTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
6 D) B0 h" ~; [0 EMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
- a* J$ ]' s3 v# X" {; R$ r( vButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
2 w, j6 S2 V6 y# K% [, G+ \place in 4 different locations in
% b+ D/ U$ c7 |8 [Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
# Q1 p) \, n: N, t9 Z& OTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
$ O5 m( I6 e' G! l' |(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
! i2 g  k' {5 j. W* O; i' e4 {Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
. J+ |+ E- O: ~?Jane?
; w) y; o- B% q0 P% [, HAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
6 u) }- o0 y( NTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
7 {6 h" h( Q) {8 @* C9 VBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
4 Q- d- s+ q; j5 T$ j6 LTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
1 B3 g+ \+ s- q3 N2 g9 I107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
5 |" x! [  \7 @8 o! E% |1 qshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
5 v6 C. i9 x( r/ ?& P- |7 i& G0 J6 msecond hand merchandise, and
8 {2 |% i4 ~( f2 j& x4 v; K& mmiscellaneous goods.
. k- k# {) q3 p! ~) l+ p1 O# OEvent Schedule: 12 pm
# R( ~/ z9 A4 x- HDrumming Group
+ }* ?6 H. z8 E1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
& t3 g$ d) H& Z3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
8 d% l4 t0 K% E2 O+ D. S% RAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
6 P, N' @% i9 z, Q1 O! J(VIVE)
. g% H3 s9 I+ g* J% _Time: Noon- 7pm
' o" p# b9 O' A5 d+ U7 d8 b& i! OLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
9 l+ S. b9 g+ p4 M$ m* ?and 109 Avenue
( b; Z$ r' k6 _5 k3 MCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
  K, T9 }8 o7 Y6 Gfestival and be Italian for a day!
- X% o1 L( g+ a" C5 l& j) N/ \Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
# \( z) Y5 V; X% S2 XAttractions: Live Entertainment,
0 {; c$ X/ s9 K4 q6 xSoccer Tournament, Cooking
; w  Z8 {7 W" Y  N3 I5 }. m* o! tDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
& W! A( z6 B, H% d, A- ?and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
, [% g( J# f$ E% \! g+ HLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
0 _+ K6 P# S6 N* m* h4 x0 Dmore delicious treats!

qualityshop

Eunice.kk