East meets West Festival (August 20 - 28)

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Chinatown Festival
Time: Noon -8pm
' B( Z/ U0 D) i. r4 ALocation: 99 Street & 107 Avenue
This year is the hundredth
2 a1 v, t" y: p9 Danniversary of Edmonton’s
, T" k6 ]9 z" _$ P0 o+ Soriginal Chinatown and The
East meets West / Chinatown
* u& n) P5 d* Q" C% D9 dFestival is celebrating Chinatown
( ]* l+ n; |) J- RCentennial.
# H& V3 W8 _, {& T" xAttractions: Cultural Shows,
+ ~3 T& x& H' {Traditional Chinese Opera,
Dancing, Martial Arts Expo, Arts &
Crafts Corner
8 R$ ]+ p8 }) |- _; d5 @Food: Bubble tea, Green onion
cakes, spring rolls, noodles,
% a( ?6 m/ ^  ]6 a4 h0 O( O; gChinese bakeries
1 S) L7 p0 {( |  t! T$ e$ F6 JAugust 21
Tropikana Afrika
; M8 Y, x4 Z  q, K6 _+ nTime: 2 - 6pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
* w( X$ g7 w  F9 |$ k95 St - 108A Avenue
( }% I9 l$ V8 ?2 S% y+ B. gTEXT TO COME Jane?
August 22
5 f6 Y' q; Z9 T9 Z: HBocce Tournament
" q! R7 I$ }+ w0 d6 e6 T- A& dTime: 7pm – Close
7 v0 K6 p; L, D; P  dLocation: Ital-Canadian Seniors
Association, 9911-110 Avenue
The sport of Bocce is a battle of
precision and accuracy enjoyed
7 o) j# S1 Q7 ^6 c9 d4 [% F' x3 jall over the world! Come out and
0 P0 v/ d2 Q* c6 ^$ `$ hcheer on your team, or make
your own at the first annual VIVE
3 p' g$ U# C, f: {( b" \3 @  j& nBocce tournament.
Entrance fee: $20/team ( 2
players per team)
8 `" o- d; w7 d  t! ^August 23-27
Madame Butterfly Opera
in the Park
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Location: Giovanni Caboto Park,
95 Street & 109 Avenue
Mercury Opera Theatre
presents Opera in the Park
7 n! {# V- Y: R% Swith their rendition of Madame
Butterfly. There is a Pre-opera
performance-amble that takes
& z) d1 u8 E! S  C, q6 Yplace in 4 different locations in
2 a4 q& ?+ ?) K% N4 ALittle Italy. Includes wine and beer
  q" d/ k4 m8 ?2 O" L" ?sampling.
$ m% k  x2 q1 Q' ]Tickets: $65
3 P" f: A) ?4 \0 q! P5 r4 ^Available at Tix on the Square
, {% N0 r7 I3 q- z+ B' @(780-420-1757) or At Zocalo’s (
$ F- v5 K# l3 X1 O% {2 b9 c10826 95 Street)
$ V- v& u( ~2 UAugust 24
Jazz in Gio
Time: 2 - 6pm
: G- l% s1 ?- A- `3 LLocation: Giovanni Caboto Park,
0 y, K2 d' i. Q* q( E1 V95 St - 108A Avenue
?Jane?
6 P5 a1 L: h4 ?August 26
Youth Concert
?Jane?
Time: 7 - 10pm
Location: McCauley School, 9538
- 107 Avenue
August 27
. r9 o1 n1 o! a* FBelgian Waffle Breakfast
  E0 [' W7 Y, E$ |and World Market
Time: 10am – 4pm
! Z, Q9 E+ A' J9 Z- K0 OLocation: McCauley School, 9538
107 Avenue
( l- D* d! J3 \% ?- k9 IWaffle – Jane?
Bring the whole family to
experience the World Market. Go
1 z/ i6 d1 _2 ^& h8 Dshopping with a unique gathering
of vendors offering cultural items,
, u& U+ c5 n+ u: Phandmade creations, gently-used
second hand merchandise, and
8 Z: U5 W% m  Nmiscellaneous goods.
Event Schedule: 12 pm
Drumming Group
1:30 pm Local Artists
& G9 {) Y9 [6 D$ P' `2:30 pm Cooking Demo
3 pm Fashion Show
, U: t% F3 N3 F% ^) K$ lAll day – Children’s Crafts
5 `# G' j# c( Z* BAugust 28
Viva Italia Viva Edmonton
, N6 p: i( R1 v7 Y3 f" y  O(VIVE)
+ ^: _0 e; T+ F# ^! u) lTime: Noon- 7pm
Location: On 95 Street and in
# n/ A% P# ?, B4 v* M* J$ ?Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 street
and 109 Avenue
Come out to the 2nd annual VIVE
festival and be Italian for a day!
4 ~2 e% q. r! YEnjoy Live entertainment, food,
) n3 x+ d8 O- dItalian car show, food, kid’s corner
$ K8 J! \  A9 f5 q5 b) C% Pand yes, more food! Come out
9 P9 X& A% S( `# J  hAugust 28 and Mangia! Bevi! Balla!
Attractions: Live Entertainment,
' C& o. N- h. b' `7 DSoccer Tournament, Cooking
, S! ^3 M/ T7 V9 z& k# sDemonstrations, Wine & Cheese
  E& E. M8 C3 C* w: K! d+ `tent, Kid’s Corner, Italian Car
8 f  t- ~7 h: D: r6 Cshow, Tuscany Regional exhibit
and some surprises!
Food: Italian Sausages, Pizza,
5 V( L0 c& b4 O+ a. l" mLasagna, Gelato, Espresso and
more delicious treats!

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