East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
* y. ~9 m; o2 I; q* k" d* ^0 @! f4 y  yTime: Noon -8pm
- c2 A2 K9 Z9 f/ Y. _Location: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
! ?& T. S5 D' Tanniversary of Edmonton’s
% c& B3 L" @* {. w0 z+ h4 d  joriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
Festival is celebrating Chinatown
Centennial.
Attractions: Cultural Shows,
5 r# `$ o; O" O) R2 L, KTraditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
0 M" @( \5 u) [- QCrafts Corner
Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
. v1 O7 Q/ @4 B0 |0 yChinese bakeries
" s. I$ y. S# F. i5 BAugust 21
6 _) U1 _& a4 Z  N$ v) [" LTropikana Afrika
Time: 2 - 6pm
" h5 X0 ]& v# @$ nLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
- s. }" Z/ ?5 h. z9 c) S* o! MTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
Bocce Tournament
; N2 ^1 r7 X- q8 T5 CTime: 7pm – Close
Location: Ital-Canadian Seniors
  H. ]6 S( i+ i/ K3 L% w4 A+ n4 vAssociation, 9911-110 Avenue
, z) v, ~1 v- }- ]The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
" R3 y: @8 R5 d0 Wall over the world! Come out and
- x8 d/ z! j' G+ `! Xcheer on your team, or make
; i# |5 j. s9 ^6 _2 J  Cyour own at the first annual VIVE
Bocce tournament.
2 f. Y5 B- Y# k& |Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
& z7 t! \8 @, F! W. f3 eAugust 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
+ D. X/ P" O5 t! D" ein the Park
3 }4 g, s. v7 x, ?' jTime: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
$ O4 p9 l! b  D+ i' O2 p95 Street & 109 Avenue
9 P( V' _( F4 j5 Z+ L: q2 BMercury Opera Theatre
$ [0 \- O& e! @- T: P- \presents Opera in the Park
5 E3 Q3 X5 r4 _( k! uwith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
( ~  i9 w! _# qplace in 4 different locations in
Little Italy. Includes wine and beer
4 b: s& U. {  u5 C. ysampling.
8 K$ V* Y0 G2 s! H$ E) t9 r$ @# G, pTickets: $65
Available at Tix on the Square
) t$ {) w9 V+ \) l2 K(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
1 G' j' Y( L1 W, S4 M10826 95 Street)
0 f, E4 \0 E  W5 X4 N: LAugust 24
6 Y" D# l# D" u4 S* LJazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
+ |* \' x5 [/ ?; Q1 M: qLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
. w, \3 D+ {7 O3 J3 i4 K) nAugust 26
Youth Concert
& ]; o6 g* I3 Y$ x?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
# b. Z1 t% r3 U" e7 [August 27
. Z4 R8 t8 b& EBelgian Waffle Breakfast
3 `9 o5 S* ~& u3 Gand World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
: V; H' q7 a2 }5 \+ {2 j: yLocation: McCauley School, 9538
4 K% `" N5 l6 u. T! y) ?1 H' ?  Z107 Avenue
Waffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
2 u" @/ L$ P: ~& T, F1 Q5 hshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
% D* }* E4 P$ @' X, v) B+ Y' H2 ehandmade creations, gently-used
, h2 |5 h* C# ~$ b+ ?; Asecond hand merchandise, and
miscellaneous goods.
% l) \" Q# }$ I- `$ ~: u0 qEvent Schedule: 12 pm
2 @& s) E+ m9 @/ w& ODrumming Group
- y3 Q  A7 f* \+ |2 B1:30 pm Local Artists
2 i. l5 v+ R1 `& S2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
All day – Children’s Crafts
% ~* X9 G# q4 Y% {August 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
' A$ @( |: V- j- m1 f3 m  I3 c(VIVE)
) p5 e  v) B( \' r. |3 rTime: Noon- 7pm
, A9 q! s9 s( F4 P+ }6 QLocation: On 95 Street and in
+ p. u+ y/ \7 T4 V! tGiovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
3 ~) R2 p) {* e  A* Ofestival and be Italian for a day!
Enjoy Live entertainment, food,
Italian car show, food, kid’s corner
# Y" |& \8 y) G5 tand yes, more food! Come out
$ |( b' s  D! \  f4 wAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
8 o1 s/ U1 W- gAttractions: Live Entertainment,
Soccer Tournament, Cooking
0 o5 `( ?7 [/ G1 fDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
7 E* Q% P* j9 W+ p2 @* w1 ~& Ptent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
0 M) P4 Y) i( M' Y8 J. nshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
Lasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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