The Bookstore Night - La Noche de las Librerias
On Saturday, December 18th, 2010, the City of Buenos Aires presents a
new edition of The Bookstore Night, with over 70 free activities in 50
bookstores that will remain open during until 2:00 am. This traditional
event represents the publishing industry and pays tribute to bookstores
and booksellers in the City, recognizing the important role of the
sector. In addition, this edition involves bookstores in different
neighborhoods of Buenos Aires with activities in their premises since
Friday 17th, concluding with the traditional festival on Avenida
Corrientes.
UNESCO has named Buenos Aires as "Book Capital of
the World 2011" in recognition of the quality of its programs to promote
the dissemination of books, encouraging reading and expanding the
publishing industry.
At 8:00 pm, on the main stage in Avenida
Corrientes and Talcahuano, artists Kevin Johansen + The Nada + Liniers
will star in an illustrated concert. The cartoonist Liniers will illustrate the
songs live, and the images will be projected on a large screen located
on stage.
At midnight and as closing of the event, Pedro Aznar
will present a show of "Poetry and music" created especially for the
Bookstore Night.
During the Bookstore Night, the vehicular
traffic will be closed on Avenida Corrientes from Talcahuano up to
Callao, where multiple cultural activities will take place
simultaneously in bookstores, bars, theaters and on the streets.
San Telmo will take part in the Bookstore Night with
activities from 4:00 pm: Guided tours and storytelling, readings and
performances by established and emerging authors.
In Palermo
the Bookstore Night starts on Friday 17, at 5:00 pm, with a guided tour
about "The Palermo of Borges and Cortazar." Meeting point: Borges y
Guatemala (suspended in case of rain). There will also be activities for
children, storytelling and talks for adults.
Activities for children: The
Bookstore Night offers activities and
games aiming to developing the link between children and books: treasure
hunt around bookstores, a cartoon workshop and storytelling
events are some of the activities planned for them.
The event is totally free of charge and it's not suspended for rain. Click here for the complete program (in Spanish only).
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