East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
8 |4 S+ x6 m! \4 _" J  fTime: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
8 L6 e$ H+ E0 v( B+ FThis year is the hundredth
# j6 \! d# p" _anniversary of Edmonton’s
# O7 o$ u4 u, moriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
3 f9 j& d0 ~& y& ^Attractions: Cultural Shows,
Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
) I/ A  ]6 I3 AFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
0 }+ f; i9 F) p3 \1 Ncakes, spring rolls, noodles,
Chinese bakeries
3 O9 _& m3 y$ a: MAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
TEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
7 v0 B6 @+ h7 T$ h, H! G  ABocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
, [" [: @8 A: m+ h1 JAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
  H  a# a( i/ E$ C, e% {3 Cprecision and accuracy enjoyed
+ n6 [# h" ^) Nall over the world! Come out and
4 p) t& T9 G' |! x: ccheer on your team, or make
. r. s7 i: |0 [. X' [3 }your own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
: G7 ?: Z. e5 i" w1 }# F- LEntrance fee: $20/team ( 2
3 t( `" R9 t0 [( nplayers per team)
* `5 P$ G1 s# s9 D! UAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
6 G( S( D: H  s3 \in the Park
) }% g( A9 ^7 I- @8 ZTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
  m% W- ?8 j6 K" u7 D( W- f- CLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
' l9 t  h$ f* J* c0 r* z95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
/ Y; r* ~- T" r7 H4 Uwith their rendition of Madame
7 b* F5 S0 R& Z0 a3 f. c, dButterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
8 o1 E5 @1 D; M5 b) [! u. }Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
sampling.
Tickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
+ _( d8 ?( A2 L% u, F: @7 t- u7 Q4 x- z(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
7 M. w. I/ N/ q; L; F! SAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
% B: k1 ~8 `3 Y; E( ]1 i9 sTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
8 a5 H/ D" G9 K95 St - 108A Avenue
: J4 d. U# g. n- b5 k8 I3 @0 D0 p" o?Jane?
August 26
Youth Concert
5 `& G! [2 H. c?Jane?
. Q- e, T9 ~: r( z; F: xTime: 7 - 10pm
% T; V1 }7 J# zLocation: McCauley School, 9538
5 v# e2 i3 Z  v" l3 R- 107 Avenue
August 27
! d6 l: Y6 z/ K7 u8 c" g) ?  o  EBelgian Waffle Breakfast
and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
2 z3 }* S+ t0 N5 F+ h. k' Z5 f+ \Location: McCauley School, 9538
( l, {  _, k# j107 Avenue
& _! @% F: W* o0 hWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
) Q) Z0 u+ v$ w6 d! O+ cexperience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
; R/ v' L# W1 \9 V4 K0 Lof vendors offering cultural items,
( d( u9 U0 y: [- E# Mhandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
: M- q; _6 g" ~4 l" x2 ~Event Schedule: 12 pm
* z3 v6 S9 s* H! ~9 P% GDrumming Group
( n4 p9 T8 I$ S8 A1:30 pm Local Artists
9 P5 H+ j) T/ G2 V) ?2 c. X8 ~2 T2:30 pm Cooking Demo
1 g& N' j. v% n5 C3 pm Fashion Show
9 e1 s$ H% k* Q* I' P5 K* vAll day – Children’s Crafts
# @& A1 F" n% ~. N) H5 iAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
: c' X: D: ~1 O# N  ]4 M: R(VIVE)
  h% z( D3 }- C1 P* s3 u, [Time: Noon- 7pm
, Q4 |8 ^( ?0 _5 O+ D3 C* n5 W* `Location: On 95 Street and in
* a( y. K7 z- k- d, d. y. U- DGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
1 U3 O& X6 e! m+ s, F/ cCome out to the 2nd annual VIVE
, u8 O) y, b- s8 k0 u  efestival and be Italian for a day!
: Y4 D7 \8 m) }& R( v+ V9 |Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
" @! {! G- d( r: JItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
- b$ u" m5 a) k+ g" e% f' H& j: O) Y$ Cand yes, more food! Come out
. W! r9 Q" y9 zAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
; ]6 Z* ^6 W# c  @* U3 pAttractions: Live Entertainment,
3 B7 P/ X1 Y' N- QSoccer Tournament, Cooking
  V; o+ ^3 {6 V% P$ h" X3 Y% DDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
1 H  L* W6 f- g( Land some surprises!
. M% Y! A- \! L& I8 eFood: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
1 ]( i& ?# C3 `9 i/ HLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
. j( P( Q$ x4 g$ g$ hmore delicious treats!

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