East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
# ~; a: O" l* M/ Q) }Time: Noon -8pm
0 ?: {  v5 p# oLocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
3 `% W4 K2 ]& x. Lanniversary of Edmonton’s
  [& D/ }; u5 f. U9 a# x% N. goriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
( M2 J# w0 i' V; o: r- X- m% [Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
$ b9 U: y* c+ N% a5 v+ h8 sTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
' E; N* @3 s& ZFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
" p, L! w9 s& @cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
August 21
. J- I" E4 c) r' V/ L6 D8 j: HTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
4 m- x8 _: c! T7 R; N& n% wLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
6 q: n  J  U1 f( l4 X+ t95 St - 108A Avenue
& d2 O1 j+ V- a6 U2 TTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
$ J; F2 m2 U( t" g1 yBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
$ J7 x, B2 c3 |; I& @. r7 ]3 cLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
  O) b2 t4 k& f" Z: u% r, e$ U/ e5 p/ Mall over the world! Come out and
2 n& q) G5 q* O$ Ncheer on your team, or make
" u9 c# K1 A4 b. K% j3 tyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
8 ~* D( H# \' n+ ]players per team)
August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
& X0 Q0 x2 [/ A# A) ?( lTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
! k- v( l+ _/ g% y; A% DLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
* A& ]1 J1 k& ^4 fpresents Opera in the Park
: F0 x/ L* W8 L+ G  Q0 kwith their rendition of Madame
# C. ]/ _. u6 u1 }Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
# e* M$ p- q) s4 f7 d0 v6 c2 ?performance-amble that takes
/ W, p# `6 P' Q' V! W% ]place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
% _  G/ U$ \: U# R9 G$ {Tickets: $65
4 d0 y- x$ U9 WAvailable at Tix on the Square
(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
August 24
Jazz in Gio
) ]4 k6 L- K% y8 k) jTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
6 H8 _! z6 T; s2 r- Z95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
3 ^+ R& I$ B5 g1 m?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
" f$ E- Y0 k1 cLocation: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
% A9 g& |& \. {, o0 n7 e5 W5 [August 27
Belgian Waffle Breakfast
( k# W" u6 n! Sand World Market
+ ^( K/ [6 c2 G7 a5 b; nTime: 10am – 4pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
5 e& o# n7 G1 {; @( u' }3 yBring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
( J  S: b  v  ]7 T. \5 R  bof vendors offering cultural items,
' ^( C3 [' e$ bhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
% D4 O7 V* K6 E* R; amiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
- ~7 P9 n. ~4 ~Drumming Group
! ]& c: |; h! q" I* _. F1:30 pm Local Artists
/ [# e6 D& b4 T2:30 pm Cooking Demo
5 o# a! D" y+ Q* v7 X  t5 }; W3 pm Fashion Show
' q4 X% ^, X" p/ L$ M6 ]All day – Children’s Crafts
August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
, t/ ]* r! b' s; I( y0 B* t! I. XCome 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
9 C3 \4 [. T; ]6 L. eAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
- H" \7 g# x9 S5 sAttractions: Live Entertainment,
7 R% r# j% `/ B8 qSoccer Tournament, Cooking
( F" E$ ~, s" D7 a& h8 D1 A8 b4 I+ gDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
7 J4 J& @+ d3 z: U2 F5 m, wLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
. F: ~4 B0 l. g4 C5 C; hmore delicious treats!

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