East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
5 ^. w1 N" V, ~  Y% T. J) I) V" ]2 fLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
; `' v- x) z. ]7 V3 j- bThis year is the hundredth
) Z- n) r& f) S# {- r8 f: ranniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
& ]! g0 n6 Z3 t9 d* ]( `Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
- S: E, y" ?8 K& w( H9 N  ]Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
. Q+ A8 D3 O( o* q& LFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
' b" ]4 F7 ?! a  _, qcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
! R9 @" v; Y/ ~3 s" Y) j0 g( kAugust 21
8 r0 {# y6 w$ Z" H$ S5 eTropikana Afrika
6 |" G/ ]# y8 |Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
/ {8 U/ M+ u) a6 ^95 St - 108A Avenue
1 e( u  H' P0 P' ^( STEXT TO COME Jane?
. y- W& f1 E- U3 k  M& lAugust 22
8 O" X5 w% a" {: RBocce Tournament
! z8 o2 A7 Q: i: H+ g5 `) ]/ }Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
% E5 v$ E5 a: P0 R' iAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
" |! a, y  W" Y6 G8 }  i8 v9 @The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
- F& C- k  g; F) k. |all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
5 H8 y. A! _2 O3 [Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
- ~0 @! ]% |( ?  A/ U$ Dplayers per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
( P5 f0 F' G5 a2 b6 m* FTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
+ b! F- H1 i+ Q$ gLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
+ i9 ]( N7 P% C- MMercury Opera Theatre
. y  s; L6 l; `presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
6 i4 P- T3 w) K5 T0 O0 DButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
0 H3 ?: o8 f/ n" {performance-amble that takes
% Q2 _: o$ a8 j/ }/ R; K0 ?9 n+ Yplace in 4 different locations in
  C- _. A8 u: ^! z# \8 s0 Z3 _Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
+ k" a- A8 U! MAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
  |. m5 B+ W) `* ?; B9 |August 24
* g7 D6 N8 N- N2 E0 m; @% E1 RJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
$ R# C8 u/ j- U8 i7 e6 p- V4 F95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
8 D* ?7 X" o% P: B5 q- 107 Avenue
4 F) }& N% O- pAugust 27
4 G$ ^. [' z  vBelgian Waffle Breakfast
% S5 M2 Z; R: u3 p0 V  ^: Cand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
# H$ e+ \3 P' e6 gLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
0 n0 k: o. q, {Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
+ }) j! H2 c. Z+ Z3 Q6 {9 Eexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
5 x' \. j7 T% _5 m. D) U2 ~% ~of vendors offering cultural items,
/ R+ z! t8 n- q! Z0 thandmade creations, gently-used
8 j& J& d% H4 Fsecond hand merchandise, and
6 t9 a0 g* B: D  e9 |3 ]8 F/ J; u& Amiscellaneous goods.
) y, W# o! ?' N, j! v6 sEvent Schedule: 12 pm
; A* b% H# p3 ~2 \! D4 jDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
) T9 i5 h# N# {4 y5 i" k9 j' aLocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
& t( N4 A8 W/ w, ]and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
9 ^" {* j  D$ |# LEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
; x. p# Q3 N/ ]5 G4 e1 |8 [# _# oand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
: Q1 t7 x- x7 e2 {( D7 SAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
  C2 w" l. c" c' G5 t% U5 htent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
: B, b$ F9 q; j2 Jshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
4 U' m& Z: q, o  p$ w" }and some surprises!
6 y0 J4 X) Z2 d4 w0 uFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
1 A- t% o5 S; O0 R; ?Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
+ G' M% o* X; J3 Y; L6 u9 `more delicious treats!

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