East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
4 K( m8 m# n5 W( P* N# a& ?Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
( ?( {- ^( p5 V: Z* L  Z; L% iThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
# A/ `) X* ^+ @0 f. [, DEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
6 t" @+ [& h" ^' N8 ZCentennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
3 r8 v5 D: k$ e; KTraditional Chinese Opera,
7 E( Y- n9 F: j; SDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
0 ^4 Y+ y7 d. j1 N' s! t* K( u% n& ZFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
+ h$ j, c) O2 E& tChinese bakeries
! e: I/ h7 o. @6 [1 FAugust 21
$ E- D  F6 }& F8 }! C$ fTropikana Afrika
2 Q2 C+ d' k5 H3 f3 v: hTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% G8 R; I/ M8 d- D95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
3 X- T! H3 }- F1 p3 CAugust 22
* y: ], k" ?* d5 C  g; N+ YBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
. C- l7 P2 J+ E; o7 U/ o/ ^. fThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
5 H( r: T- v9 U! n5 oprecision and accuracy enjoyed
% r- z9 t3 Z1 v( A; Hall over the world! Come out and
% [6 q3 A: t# u; ycheer on your team, or make
' E8 f  F- x0 P: P3 fyour own at the first annual VIVE
7 |/ r. e- n8 r7 q1 e9 @Bocce tournament.
9 [! m5 [5 h4 w! w, A6 ]0 lEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
9 r/ C- L) x: G$ G3 w& d) Y- Z5 Gplayers per team)
7 h% X5 H3 F1 v) JAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
' i: }, i% o$ u6 J5 P3 M/ xin the Park
% L- [" J. }3 i  ^) Z& vTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
: B! s8 c$ x6 p% B' S( HLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
  N- ~$ [5 W' N9 G; W95 Street & 109 Avenue
$ z) q2 M+ x' X: h7 rMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
4 g! n3 r' P$ i: h& V9 Iwith their rendition of Madame
: @, [; u- n+ v, tButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
3 ~; M3 A5 ]# ~' K5 D! }5 J) L* }place in 4 different locations in
8 m  C4 C& w* A$ ^/ M: mLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
( i" }0 Y7 ^1 D' R( ?sampling.
4 v- B. y0 P0 u3 i5 y. gTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
8 C! a1 [& u8 {1 j7 A6 a, U3 G10826 95 Street)
2 w. T) E- H0 Q0 lAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
$ e% y. j( S# H% DTime: 2 - 6pm
4 T; O2 E+ ~% c! \8 }, aLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
0 \0 \; @9 I" F% T3 Y9 X95 St - 108A Avenue
3 b8 m) {! K7 w?Jane?
8 }/ ^( _- f  I/ hAugust 26
$ R" P9 T# Y" n0 m+ _4 wYouth Concert
?Jane?
6 `# o2 j* M* U* p. `' KTime: 7 - 10pm
( J3 ]; v7 s; nLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
7 h/ ]7 R& j, e0 XAugust 27
- `1 C- s7 {* a# X- G/ VBelgian Waffle Breakfast
3 y5 V; u5 }+ ]6 a3 tand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
8 J9 z. k: h6 s+ T$ V107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
/ g3 J- k0 A1 v3 T4 E0 p/ \Bring the whole family to
: b+ |- @* j9 f7 e% j1 v  pexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
% a7 t( p2 Y) f, GEvent Schedule: 12 pm
) n0 u" @8 w( g& Q7 T( Y1 T& S! KDrumming Group
, I% [# \/ T* A" S* g5 f( U1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
- s' a$ ^3 M: j2 C/ l- I- M3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
1 m+ G) a0 V+ ~& h2 mAugust 28
# X3 `6 T+ s& f7 ?* |% J' }& N* UViva Italia Viva Edmonton
6 g  x" K6 d& B9 B! I1 u' O(VIVE)
3 m9 F# q* a  @" M6 c2 _1 J- F* jTime: Noon- 7pm
; S( G7 M9 }' n# Z7 R( eLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
  X* m3 A' M" x+ u; M& QCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
0 s* Q5 I3 Q4 y3 Jfestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
3 N4 Y8 |0 V  ~1 u( FItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
# ~9 S/ d1 ?/ ^( U3 w7 w  rAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
; C+ m! a$ i3 ^/ D8 U1 h" gDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
. n' H% O3 e1 V! X( M) oshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
1 p6 O- m5 y$ Q0 GLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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