Expotrastiendas, the art fair organized since 2001 by the Argentine Association of Art Galleries (Asociación Argentina de Galerías de Arte or AAGA) aims to promoting and disseminating visual arts, helping artists to show their production in a different context, which attracts collectors and buyers as well as the general public.
Between September 1 and 5, 2011, the Fair will offer different spaces curated by specialists, tributes to the great sculptor Magda Frank and Juan Melé, and art galleries' stands selected by the Selection Jury composed by Juan Doffo, Ricardo Blanco, Alejandro Dávila, Lilian Llañez Godoy and Ernesto Muñoz.
The artists of the new generation will have their place at "Young Platform", and the art of the provinces will be represented at the space "Usina" (Factory).
Talks about the art market, sponsorship, art collecting, biennials and fairs will be held every day at the auditorium.
Expotrastiendas and AAGA jointly organize different cultural events, such as seminars, contests and exhibitions, which foster and provide dynamism to the art market.

Dates: September 1 - 5, 2011

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center - Pavilion Ocre. Santa Fe & Sarmiento Ave.
Opening Hours: 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Tickets: AR$ 38

The 2011 Tango Buenos Aires Festival and World Dance Competition, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires, will be held between August 16th and August 30th, 2011.

This new edition features more than a hundred shows and free activities including concerts and dance performances, popular milongas, shows, conferences and clinics, a film series, exhibition and sale of products, dance classes in various levels and styles, and a competition in which the best couples of dancers from Argentina and the world will be participating.

Throughout the World Tango Festival classes of different levels and styles will be given by renowned dancers and instructors from recognized schools. Music from the 40's, live orchestras, mixed with electronic and rock music will liven up traditional milongas and alternative parties. The grand opening and closing milongas and the welcome ball for the 400 couples that will arrive to compete at the Dance World Cup.

GREAT OPENING MILONGA: Tuesday, August 16, at 8:00 pm. Centro de Exposiciones: Av. Figueroa Alcorta and Av. Pueyrredón. Free entrance.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:

There will be book presentations, conferences and informative talks about historical figures. A film series by the Bafici devoted to films related to tango. Exclusive concerts: A section that brings together representative figures of the history of Tango. Dance classes: For intermediate and advanced students, there will be themed classes; and those who want to take their first dance steps will be guided by the most prestigious schools of Buenos Aires; themed, historical and photographic exhibitions; among many other activities.

WORLD DANCE COMPETITION:

This is the celebration that makes Buenos Aires the mecca for tango dancers around the world. The event rewards the best couples in the Tango Salon category, which stresses the social dance as a practice rooted in Buenos Aires, and Stage Tango, which aims to enrich the dance from a choreographic point of view. More than 400 couples from around the world measure their talents.

The World Cup culminates in two major finals in the Luna Park stadium, on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30.

VENUES OF TANGO BUENOS AIRES:
Centro Municipal de Exposiciones:  Av. Figueroa Alcorta and Av. Pueyrredón

Teatro de la Ribera: Av. Pedro DE Mendoza 1821, La Boca
Teatro 25 de Mayo: Triunvirato 4444, Villa Urquiza

Luna Park stadium: Av. Madero 420

FREE TICKETS FOR SHOWS AND ACTIVITIES:

Admission to all the activities and shows of the Tango Buenos Aires Festival and World Cup is free, on a first-come, first-served basis until the venue reaches capacity. The only shows that require ticket pick-up are those scheduled at CCC Teatro 25 de Mayo and the Semifinal and Final Rounds of the Dance World Cup.
Tickets for the activities scheduled at Teatro 25 de Mayo will only be available for pick-up on the day of the show at the theater’s box office, 11 a.m.–6 p.m, at Av. Triunvirato 4444. A maximum of 2 (two) tickets will be given out per person.
Tickets for the Semifinal Rounds and Final Rounds will be available for pick-up on Monday, August 22, 11 AM–7 PM, at Casa de la Cultura, Av. de Mayo 575. 2 (two) tickets for one of the Semifinal Rounds and 2 (two) tickets for one of the Final Rounds will be given out per person, having to choose between the categories Salon Tango or Stage Tango.

This event is part of a program of festivities destined to pay homage to the different communities present in the city, that has been carried out throughout the year. This time the invited country will be Brazil, in an artistic and cultural event that will take place on Sunday, September 11th, 2011, at the corner of Avenida de Mayo and Bolivar.

The event will start at 12.00 pm. Musical shows and dance groups will represent the varied Brazilian musical rhythms: Axé, pagode, bossa nova, forró, african dances, and capoeira, to culminate in a grand finale on a big stage in Av. de Mayo and Bolivar.

Visitors will also be able to enjoy exhibitions of Brazilian gastronomy and crafts, among other activities.

In case of rain the event will be postponed to Sunday, September 25th, 2011.

For the first time the Red Bull X-Fighters Jams come to Buenos Aires to startle audiences this Saturday, September 24th, 2011, on Ave 9 de Julio between Viamonte and Tucuman.

The dizzying display of jumps and freestyle motocross tricks is a full sample of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour, which for several years has become virtually the world championship in the field. Created back in 2001, the Red Bull X-Fighters concept has grown to become the biggest and most respected freestyle motocross tour on the planet. While the world’s best riders throw down mad tricks in stunning locations across the globe, local riders are hard at work bringing FMX to brand new countries with a series of Red Bull X-Fighters Jams. These events already have cult status in the cities they have visited, with top riders from the region joining some of the finest shooting stars from the international scene to put on an insane show in front of tens of thousands of people.

This time they will do it in Buenos Aires, opposite the legendary Teatro Colón, with a spectacular display of backflips, and an incredible array of tricks with names as provoking as "deadbody", "kiss of death", "superman" and "tsunami". A specially set ramp will propel the riders - individually, in pairs or in groups - to about nine meters high, to make the most incredible stunts, to complete the flight about 23 meters ahead on another ramp called "receiver".

The event starts at 3:00 pm, but make sure to be there early to secure a good viewing spot. Entrance is free.

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 Spring/Summer 2011-2012 collections.
For this edition top brands as Wanama, Rapsodia, Swatch, Como quieres que te quiera; and designers from Tramando, Juana de Arco, Evangelina Bomparola, Vicki Otero, Cora Groppo, Amores Trash Couture, María Vázquez, Hermanos Estebecorena, Mariana Dappiano, Marcelo Senra, Varanasi, Garza Lobos Grupo 134, A.Y. Not Dead, Cheeky, among others, have confirmed their presence.
BAFWeek 2011 will feature daily fashion shows, and around 30 showrooms where designers will showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men's and women's clothes. 
As always, BAFWeek supports UBA students through the Seed Plot contest so they can show their first collections, together with the famous designers.
The campaign concept for this edition is DENIM, to show the processes and the evolution of this material in the textile route.

Dates: August 9, 10, 11, and 12,  2011
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Pabellón Amarillo. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening times: from 2 pm to 10 pm
Tickets on sale at the venue 2 pm to 8 pm. Having a ticket does not guarantee the access to the runway rooms, as this is subject to capacity.

BAFWeek official website.

This winter, for the first time in history, Buenos Aires will have an outdoors, public and free ice skating rink, in the style of New York's Rockefeller Center and Central Park rinks, and Moscow's Red Square rink.
It has been installed in Recoleta, at Plaza Uruguay, surrounded by Libertador and Figueroa Alcorta avenues and streets Austria and Tagle
It will open on Monday, July 25, 2011, as promised by the Ministry of Public Space of Buenos Aires, and will operate for 30 consecutive days.
The 450 square meters rink will have a capacity of 100 people skating simultaneously, with shifts of 30 minutes per person in order of arrival to avoid crowds.
There will be specialized personnel to oversee the skating and free skates will be lend to the public.
A number of places will be reserved for children under 12, since the first days of operation coincide with the winter school holidays.
The rink will have artificial lighting, and it will be open every day 9:00 am to 12:00pm, and  2:00pm to 9:00pm.

From July 11th to July 30th, 2011, the 21st edition of the Buenos Aires Children´s Book Fair (Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil) will take place at Centro de Exposiones de Buenos Aires. The Fair is a place destined for the cultural and educational upbringing of children, in an entertaining and joyful environment.

Apart from the exhibition and sale of books, the Fair will offer numerous activities for youngsters and children:

Kids will be able to meet their favorite writers and cartoonists, participate in the workshops, read at the library or enjoy the shows organized by the exhibitors, that will take place at their exhibition stands.

During the course of the fair there will also be activities designed for professionals and students of the areas related to education and the world of children´s books.

This year for the second time a Comics Festival will be presented during the fair, on July 29th and 30th. Distinguished Argentine authors will present talks, workshops and exhibits related to comics, their design, script writing, drawing, animation, and graphic humor. The Festival will feature the special participation of American cartoon writer Marv Wolfman.

Dates: July 11th to 30th, 2011

Location: Centro de Exposiciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Av. Figueroa Alcorta & Pueyrredón

Opening times:

July 11 to July 15: 9 am to 6 pm

July 16 to July 30: Monday to Friday 11 am to 8 pm. Saturday and Sunday: 2 pm to 8 pm

Entry fee: 

Adults: AR$20

Children under 18: Free

Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil official website

The traditional Livestock and Agriculture Exhibition ("La Rural"), held every year in Buenos Aires for over a century, is one of the most important of its kind worldwide, bringing together more than a million visitors among producers, tourists and general public. In this year's edition, more than 600 exhibitors will be showing their products: laboratories, leather goods shops, banks, automotive industries, farm machinery, and providers of services and goods for the agricultural industry.

One important feature this year is the "Salon de las Regiones y Agroalimentos", an exhibition within the fair exclusively dedicated to the food and agriculture industry in the Argentine provinces, showcasing products like:

• Cereals
• Beer, Wine and Liquors
• Preserves
• Agro-Alimentary Products 
• Chocolates
• Sweets
• Organic Products
• Dried Furits
• Cheese, oil, dulce de leche.

Visitors will have the opportunity to attend to activities like cattle competitions, cattle auctions, traditional costumes contests, rein skills, polo exhibitions, and show jumping competitions, that take place every day at the main court, as well as exhibitions of all kinds of farm animals, Argentine crafts, folk shows, and tastings of traditional products.

Dates: July 14th to July 26th, 2011

Opening hours: Every day from 9 am to 8 pm.

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704

Entry fee: AR $ 20. Children under 8: free

Exposicion Rural 2011 official website

On Thursday 7th July 2011, the provocative theater company Stan’s Cafe will be arriving at Palais de Glace in Buenos Aires with 10 tons of rice to present "Of All The People In All The World" for the first time in Latin America. Over the course of ten days three members of the company, dressed in smart caretaker uniforms, will carefully measure out the rice into labelled piles, representing over two hundred provocative statistics.

Of All The People In All The World uses grains of rice to bring abstract statistics to life. Each grain of rice = one person, and you are invited to compare the one grain that is you to the millions that are not. Over a period of days a team of performers carefully weigh out quantities of rice to represent a host of human statistics

- the populations of towns and cities
- the number of doctors, the number of soldiers
- the number of people born each day, the number who die
- all the people who have walked on the moon
- deaths in the holocaust

The statistics are arranged in labelled piles creating an ever changing landscape of rice. The show adapts to its setting: the country, city and building it is in. The exhibition isn’t like a museum or an art gallery, it changes over time and responds to its audience.

The amount of rice used varies according to which version is performed, Of All The People In All The World: UK is a standard small version using 1,000Kg of rice to represent 60,000,000 people. Of All The People In All The World: Europe at 12,000Kg is an example of a medium size version. So far there has been a single presentation of Of All The People In All The World in which the whole world's population was represented by 104 tons of rice in Stuttgart.

The promoter of the show in Buenos Aires, Arroz Gallo, will donate the same amount of rice that will be used for the exhibition (equivalent to 100,000 portions of rice) to the foundation Banco de Alimentos, that will distribute them among 489 charities, including foster homes, schools, and other community centers.

Stan’s Cafe is a theatre company based in Birmingham whose witty and provocative work has been cropping up in unusual settings since 1991.

Location: Palais de Glace: Posadas 1725, Recoleta
Dates: July 7th - 17th, 2011
Opening times:
Tuesday to Friday, 12pm to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 8pm
Free entrance