East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
; L, a9 Z/ ~1 |! u- O+ m; x" sLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
2 |7 C! i2 X- w: r# H; a3 cThis year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
" V7 U# F3 W6 t- [original Chinatown and The
3 q; X2 Y! a! E2 C: C3 O. Y% @East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
1 V% V$ [7 M5 r) L% u6 x! G+ z2 W, WFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
' R( A+ P, k$ E! u% \% t. F9 v$ w  l( ~August 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
  E6 u/ a& N' X" G: wTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
5 F, C! L8 c: m' W5 @' pBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
% F6 n9 {' M3 K" Z8 xLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
* r0 \# W& C6 m9 Xprecision and accuracy enjoyed
- _; A7 i0 J4 G& |1 Xall over the world! Come out and
  [2 E8 j( v+ n) o# B+ n+ Ucheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
$ L& w- v9 ]* wEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
6 N8 c! O( R$ p; V. QAugust 23-27
. V/ e1 _  B3 X7 n% |2 pMadame Butterfly Opera
9 j. F5 j9 S. n0 d5 Bin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
+ K0 w7 F& N5 A  B2 oLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
% l' n8 H" o# Y- _7 ?2 W95 Street & 109 Avenue
: n  O% N3 |4 E* s6 M5 l5 @Mercury Opera Theatre
- {! n- Q( J( G* Wpresents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
$ Z8 G  p# j# x- P( _/ r# ?/ _1 FButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
3 \3 c/ P3 m/ I4 L5 Q2 m6 _$ xperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
: A" ^' B5 `( ^* f# N: I# @Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
  S+ u) z6 o2 y1 Fsampling.
Tickets: $65
# q/ B+ s8 \* K: v- C& mAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
% D# D% {" ]/ h8 s% Z; c9 q! DAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
  D8 h2 s; P% P4 [/ fTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
8 U$ O0 S9 y+ Y, x+ W* ~?Jane?
7 H7 W# K" N2 l5 jAugust 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
7 C6 G8 I! d1 A, o7 \6 p' r' e* CTime: 7 - 10pm
! ^/ g8 {, q1 T3 r" [) A  MLocation: McCauley School, 9538
5 y0 S% f3 F% m/ Z- 107 Avenue
August 27
# H& [8 t% o1 j5 nBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
: G% V' m1 Y% N+ E3 B/ m& s. ^Time: 10am – 4pm
; ?- O" i6 D+ i  FLocation: McCauley School, 9538
) d- h# }. |2 s. B& m3 I107 Avenue
  L& N8 k# M, E5 \6 F. E2 qWaffle – Jane?
( @. g! y: Y* Q" V0 HBring the whole family to
/ k0 s. F4 T  l- ?$ [experience the World Market. Go
3 q$ J" w( U$ w0 Mshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
3 l$ |& }& M7 shandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
. Q3 _  e+ h& R7 ?7 tmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
- U  i) u; L8 KDrumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
# _4 D8 j6 i  [4 e7 D" s2:30 pm Cooking Demo
4 J4 L2 Z1 b3 S& r3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
$ h  l- `& d( m5 e6 D  }' \( \August 28
; X& u: e- a, U0 J' ]. t  yViva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
8 k# a: r& g  w* [) I( R, ELocation: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
# w$ z. k: I3 a, DCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
and yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
7 Y, H! F& n9 [' yDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
, V9 f6 L: _, ^7 w5 [6 b/ T2 E; Tshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
7 I! b' h* ~- |) ?9 nand some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
5 d# y7 [1 n3 w" ^% ^4 mLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
) ]* z' \6 ^' l. B- dmore delicious treats!

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