East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
9 X% L- o, U, m: hTime: Noon -8pm
- V$ w' P8 n7 L+ b& ALocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
  ~% c  ?- \/ o- g3 J8 t* {original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
  m+ \4 S; c( Q% K5 R  tFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
* {3 j" T0 d1 DAttractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
% z7 W0 O. L$ RCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
2 e/ i; r; h8 a; I( Q$ X9 jChinese bakeries
August 21
( ~8 o2 A# V* [6 A# U+ V5 QTropikana Afrika
3 o; K$ d( u& K  YTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
& D1 Z8 F. }' J95 St - 108A Avenue
& ~% m! E: r; N! {; v6 WTEXT TO COME Jane?
% ^4 C2 \9 z( W1 |August 22
7 u+ K" \2 X! a1 F5 S/ d1 ~" f+ R$ ]  ~Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
2 D# P. J8 t" L( X" Q& a) t4 bAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
8 g! i0 Z& {% U. j- _The sport of Bocce is a battle of
% ?/ G. h5 |8 y/ z9 O! e( Nprecision and accuracy enjoyed
, q  z5 n, P) n; I: zall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
1 U! V: w% M* |$ S$ MMadame Butterfly Opera
; u$ `. I! R3 ?4 l& E3 H- rin the Park
6 y+ ^6 ]; P& @5 l* ^/ T% STime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
; N0 d5 X4 b, i# Z2 W  f; U95 Street & 109 Avenue
1 _6 r- i! d5 d8 r( y- bMercury Opera Theatre
. w9 ~5 H$ x( T6 wpresents Opera in the Park
' O4 B7 X  V; f' s2 I$ Dwith their rendition of Madame
# i8 n, {! e- u: @8 ^; |Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
( v2 {8 j. C7 q* Sperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
5 ~8 O( T/ D% v% \sampling.
Tickets: $65
6 K8 M; [& i/ l1 |0 eAvailable at Tix on the Square
' K" l. \" }# m: W(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
  k) Z, Y; G9 f1 hAugust 24
. E/ X# g9 q+ F8 YJazz in Gio
& {, R0 G+ K9 o" V4 M4 @Time: 2 - 6pm
, ?& `+ z( x9 e/ u' a5 x5 E% qLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
; G7 D7 Z. v$ M) m95 St - 108A Avenue
4 D0 }# o" Z  ]/ g?Jane?
0 q+ N2 ^* D  i9 f! J  Z. t# h( Y2 h! VAugust 26
Youth Concert
9 V. k7 H6 M; H5 m6 ~  O?Jane?
" F; F3 M5 S* K7 r% h! YTime: 7 - 10pm
) J- C4 |' o. z' R. t8 eLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
( `9 \9 c3 F4 p2 W! a0 pBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
$ K" t  C6 D, }# D- jTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
% ?8 L7 c/ p. j! r% w, k107 Avenue
* s+ `# j; o. C( J* N& R- }3 pWaffle – Jane?
  u2 D. f8 \2 H" J' |Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
" p- l8 j7 i# \+ D5 ]# S; }- F  u3 phandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
4 c, l# |/ B* @% K! _/ H' H8 L! ^0 NEvent Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
8 w9 J3 ?" }6 u9 j2:30 pm Cooking Demo
6 N$ i, D4 p1 c! z9 F/ p3 pm Fashion Show
$ q3 W/ o1 D5 D5 {% U8 C7 RAll day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
' d1 K# S. J: z9 d# y! O$ D(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
# B2 J; U3 i: c6 X; E5 xGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
# u% o/ g; k+ c$ ~1 Dand 109 Avenue
$ i% N3 U, Y- g9 [: PCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
  i/ }* V: L# k, Dfestival and be Italian for a day!
4 C% X. f! \& J6 o- W' F6 oEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
& I1 D1 @& i7 @- F$ S; K& s* g- h3 iItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
+ P+ w0 P9 x" z( _Attractions: Live Entertainment,
, F/ g; r- i, }: M: w" G9 ESoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
3 d$ x, G! i% y/ s  Y$ }tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
% e" p/ V+ t/ q& W2 l+ B. wshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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