East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
8 q) @. L# k6 H2 |$ u# x6 \Time: Noon -8pm
0 Q+ E) `3 |! r$ i9 @0 ?Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
$ L9 ^1 _! c0 F8 B- doriginal Chinatown and The
" L/ w' i  X0 [" }East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
$ {  ^: V' B& y9 O" q# kTraditional Chinese Opera,
3 q) \$ o5 _+ y/ q1 VDancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
' ~/ ^. f! a9 H& B- h1 @Crafts Corner
% ?2 y1 L3 Q% _6 a5 SFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
7 g5 c' i/ D0 R( E; Q7 scakes, spring rolls, noodles,
0 k" i0 Q$ k1 l/ S3 ^7 lChinese bakeries
8 P, T7 t' G# ?$ ^* y( E( rAugust 21
1 Z# w: _7 d9 F8 A- g, rTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
2 ?  y9 I) K  v: Q$ y; GLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
9 d. g1 w, g4 |TEXT TO COME Jane?
  I6 C5 M" r2 E/ m/ p, Y7 @$ g9 VAugust 22
! z, M5 Q5 E# zBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
1 x) s1 k6 F% N" i; c: h2 x, RLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
  p7 m& X4 V3 |- AAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
! o7 P4 y7 T- j& N- mThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
9 h  R' G8 ?5 A) Rprecision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
. I2 O/ L$ R9 m1 Qyour own at the first annual VIVE
# _5 d2 U* X1 j; E( r! `Bocce tournament.
5 t8 B; c: {3 R9 `8 }Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
) u- d1 \3 `$ e2 w/ yin the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
& n$ t! E. ~; h7 o. ^Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
8 O: {0 i  a8 g, e* OMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
4 F8 G, {; {  Z. N5 ?3 mButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
  p# a* M- v4 l7 Xplace in 4 different locations in
3 n9 z0 F' h7 o0 ELittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
3 g# F8 z  E5 esampling.
Tickets: $65
& G6 s5 q' `- S# D2 Q  lAvailable at Tix on the Square
* S6 q1 `3 f( N% H5 K7 D9 T0 Q(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
( p3 E+ [2 ]' H# v9 H- LAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
: p, ]# U, Y3 e6 }Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
5 ]# |4 j: k3 Y% ?% o6 ]. g?Jane?
2 P+ Z, h, A) R+ bAugust 26
Youth Concert
# m! b$ B' ~7 O1 l7 t?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
7 j7 S# v$ h- ~7 A2 hAugust 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
" [9 l, `. }7 d/ Jand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
" f* ?8 B8 E% J7 Z! h, L; z+ A' O  }Location: McCauley School, 9538
0 W4 \, b) U9 P107 Avenue
8 q4 O4 T# r5 c: p: q2 s$ i* L6 `8 yWaffle – Jane?
/ w- I3 @1 j: h& |3 N3 v5 k3 BBring the whole family to
% c3 c0 u1 D- G6 n! z7 qexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
3 o- F% M* c3 V+ w8 u  D# _, R2 `' Jof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
) q/ U+ s: a' b2 p* rsecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
% x; y7 ?* Z6 v* I) JEvent Schedule: 12 pm
- i8 N1 o9 s( H1 T0 a5 B! oDrumming Group
7 F; S% ]5 g( S8 c5 L7 U1:30 pm Local Artists
* _( X- @  t7 ]2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
5 w0 V- p9 \% w+ A# i" [1 m/ o! \5 N(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
9 n$ O& j2 g! |9 `* CLocation: On 95 Street and in
& h0 w9 B4 S! DGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
: z0 O! J6 t7 y1 Y# [( D3 I1 Y  oCome 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
) z+ O4 L* [" P& W7 \( a* p' m  `August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
1 T  Y" f/ B) iAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
" P4 ]; I% U  V4 ~- ]2 {Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
, e* B1 i& V7 Vshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
1 c: z7 D; H7 XFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
% J" {% |4 V9 z' XLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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