East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
- K& x0 Q& E* K: fTime: Noon -8pm
* N: G; A' B  i5 h( ^% `# f! W5 ^Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
! a  O' V3 j1 s7 YThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
+ o! ~" ~, ]) N; E) G/ Soriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
1 v9 S4 Y# `) `3 h* ~1 j+ o4 ZFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
& ^& X& E4 N1 F8 h+ d1 ?Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
  a. |' i9 e# H9 ~Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
* w) G/ I. c: hChinese bakeries
& D$ U0 V* }: l6 f$ uAugust 21
7 I2 F/ s# Z0 G1 B. ]Tropikana Afrika
! q$ f  i, t* g! ]+ Z9 @' nTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% U+ |( F+ B0 k; w# K% p95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
  k9 [2 m( _+ H% AAugust 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
8 R( Y8 u' t; r4 S+ K  ELocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
& S  X4 N2 W( S+ XAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
" F0 ?9 ^7 C+ y$ M$ t5 G; JThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
! S3 ?3 v0 M) S% L  Uprecision and accuracy enjoyed
0 [% l& r, c* Z% r- S  k$ i6 qall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
" U* H- Y" f, C" t1 Y4 S- Ryour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
! e8 J( \6 r4 p$ J2 H0 x' wEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
5 Y5 G& I$ U3 uMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
# n) T2 z9 @/ L' Z+ Qpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
  `  j+ t, i7 n/ z0 c! bButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
) A# d* p! T% R. o& w5 fperformance-amble that takes
& ^) l: s" Q7 Y) K0 Vplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
/ p% V1 b: I; D; h3 S4 {8 t4 Q+ G10826 95 Street)
August 24
8 w5 J) z1 d4 L( D  J6 F( I4 }Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
1 x) ?' X4 H/ n* L2 P4 V7 {  M?Jane?
3 R. {, L* F0 a6 a: `August 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
6 \% f  x9 I6 g, pLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
+ M$ ^( p7 O$ n' n$ ZAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
" b5 h4 j6 F) nand World Market
4 N6 j4 s# X" d% H  ?Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
0 o# \$ K. W7 u, q2 L4 L  X* Z* i2 [107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
( y2 Q9 Q5 c8 {1 YBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
) \+ I- D& w7 F  {1 ?5 |- \shopping with a unique gathering
9 @" w7 ^9 w' S% a7 Q9 Q3 s3 Lof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
  r& @+ S6 B% }4 h( _' j( s8 Jmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
2 n1 B# {' ?1 j- C2 F% C) v* q1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
% m/ n' H: b8 H: m9 L3 pm Fashion Show
- Q, f9 b: q3 T; t1 E$ BAll day – Children’s Crafts
& [4 x+ \: a3 FAugust 28
5 d8 f9 L7 q% ~( a- P9 uViva Italia Viva Edmonton
; e# U, Q, c; A9 u: _+ L(VIVE)
" y0 ~: F* r5 M' _6 x7 ]; fTime: Noon- 7pm
# G1 o5 ]# b; B3 w! y  p8 x$ ~Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
$ n" R: m2 M9 G9 V8 b6 iand 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
0 b5 F$ V7 m/ a3 ]4 F: l8 _" s- tItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
- o  ]$ q% r( e1 G+ jAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
& i- w+ G( A; |( F8 b  FAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
0 h; H# m* z/ @  a6 ?; ?tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
! O2 E% D: U8 T" ]6 d* p; Sand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
# w! m, l3 T# |5 P4 PLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
/ x3 A2 Q' H9 o9 Amore delicious treats!

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