East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

wysyyhs

Chinatown Festival
, H7 }6 A4 q% J! X& [( c% x$ YTime: Noon -8pm
1 A* H+ p+ Q' I0 PLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
' A4 k$ n% q0 q7 e: u& W/ W0 ~6 Y' WFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
1 N. ?7 K. y, h4 NDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
1 i. [8 h& B$ w; yCrafts Corner
; l; f: M8 G  V' f: }Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
6 b, x: o2 `( u: i0 E( X8 bcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
$ }' A9 X- b. B3 FTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
- C& s* C. ^$ i! _95 St - 108A Avenue
6 B) w7 k2 T, Q9 J* C% b9 F. S( eTEXT TO COME Jane?
! l0 ~5 g( j" l% F2 Q; u5 Q  sAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
) B3 O" ~5 `6 Y: {5 N2 b5 t3 l$ [Time: 7pm – Close
- N, T% t+ T, {  k' }4 m: q1 B3 ZLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
+ i$ u9 h0 Y* ^# }  _* L% i4 @Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
0 l, \/ y: M- {0 v# Q% Xprecision and accuracy enjoyed
; J$ m$ l) a6 Q+ mall over the world! Come out and
1 F' R. ^8 K& w; }, T1 Ocheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
' u6 ]1 Q& A- t$ T% BBocce tournament.
5 K) G3 T2 y& f4 c+ u% IEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
1 g$ y8 ~1 V1 H* e8 aplayers per team)
) A$ K7 M8 z( S' D4 zAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
' D4 M" @8 m4 }* F3 X7 I/ g7 OLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
+ l: O$ F' \8 {7 C9 ^3 b* Wpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
5 `" Y8 \  D0 X( Q' K" _Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
, {' |; ~2 p; w  y' @3 e4 ?place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
' O: I( P+ E% qsampling.
Tickets: $65
/ f. D' ?$ r7 W2 b' q# z5 hAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
3 R. R2 s; s( X) q6 I  c1 n1 c6 {August 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
) b- N- H" Y3 d* @95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
, {' l$ X4 n. ?8 BYouth Concert
?Jane?
* v3 W  l; B3 [$ LTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
- _2 r4 [% a9 I& w3 q; S+ |9 NTime: 10am – 4pm
" H; {. h! g$ Z9 h5 OLocation: McCauley School, 9538
; K) @5 p" S* A+ f- `& B107 Avenue
; g5 g4 A6 Y- ~Waffle – Jane?
& d3 y7 f* Q/ N* a5 t' OBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
/ O9 `2 E$ u8 Q, W1 i* P3 X' j2 Nof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
( r) G3 _+ k% ]& o9 o. zsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
# i- Q8 T& d9 d: R5 R- {Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
% W/ g- |$ N9 f8 f4 ?3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
/ X( `/ w4 \+ R! oAugust 28
$ H1 i5 c  W- P/ g: N" VViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
6 ^7 i. |9 y6 U- \: yTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
. p! C. x4 [  l3 B/ T5 L$ GGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
! l0 u' \$ E8 l6 B( |Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
3 d7 B  g2 q' d# ?festival and be Italian for a day!
! A: W8 j9 b7 u) `( D+ ~' ZEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
" ~/ f; l( z5 dand yes, more food! Come out
( x+ X! z* R* x( x0 F) Y% eAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
  @( v+ C- u9 i% Z( e* ]: tand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
1 ?% ^: a% R3 i* KLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
$ [" H; x8 g" U9 g% lmore delicious treats!

qualityshop

Eunice.kk