Chinese New Year 2010 Celebration at the Chinese Quarter

On Sunday, February 14th, 2010, the Chinese New Year 2010,  the Year of the Tiger, will be celebrated in the streets of the Chinese Quarter in Belgrano, on Arribeños Street, from Blanco Encalada up to Juramento. 

The activities will take place between 11 am and 8 pm. At 12 noon, the ambassador or the Popular Chinese Republic in Argentina will officially open the ceremony, giving start to the traditional Dragon Dance.

Schedule of activities:

11 am to 8 pm: Street Fair on Arribeños Street

12 pm: Opening ceremony

3 pm to 7 pm: Martial Arts shows at the open air stage

BAFWeek - Buenos Aires Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010

The most important event for the Argentine fashion industry, BAFWeek, brings together the most established brands in the fashion world and the independent designers, for the launching of their Fall/Winter 2010 collections.

BAFWeek 2010 will feature 2 runways for daily fashion shows, and around 40 showrooms where designers will showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men's and women's clothes. 

Dates: February 24, 25, and 26, 2010
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Pabellón Amarillo. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening times: from 2 pm to 10 pm
Entry fee: 20 Pesos. Tickets on sale at the venue 2 pm to 8 pm

BAFWeek official website.

Telmex Cup - ATP Buenos Aires 2010

On Monday, February 15th, the tenth edition of Telmex Cup - ATP Buenos Aires will kick off with the qualifying rounds. The traditional tournament will receive some of the greatest world wide tennis players from February 15th to February 21st, 2010 at the courts of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis club.

The list of participating players includes:

Direct: 23
Wild cards: 2
Qualification: 4
Special Exempts: 2

1-David Ferrer-ESP-17
2-Juan Carlos Ferrero-ESP-23
3-Nicolás Almagro-ESP-26
4-Juan Mónaco-ARG-30
5-David Nalbandian-ARG-31
6-Albert Montañés-ESP-31
7-Paul-Henri Mathieu-FRA-33
8-Igor Andreev-RUS-35
9-Thomaz Bellucci-BRA-36
10-Horacio Zeballos-ARG-45
11-Victor Hanescu-ROU-48
12-Pablo Cuevas-URU-50
13-José Acasuso-ARG-51
14-Richard Gasquet-FRA-52
15-Fabio Fognini-ITA-54
16-Simon Greul-ALE-59
17-Potito Starace-ITA-62
18-Frederico Gil-POR-69
19-Oscar Hernández-ESP-70
20-Daniel Koellerer-AUT-71
21-Daniel Gimeno-Traver-ESP-72
22-Juan Ignacio Chela-ARG-73
23-Peter Luczak-AUS-77
24-Carlos Moyá-ESP (WC)-446
25-WC 26-WC
27-SE
28-SE
29-Q
30-Q
31-Q
32-Q


Dates: February 15-21, 2010

Monday and Tuesday: day matches from 11:30 AM.
Wednesday to Friday day matches from 1:45 PM.
Evening matches, Monday 15 to Friday 19: 7:30 PM.
Semifinals: Saturday 20, 6 PM
Final: Sunday 21, 6 PM

Location: Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. Olleros 1510.

Tickets:

• At the stadium,  Olleros 1510
• Hard Rock Cafe. Buenos Aires Design Center Recoleta, Monday to Saturday 12.30 to 8.30 PM.
  
• TuEntrada.com and points of sale
  

More information: Telmex Cup official website.

Summer 2010: free cultural activities in Buenos Aires

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents "Aires Buenos Aires - Cultura para respirar" (Culture to Breathe), a program of cultural activities that starts next Saturday, January 9th, 2010 consisting on over 300 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, circus, open air "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and February, 2010.
David Lebon, Catupecu Machu, Divididos, Pedro Aznar, Las Pelotas, Attaque 77, Los Auténticos Decadentes, Miranda!, Los Cafres, Bahiano, Luis Salinas, Juana Molina, Javier Malosetti, are some of the artists that will entertain the audiences with their shows.
The schedule includes over 300 free events in different neighborhoods around Buenos Aires: movies, theater plays, recitals at Parque Roca and Costanera Sur, popular "milongas" in parks around the city, children's shows, circus shows, painting workshops for kids at Pasaje Lanin, Julio Bocca's Ballet Argentino at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, among many others.
The drive-in will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Iraola & Sarmiento, Paseo de la Infanta, every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. The first  showing will be "El Secreto de sus ojos", with Ricardo Darin, directed by Juan Jose Campanella.

The closing of the activities will be on February 20th, 7 pm, with a tango show celebrating Mariano Mores at the Obelisk.
To see complete schedule of activities visit Aires Buenos Aires website.