East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
2 Y9 q/ J. F' ~9 G2 {( t" A4 mTime: Noon -8pm
  i8 E, w% O: mLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
9 ]4 W9 `& d" NThis year is the hundredth
1 \& T0 d  N: E! z6 v7 _anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
% n) G3 D7 c6 Z" |3 @) \" K; \* tEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
$ X1 S' P' h) I+ a% X/ K# D% DCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
+ C/ S3 U( N+ F* Rcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
/ D5 e6 @# `- h4 S( bChinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
1 U0 M: M, q1 a8 K& c% u* F5 z9 Q5 @Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
8 e' ?+ A1 x9 \95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
' k4 J( v! x6 k- I% u$ J/ \8 FBocce Tournament
0 N7 ]8 T) M4 t5 y" XTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
2 Q: \! p  |) Y& Z, oThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
# o( H8 F- L+ @! j2 I( ?( Qprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
1 E3 x# t. t& B3 |! N" Pyour own at the first annual VIVE
! m! N" N! o1 i" H9 S5 `+ t$ BBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
  V; X4 m' K# s- h" {players per team)
August 23-27
# B9 `: ?% W6 i! X* }* O) [Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
- _& z6 Z2 p7 O7 O9 OLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
5 ~4 _% t0 e& D3 i  xMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
) A. I9 [  b: O- Splace in 4 different locations in
9 b8 s; P! _* Z+ T3 I0 A' cLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
3 n0 A, D  h1 b$ R, K4 xTickets: $65
. J+ B7 s! S8 W3 z- UAvailable at Tix on the Square
, J/ c# c, F2 k4 l& k- c(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
0 U0 ~1 }. V: `# v* TLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
3 G$ R+ b8 Y( s  f- r?Jane?
$ M; T6 B4 a3 b/ n/ A$ z* qAugust 26
4 W% w6 Y& h/ H7 a& k9 H5 L, CYouth Concert
5 f: p% v! u1 R# L6 x$ z?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
  R6 g" P& ]9 h' uLocation: McCauley School, 9538
+ {# g$ B$ `3 P0 S, e3 v7 o- 107 Avenue
$ i: a6 X1 ~. tAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
" l; k% ?$ a8 RLocation: McCauley School, 9538
, C5 b2 u9 _! g, b. T8 z* d% Y107 Avenue
5 M5 V/ L) ^2 @3 ?4 |Waffle – Jane?
/ D4 z4 k0 \# b: E7 E, J; M. _Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
0 O  z. Y0 B8 ~- `of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
9 N* n' t+ x* [9 l3 w! D* `second hand merchandise, and
/ J) l7 k4 T6 h4 W$ smiscellaneous goods.
8 u; r) I# h& n/ w# zEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
6 q, X& Y* _# l  V8 |3 l2:30 pm Cooking Demo
5 F: d* _' ~, Y" b; A/ R; k3 pm Fashion Show
9 c+ G' w, T/ J2 |5 M' ~All day – Children’s Crafts
/ q9 l! v# o* YAugust 28
/ T& Y' e8 O; k( V5 {( @" ~Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
( E7 W! t( `! h6 |* X( [Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
- _- \/ C1 c& w' V3 F& Aand 109 Avenue
8 Z7 x" A9 R) B! c2 q4 G6 LCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
) `) q. g: z7 v2 H& U+ U- Kfestival and be Italian for a day!
" F" N/ S. K% f1 |& X; o' W  }; t! pEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
0 M" _9 d3 Z6 q+ V  E/ |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
, B. Q" l( ^7 b9 @5 S% _Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
- N7 k% Z: f% F3 M2 Nand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
/ P4 f& T7 s: c9 E' m( q- yLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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