East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
- D/ Q+ `% j9 U# M, g( goriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
. N/ \3 n4 C3 B( E4 \) Z, a5 ^4 G8 f% RFestival is celebrating Chinatown
# t! X) z1 j, d, lCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
% D3 S* r2 k! d. t! m# x9 fTraditional Chinese Opera,
: F6 H2 `! U7 T8 u( H, }, d! XDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
! F- r8 \7 H, m0 ]/ nFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
2 ?: |  R1 L9 c7 G/ T* C/ _( O' |- gChinese bakeries
August 21
Tropikana Afrika
8 r& b* V* }% T: N; H) o* PTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
2 I+ J$ \. d+ t. S: h" ^# }0 U95 St - 108A Avenue
; G. l) ~# E# B% D( f9 dTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
7 ~9 U9 R" Q9 `( r- OTime: 7pm – Close
8 g. N0 L+ U1 B" j' U& n: }' BLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
  |7 Q* j, f3 D: t+ ^6 n" W' r* QAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
8 r& [" W/ v4 J) B" f3 zThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
0 \0 r- |( |9 ~) a- Uprecision and accuracy enjoyed
- X- g3 S0 z# S+ p  r* G0 jall over the world! Come out and
$ u/ _! i0 f; i. t/ O, m- f( ^cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
7 v0 D/ }6 b. F& U7 C9 vplayers per team)
& U9 [- p- b5 B9 LAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
5 a. \% N. P. k, D! B& @Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
$ a& J, `' k, }3 YLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
& D- A* M7 L# Y1 [, K% tpresents Opera in the Park
0 p0 P3 e5 ?$ V) w# nwith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
$ s/ L6 f" k% A2 t  bplace in 4 different locations in
/ w7 A1 o" n: CLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
0 Q& w# t8 g! w  L8 j+ V0 q$ Fsampling.
Tickets: $65
! q0 ~# \" u9 y, Z  lAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
9 K( S& g) X, Q6 ?; V. IAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
1 Z' A4 S( E0 X95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
8 A) X) N! E% `8 u: s4 {: D+ ?5 sYouth Concert
?Jane?
( }: Z9 b$ }! N" U. p( q$ rTime: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
- |4 f7 V6 p4 Y7 H1 R/ mAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
, F. v! L6 _. J4 u% b9 oTime: 10am – 4pm
5 ]6 i/ c  [: B/ Z* jLocation: McCauley School, 9538
6 p8 `1 i5 ^' K9 |107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
2 Z2 m) e6 m6 i( Z9 s/ A8 v) Sof vendors offering cultural items,
$ L0 v- e" W5 \& Ghandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
( W( O1 X2 {8 P" H- O+ q1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
& t6 C* l  [; UAll day – Children’s Crafts
& o6 W( G1 V- a  C; mAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
- U+ [+ ?$ d. E  i(VIVE)
7 d: ~; G2 D+ D( X' DTime: Noon- 7pm
6 ~: I% D: G1 O% \Location: On 95 Street and in
4 z1 S% [8 {: T5 AGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
/ ?5 C/ n4 K& [# f) E3 uCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
6 n; a! N4 b0 o" ffestival and be Italian for a day!
& k3 {' f% O. t% W- PEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
! w8 ]5 @$ k3 s$ }7 P  zand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
( `# i5 l6 C5 `; C/ E; hSoccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
  _$ A) u# v4 ^show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
9 t8 {- X" H8 e3 w! V! FFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
3 T/ A1 S: v& u; p8 ALasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
- Y6 ?+ g; I% S9 m, X( K: E2 p6 h, I! imore delicious treats!

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