East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
6 C6 S2 Q* l* t( |This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
7 }7 y, }8 s% V. I7 Foriginal Chinatown and The
2 P' |4 |$ X$ `7 H6 P7 y. E/ p- i- ^1 rEast meets West / Chinatown
1 m6 O( ^0 d2 m; z8 tFestival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
# D6 s% i! i3 L( KAttractions: Cultural Shows,
9 L: G5 U/ ^; W1 q  XTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
' B9 u, H% J2 @% _$ KFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
  o+ M5 X* q$ U3 o: pcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
. h9 r) t$ p# y) ~. t2 sChinese bakeries
August 21
- f% f$ Q" B2 G$ {Tropikana Afrika
, A0 f' K4 a4 S$ rTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
! u: x$ X! |, O) @95 St - 108A Avenue
; r' X' G$ ]7 ]) _TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
7 H! {& r5 z" }. e3 ~6 w' xLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
% q6 ?- N; U" B" e0 ]Association, 9911-110 Avenue
! [* T" H9 E7 ]; Z: \The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
* n# V2 t& D# X' @1 g3 M; H8 Vall over the world! Come out and
cheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
August 23-27
% _* ^9 X3 `8 ^, gMadame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
, @& L* F2 v3 G1 v6 E6 hLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
, j4 N$ l7 O6 Y: ~95 Street & 109 Avenue
, M/ O/ W9 |8 a# ~) uMercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
2 y8 Q* V8 B1 i: wLittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
: q2 R6 t( v" P; }sampling.
" U3 o5 n) V/ Z* @$ H# _Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
$ a7 Q, I: Y' `. Y- y4 r% ^Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
' {% ^( o% Y0 }  B?Jane?
August 26
0 G2 L' o' o5 L: c8 v- jYouth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
" Y5 g& [9 `' z6 ~6 sLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
0 x) F! [8 Q1 w6 a) J* BBelgian Waffle Breakfast
6 ?  @. \( }! _: x4 K' {# wand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
5 r5 A& l+ {3 W# ]1 F$ hLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
' Q" M- v  N& j/ X* `/ `Waffle – Jane?
* e" Y; J# M5 N  BBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
7 U) t) t* _! _3 H8 yof vendors offering cultural items,
$ R2 k7 B' W3 j& z7 a3 P0 yhandmade creations, gently-used
8 e" P8 ?  l6 @2 e2 C! @; vsecond hand merchandise, and
* [2 L" a0 ^' p8 Rmiscellaneous goods.
) ]7 e% l1 P" Q* f, l( xEvent Schedule: 12 pm
: i5 o( Z6 P, q/ wDrumming Group
6 t4 Q" G( j; c2 L1:30 pm Local Artists
% L+ W0 v; T$ e: A, z! }2:30 pm Cooking Demo
. \4 F/ Q' H& i+ _/ X: C8 t- h3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
* f: f7 R# ~% HAugust 28
$ a7 G+ ~' J* h  n' RViva Italia Viva Edmonton
+ u) }# g4 s9 s+ N( p6 i5 ?1 i(VIVE)
3 I% ^) Y& |& e. h3 ]5 f5 c* |/ }0 G: E. \Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
' j6 B1 E" A2 J5 ]& ^! [; v0 ~Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
: f) S4 f3 G1 j* Qfestival and be Italian for a day!
4 ]3 C$ D9 v# x. Y+ M1 K) E) M0 j% ZEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
! g% R3 I! z% x% A4 U% t) ?Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
# ?- w; c: i5 ]$ V; V. Gand yes, more food! Come out
August 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
0 N" Q3 m3 J5 v7 f% bSoccer Tournament, Cooking
2 |; |7 Q* S% \0 u# h/ F% _) DDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
1 a" o$ L$ b$ l5 Rand some surprises!
* J0 H$ r3 F( A5 E$ WFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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