East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
anniversary of Edmonton’s
original Chinatown and The
; g$ e1 N: s- Q. ~3 AEast meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
3 I; h- r( u6 X3 O8 B8 q6 q$ C9 ^Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
1 H) h, P0 I% |4 _+ a. O3 R2 y. iFood: Bubble tea, Green onion
8 X! s9 e8 e7 p% n9 N! F1 dcakes, spring rolls, noodles,
0 X( Z! t0 y- r& X" AChinese bakeries
3 M6 Y( I' Y1 ], cAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
! v+ w+ A) @: TLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
2 \& \& O8 w# I2 V4 e5 L9 U- OTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
8 Q& s4 [: n/ m2 V) ]7 UBocce Tournament
Time: 7pm – Close
3 U$ D: B* L! h+ t. GLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
8 a6 m; x  ]3 @, jThe sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
all over the world! Come out and
9 Y2 r! r" d! {& k5 ~" _/ pcheer on your team, or make
# \# w5 N$ E8 byour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
' [2 Z. d6 \) H" I  C+ {# pplayers per team)
August 23-27
6 b1 Z( }  v4 U7 ^9 s6 A/ QMadame Butterfly Opera
1 c. T: C6 j* I1 n: D5 O5 U6 Sin the Park
% h9 I! D% m5 A5 m( qTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
5 O# z# t6 U6 B' R3 x. l95 Street & 109 Avenue
# y) J; e, x' f* A8 XMercury Opera Theatre
- }  k4 I9 l- g6 y. v( ~presents Opera in the Park
with their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
! G% f- I; G; {/ X( ^0 fperformance-amble that takes
place in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
$ G. U' Y; z5 ]! d$ fsampling.
Tickets: $65
) `1 {4 }; i' c7 @# h! ~) x/ K4 XAvailable at Tix on the Square
% Y# b4 ^1 u5 {' |(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
10826 95 Street)
! n- C7 y0 K2 eAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
. ^5 l* k0 G) g; Z* yLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
8 l! _2 ?. f) [9 p7 g8 q( o?Jane?
3 Q# _$ L: j+ q% A) {August 26
; N$ ?  E8 Y% l+ U0 }+ v9 L9 v. `Youth Concert
, F0 Z2 G4 F+ P& Z3 E?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
# d; F1 n9 x- H: g% y2 w* S1 n; UBelgian Waffle Breakfast
1 X' x( ~6 g: V( Iand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
" w6 ~, F4 E- w) N0 N$ uLocation: McCauley School, 9538
& c: n5 w5 G! q+ d107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
shopping with a unique gathering
7 ~& ?/ ^$ ?& P3 }$ [6 [8 zof vendors offering cultural items,
handmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
" H5 s+ E8 k4 @Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
+ _3 _- t6 {; Y6 G1:30 pm Local Artists
) H, ~# G# k/ g( w2:30 pm Cooking Demo
$ {$ o4 N5 m, ?# p3 pm Fashion Show
0 A* y8 v2 r5 o! {8 T" |5 r2 E, @# eAll day – Children’s Crafts
& J6 ]: K) m, t8 QAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
: U( ^8 M) ]4 [4 k(VIVE)
Time: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
. t5 m3 q$ o' M% N) Y5 }# E' V$ \6 jfestival and be Italian for a day!
. O3 v6 \3 @' E& u  dEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
: F& U0 L4 r+ w" J5 ]5 v+ v. e6 ?; aand yes, more food! Come out
, j# J, x7 Y2 kAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
( b9 n% k9 Q/ v: c$ |; IAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
Demonstrations, Wine & Cheese
6 p! L" `/ S$ utent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
' a  b& J/ ~/ @5 Z0 _show, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
# o+ t, q$ W# W: M- Wmore delicious treats!

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