East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
' e/ ~( I! A4 N" CTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
1 g- Q# s; c3 A' D# W3 B! O% _2 b+ CThis year is the hundredth
8 `' }  F- Y2 g. q) E) F  Z/ Tanniversary of Edmonton’s
7 N* z' J  [9 b. B0 Ooriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
2 [: f; r! }' O0 X$ V& Z; CCentennial.
8 ?" k- j5 p' U1 c# B" f7 ^2 HAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
3 C6 K! X% @% A  y( UDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
" j6 @9 E' X! O4 NCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
" W  ~6 u) O- H& @) Dcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
. ~% u* d" |  Y& iChinese bakeries
' \+ u7 [1 d) _1 b, U0 T1 TAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
) j: s* U; o* O% W5 l) p95 St - 108A Avenue
+ ^. S! Z) [' x! ZTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
5 c' Z* P8 M# C: o" Cprecision and accuracy enjoyed
! Y" [. e+ [0 |5 Q$ [7 j& z, x( }all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
/ m' g0 Y9 T( d) syour own at the first annual VIVE
0 r, E+ a  n! w2 I/ ABocce tournament.
) e+ q( Y1 K$ w% GEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
/ j! O2 _9 I# F. ]players per team)
August 23-27
! ?! G1 l0 f( ]) d! OMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
/ r" G0 I1 T+ x8 y, t) K95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
& O0 U/ k% `9 I8 f6 G8 i& K# y3 ppresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
' s) T7 O8 E5 R& @# h- Jperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
: Z; h8 w) E# _' E* k& P8 w: z/ usampling.
Tickets: $65
! B' Z! B6 ?) g5 o2 ]. Y: G; XAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
2 c+ \/ M2 h; r; e3 wAugust 24
: N8 [) U4 k' dJazz in Gio
8 X7 y2 t% @5 ]& OTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
  n0 [. r0 O" d% Z9 T9 t95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
8 K* X/ J- M; N4 D0 GYouth Concert
?Jane?
& T. {* t, }0 S2 g% A/ xTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
# I. s0 f+ H; u+ M. L4 t- 107 Avenue
/ }3 @; f- N; h* Z. z) F8 g  W+ Z0 DAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
! n9 ]. s0 v- \# Vand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
6 q/ p7 _: g! nLocation: McCauley School, 9538
2 _! ^& n2 y2 n9 I; E7 Q107 Avenue
3 U/ g5 K/ j* l# I. z8 J" @  MWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
( X; p2 W, q$ x( }% Y9 Sexperience the World Market. Go
! g9 f* d. r. E8 Wshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
& `7 W- v% |9 i' N/ U5 I- }% i. \second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
0 e0 G9 A* N6 g! V* i$ t- h5 qDrumming Group
9 T* O, K- w0 M6 R1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
& B, @7 @* {0 q/ C7 H* h0 [All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
) J) k% H' T( EViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
8 G* N0 a* @( \6 o* g. q; q  ~Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
3 `( P0 i3 F4 A6 A6 B1 A. s5 Sand 109 Avenue
6 L  w9 ]$ J3 O+ wCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
2 k. P; Q7 }/ }5 x. O4 x3 E; Q+ mAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
+ D3 E4 K0 r' Xand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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