On Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Ciudad Cultural Konex presents the seventeenth edition of Pecha Kucha Night, a “showcasing + networking” event created in Japan in 2003 by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, in which 12-15 creators from different disciplines have 6 minutes and 40 seconds each to show an idea or project, through 20 images screened for 20 seconds. Once the presentations are finished, the guest artists get together to exchange their opinions, and the public is invited to enjoy some music and conversation.

The participating artists confirmed for this edition are:

José Eduardo Abadi (psychoanalysis)
Laura Varsky (design and illustration)
Revista THC (editorial)
L’epi (gastronomy)
Max Aguirre (comics)
Elevate (business design)
Fundación Huerta Niño (NGO)
Enrique Avogrado (creative industries)
Ralph Haiek (media and technology)
Gustavo Di Mario (photography)
José Eduardo Abadi (psicoanalysis)
Ezequiel Borra (music)
Cinco (audiovisual production)

“Pecha kucha” (which means chit-chat in Japanese), is presented in several cities around the world, including: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Auckland, Austin, Bangladore, Bangkok , Beijing, Belfast, Berlin, Bern, Bogotá , Budapest, Buenos Aires, Buffalo, Chicago, Cologne, Copenhagen, Costa Rica, Delhi, Dublin , Frankfurt, Glasgow, Gothenberg, Groningen, Hamburg, Harvard, Helsinki, Hobart, Lagos, Linz, Lisbon, Ljubljana, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Mexico city, Miami, New York, Newcastle, Oslo, Perth, Portland, Porto Alegre, Prague, Riga, Rotterdam, San Francisco, Santiago, Seattle, Seoul, Seville, Shanghai, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Udine, Vienna, Washington DC. 

Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010. 8 PM 

Location: Ciudad Cultural Konex. Sarmiento 3131. Buenos Aires. 

Tickets: AR$ 25. Ticketek Argentina or Ciudad Cultural Konex ticket office: Monday to Thursday 5 PM to 10 PM, Friday and Saturday 5 PM to 11.30 PM, Sunday 5 Pm to 9:30 PM.

More information: www.pechakucha.com.ar

For those who were not able to watch it live on May 25 for the celebration of Argentina's Bicentennial, the video mapping show on the facade of the Cabildo in Plaza de Mayo will be repeated on June 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2010, this time celebrating the National Flag Day.

There will be three performances daily, at 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm. During the intervals the military band "Fanfarria Alto Peru" from the Regiment "Granaderos a Caballo" will perform classic marches, and each day will culminate with a fireworks show.

With different images the history of Argentina in these two hundred years will be projected in a continuous ten minutes. From the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata to the present, highlighting passages such as immigration, the Centenary, the bombing of 1955, the 70s, the struggle of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, the return of democracy to the assumption of Alfonsin, among others.

The mapping consists of projecting video images on real surfaces, generally inanimate, to obtain 3D motion effects or resulting in an unusual artistic performance. The more common practice in this technique is to project images onto buildings, accompanying the visual effects with sounds to make the show even more spectacular.

arteBA Contemporary Art Fair, that will take place on June 25 - 29, 2010, is the most popular cultural event in the city of Buenos Aires and the most important one of its kind in Latin America. arteBA is an art exhibition where art galleries display their best Latin American artworks, offering the general public the chance to come face to face with truly unique collectors’ pieces. It is also an opportunity for the newer art centers from all over the region to present their younger artists and reveal the very latest trends, which are simply absent from other art fairs. Over 800 Latin American artists present their works at this great cultural event.

arteBA Foundation called for the seventh edition of arteBA-Petrobras Prize for the Visual Arts. Each one of the five selected projects will be awarded the amount of $ 12,000 pesos to be used for its realization and exhibition at arteBA `10. Once the winning projects have been exhibited at the Fair, a second, International Prize-Giving Jury will award a (non-acquisitional) Incentive Prize of $ 50,000 pesos. The prize will be granted after the final in situ installation of the works.

On this new edition of arteBA`10 Contemporary Art Fair the Chandon Young Quarter will consist of 19 stands, sponsored by Chandon for the fourth consecutive year. 

A series of conferences will take place every day at 6.00 at the auditorium.

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Blue and Green Pavillions. Av. Sarmiento 2704, Buenos Aires

Dates and hours: June 25 - 29, 2010. 1 pm to 10 pm

Entry fees:

General: AR $30

Students and pensioners: AR $15

Children under 12: Free

For more information, visit arteBA'10 official website.

Los Pumas, Argentina's National Rugby team, will play again in Buenos Aires, this time against the French team.
This will be the third of a series  of friendly matches in which Los Pumas will face the national teams of Scotland and France. The first two test matches against Scotland will take place in the cities of Tucuman, on June 12th, and Mar del Plata, on June  19th.
The test match against France will take place in Buenos Aires on Saturday June 26th, at the Velez Sarsfield Stadium.
Don't miss the opportunity of attending this exciting game the easiest and safest way, with a service that includes tickets, transfers, and bilingual host. Contact me and make your reservation.

As part of its Tour 2010 (Argentina - Brazil - Chile), the Imperial Russian Ballet Company presents "Don Quixote" on June 18 and 19, 2010, at the Teatro Coliseo de Buenos Aires.

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company was established in 1994 at the initiative of Maya Plisetskaya, who until 2004 was its Honorary President and General Counsel. The current Artistic Director of the Ballet is Taranda Gediminas, who, before setting up the company, was featured soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and studied under the direction of choreographer Yuri Grigorovich.

The main stage of the Company in Moscow is the Theatre "Novaya Opera" where they offer their representations combined with international and national tours. With great success The Imperial Russian Ballet performed its 7-week season at the Teatro Gran Vía de Madrid in the summer of 2005.

The company's repertoire includes all classical ballets like "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty", "Nutcracker", "Romeo and Juliet", "Giselle," "Carmen," "Don Quixote", "Scheherazade", among many others.

The cast of the Imperial Russian Ballet is composed of 40 dancers of the highest artistic level, many of them winners of prestigious ballet competitions.

DON QUIXOTE

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Gediminas Taranda

SOLOISTS: Elena Kolesnichenko, Yara Araptanova, Nariman Bekzhanov, Ana Pashkova

Music: Ludwig Minkus

SCRIPT: Marius Petipa, Based on the Novel by M. de Cervantes

Choreography: Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky, Gediminas Taranda

DURATION: 2 hours 30 minutes with two breaks.

Location: Teatro Coliseo, Marcelo T de Alvear 1125

Tickets: From AR$ 60 to AR$ 330, on sale at the Theater or through www.ticketek.com.ar

If you need help getting tickets Contact me.

From June 11 to July 11, 2010 the Government of the City of Buenos Aires presents "Buenos Aires Mundial", a multidisciplinary approach so that all residents and visitors can live the passion of the World Cup taking place in South Africa.

The 64 matches of the World Cup will be transmitted live on two giant screens (10 x 7 meters) with LED technology (from Monday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm.), one will be located in Plaza San Martin (Av. Santa Fe and Maipu) and the other one in the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario (Avenida Lillo and Marechal), for the public to watch all the matches for free.

In Florida street interventions will be presented to form part of the Digital Museum, reviewing the history of the different World Cups since 1930, with a detail of the various locations, figures, and highest scorers.

In addition, at Plaza San Martín an interactive tent of 1200 square meters will be mounted (Monday-Sunday, 10.30am to 7pm), that will feature cultural, educational, and sports activities:

1. A "Fan Corner" for people to send messages to the national team players, suggest new songs to be sung at the stadiums, and hear the latest news about the national team.
2. A recreation area for children, which will include a playground, an educational sector so that more kids learn about the countries that dispute the World Cup and a sports field so they can enjoy free time kicking penalties and playing football.
3. A digital museum with stands from each participating country, which will feature information about geography, languages, religions, customs and other activities. 
4. A mini stadium, which will feature an indoor giant screen and grandstand for people to experience the World Cup as if they were in the stadium, or as a valid alternative for rainy or very cold days. 
5. Conference Room to hold discussions between journalists, former players, and anyone who is interested in participating in post-game meetings and getting involved in all the controversy around football.

Over 100 first class companies will showcase their products at the Expo Cuisine&Vins 2010, the 17th edition of the exhibition organized by Cuisine&Vins Magazine. 

New wineries, along with the most traditional ones, present their premium labels, talks and tastings by enologists and wine makers. There will also be stands dedicated to spirits, cigars, luxury resorts, delikatessen products, crafts from all over the country, as well as the new flavors of the most outstanding restaurants of the moment. The latest technological releases will also be present at the expo.

Location: Palacio Paz. Santa Fe 750, Plaza San Martin, Buenos Aires
Dates: June 9th through June 11th, 2010

Opening hours: 5 pm to 11 pm
Entry fee: 

General: AR$ 70, includes a complimentary tasting cup.

General + Premium Wines sector: $\AR$ 100, includes a complimentary tasting cup.

On Saturday June 5, 2010 the Government of the City of Buenos Aires celebrates the World Environment Day with a free festival of music, eco-design and environmental art at Centro Cultural Konex, Sarmiento 3131, from 11am to 7pm.

The event, organized by the Environmental Protection Agency from the Ministry of Environment and Public Space, together with to the Metropolitan Design Center, joins the worldwide celebrations for the World Environment Day. This year, under the theme "Many species, one planet, one future", the World Environment Day aims to be "the largest and most celebrated global positive action day for the environment," according to the United Nations.

Programming:

Live Music:

3 pm: Doña María

4.15 pm: Bicicletas

5.45 pm: Super Ratones

Ecodesign Fair:

Throughout the day, 15 exhibitors display and sell their products made on the basis of sustainable design.

Workshops:

12 pm: Clothes' Recycling Workshop

2 pm: Experimenting with bamboo

Talks:

11.30 am: Environment and the New Media

3.15 pm: Sustainable Design

Environmental Films:

1.15 pm: Adictos al Plastico (Addicted to Plastic)

5.15 pm: Esperanza en un clima cambiante (Hope in a Changing Climate)

Exhibitions:

Environmental History of the Riachuelo. Historical process of uses of water and soil of Matanza-Riachuelo Basin through a socio-economic analysis.

Sustainable Architecture Exhibition. Display of winning projects from the competition Sustainable Building of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, UBA

Live Mural by Miguel Brea.

Free admission. Not suspended for rain.

"Por la Calle" is an urban self-guided tour, to discover the keys for the identity of design in Argentina. "Por la Calle" invites visitors to stroll around those shops where textile and clothing design is present, and to enjoy the talent and creations of Argentine designers in their own spaces.

This edition of "Por la Calle" 2010 will take place in Recoleta, on Friday, June 4, 2010, from 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm. A great opportunity to discover the new collections for the Fall/Winter season, interacting with the talented designers and their original pieces, while enjoying different activities and incredible offers.

The routes are self guided, and visitors will be able to pick up free printed material that will guide them through the circuits, at 5 meeting points:

• Av. Quintana & Callao
• Santa Fe & Rodriguez Pena
• Av. Santa Fe & Suipacha
• Libertad & Posadas
• Arenales & Uruguay

There will be 3 different thematic routes: Form, Texture, and Ensemble. Every participating shop will be signaled with yellow balloons for their easy identification. This event is totally free of charge.

Recoleta is a design circuit that combines the creativity of Argentine designers with renowned international brands.

Foundation ProTejer and INTI textiles are the promoters of this event, in the belief that Argentina is generating new trends, and with the aim of helping people understand the personal and original vision of Argentine designers.

For detailed information about the participating designers and route maps, visit Por la Calle website (in Spanish only).
In case of rain, the event is suspended until the following Friday.

TUESDAY 1
ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN & DANNY CAVANAGH
The renowned composers and performers of the most beautiful songs by The Gathering and Anathema will be on tour playing their classics as well as those from Agua de Annique among other surprises.
THE ROXY LIVE BAR, Niceto Vega 5542
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar

THURSDAY 3
MADELEINE PEYROUX
The young singer, guitarist and songwriter of Jazz comes to Argentina to perform at the Gran Rex Theater. The great singer and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux presents "Instead", the first single from her eagerly awaited new album "Bare Bones", the most personal of her career.
TEATRO GRAN REX. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar

FRIDAY 4
MIRANDA!
Self-defined as melodramatic electro-pop-Miranda! is by far the fastest ascending group of recent times in Latin America. Formed in 2001, the group achieved in its short career what for others takes more than a decade: half a million records sold, well over one million phone downloads between truetones, ringtones and wallpapers, seduced the demanding public in Viña del Mar, Chile, obtained the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America Mexico 2005 (Best Alternative Artist and Best Artist Argentina), Gardel Prize 2005 (Best Album pop group) and MTV Latin America 2008 (Best Artist South), just to name a few.
TEATRO COLEGIALES, Federico Alvarez Lacroze and Alvarez Thomas
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar

FRIDAY 4
LOS PERICOS
Los Pericos present a farewell show to its successful record "Pura Vida" that has taken them to presentations in Argentina and throughout Latin America over the past two years, as well as their all time hits.
LA TRASTIENDA CLUB, Balcarce 460
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar

THURSDAY 10
NELS CLINE SINGERS.
For the first time in Argentina one of the most acclaimed guitarists of rock, jazz and avant-garde, accompanied by his powerful trio. Nels Cline, current member of Wilco, and considered as one of the new "guitar gods", will present his new double album "Initiative."
LA TRASTIENDA CLUB, Balcarce 460
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar

FRIDAY 11
SHIRLEY KING
Blues singer Shirley King, daughter of the legendary BB King, offers a show for the second time in Argentina, accompanied by saxophonist Gerald Noel., as well as Daniel Raffo and Alambre Gonzales in guitars, Mauro Ceriello on bass, Nicholas Raffetta on keyboards and Patricio Raffo on drums.
LA TRASTIENDA CLUB, Balcarce 460
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar

FRIDAY 11 AND SATURDAY 12
ANDRES CALAMARO
The great Argentinian artist presents his new show, "Luna Park on the Rock"
LUNA PARK STADIUM, Corrientes & Bouchard
Tickets: www.ticketportal.com.ar

TUESDAY 22
PETER CETERA
The former vocalist of Chicago and current solo singer, comes to the country to review all of the classics of the band.
LUNA PARK STADIUM, Corrientes & Bouchard
Tickets: www.ticketportal.com.ar

SATURDAY 26
LOS AUTENTICOS DECADENTES
Los Autenticos decadentes are back in the Luna Park to present their new studio album "Irrompibles". The creators of the some of the most beautiful of our popular songs, are back with new album and show.
LUNA PARK STADIUM, Corrientes & Bouchard
Tickets: www.ticketportal.com.ar

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According to the news on the Football Americano Argentina website (FAARG), during the last week May 2010, the Claremont McKenna College University Football team, the Stags, will be visiting our country, and will face the Argentine American Football team, "Los Halcones", 

On their first trip to South America they will visit Argentina and Uruguay to play the National teams of both countries. 

The match "Stags vs Halcones" will be held at Club Centro Naval, Av Arroyo Cantilo and Medrano, Buenos Aires, on Saturday May 29, 2010, at 11:00 am.

The third edition of Ciudad Emergente, the Festival of the youth culture, will take place from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 6 June, 2010 at Centro Cultural Recoleta.

This Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, presents the new expressions of the youth culture: rock, pop, street art, animation, poetry, cinema and digital art.

The activities in the festival include: fashion shows by the winners of the contest "Moda Emergente" (Emerging Fashion); events that combine poetry and music; street art; hip hop and other dance style shows; movie screenings with a program related to national and international rock and roll; fashion and digital art exhibitions; chill out lounges; music concerts.

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the May Revolution, the national government has designed the Bicentennial Walk, that will be put up on Avenida 9 de Julio, between Corrientes and Belgrano,. The festivities will be held on May 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2010. The main event will be held on May 25, with a proposal that combines tradition and innovation with the participation of artistic groups, musicians, and designers.

The presidents of Uruguay, Jose Mujica; Chile, Sebastián Piñera, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez; Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and probably the Brazilian president Inacio Lula da Silva, will participate of the festivities.

Participating countries are the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Uruguay, Peru, Italy, France, Spain, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia, which will have their own spaces and offer performances as part of the artistic and Integration Parade on 23 May.

There will also be a Fair of the Provinces, in which each one will reveal its identity, what distinguishes it, as their crafts, gastronomy and natural beauty. They will all participate in the Federal Parade of the May 22 and in artistic performances. There will also be a special place for the so-called Province 25, consisting of the million and half of Argentines living abroad, and for the Province of the Future, a special space for the active participation of children.

Within the Fair of the Provinces there will be a booth symbolizing the Nation, organizer of the festivities, and one for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, home of the May Revolution of 1810.

At Paseo de los Sabores (Walk of Flavors) each province and each community will market their products and typical native gastronomic products, as preserves, sausages, sweets, dishes, oils, liqueurs, etc.

There will also be six Thematic Portals, that will function as gateways to the Walk, and in which artists will symbolize the access to history, the Bicentennial, and the life of Argentina, addressing subjects such as Human Rights, Identity, Work, Culture, Democracy and institutions.

Schedule of activities

FRIDAY, MAY 21

8 PM: Opening show: Homage to Argentine Rock, with Litto Nebbia, Fito Paez, Leon Gieco, Luis Alberto Spinetta

 
SATURDAY, MAY 22 

12 PM: Military Parade: It will feature the participation of bands from regiments, squadrons of mounted cavalry, Army units with historical costumes and the flags' squadron.

3 PM: Federal Parade: Involving all provinces with their representative parades, street musicians, floats, bands, carriages, etc.

8 PM: Show at the main stage: Latin American music, with Gilberto Gil, Jaime Roos, Pablo Milanes (to be confirmed), Leon Gieco.

SUNDAY, MAY 23 

12 PM: Integration Parade: Participation of communities and invited countries, as representatives of the fraternal union of peoples and the integration of Argentina with Latin America and the world. Dance, music and shows.

8 PM: Show at the main stage: Tango and Folklore: Soledad Pastorutti, Gustavo Santaolalla,Victor Heredia, Teresa Parodi, Liliana Herrero, Peteco Carabajal, and tango orchestras. (Suspended for rain, reprogrammed for Monday 24)

MONDAY, MAY 24

2 PM: Parade of Antique cars and motorcycles
3 PM: Re-programmed Tango and Folk show:  Soledad Pastorutti, Gustavo Santaolalla,Victor Heredia, Teresa Parodi, Liliana Herrero, Peteco Carabajal, and tango orchestras.
4.30 PM: Live transmission on large screens, located at the three stages, of the Farewell match Argentina vs Canada

7 PM: Reopening of Teatro Colon

TUESDAY, MAY 25 

2 PM: Sports cars TC200 exhibition. Symbolic start from the Obelisk
6.30 PM: Light and music show at the Cabildo (Plaza de Mayo)
7 PM: May Revolution Parade: This will be the main event, a proposal that combines tradition and innovation with the participation of artistic groups, musicians, and designers. More than 2000 artists will participate in the parade beginning at the central Plaza de Mayo and will culminate in the Avenida 9 de Julio, with themed scenes narrating our history.
There are 19 scenes, narrating a journey through 200 years of history which is commemorated on this date, with a stunning theatrical display.

8 PM: Closing Show at the main stage: Fito Paez.

The Chinese and the Japanese communities in Buenos Aires have both organized their celebrations to honor Argentina, their adopted homeland, for the Bicentenary of its First National Government. Both celebrations will take place on Sunday May 16, 2010.

Starting at 11:00 am at the Barrio Chino in Belgrano (Arribeños and Olazabal), organized by the Buenos Aires Chinatown Association, Argentina Buddhist Association I.B.P.S, and the For Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery Argentina, the ceremony will reflect the love of all members of the Chinese community for Argentina.

A fundamental part of the event will be the ceremony of the Vesak, also known as the Bath of the Buddha. This important ceremony commemorating the birth of Sakyamuri Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) 2554 years ago will include an invocation for the future of Argentina and its people.

The idea is to use bath water to clean our own Buddha within, that is, to purify the body and mind by the washing of Buddha. It is also a reminder that we must always keep a pure mind.

The celebrations in the streets of Chinatown in Belgrano will also include the classic act of the dragon and a great show with the best of oriental cuisine and handicrafts both Argentine and Chinese.

The Artistic Japanese Grand Parade "Buenos Aires celebra Japon" will take place on the same day on Avenida de Mayo, between Bolivar and Tacuari, from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Groups of Taiko (Japanese drums) from various provinces, groups of Japanese and Okinawan dance, and Karate schools will participate in a colorful parade.

The event is organized by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, the Embassy of Japan in Argentina, the Nikkei Federation in Argentina (FANA), Kyoren and Okiren.

A mega show will dazzle locals and visitors on May 24, 2010, for the Reopening of Teatro Colón, that will take place at 7 pm, before the Reopening Gala, and as part of the celebrations of the Bicentennial.

With a system never performed in Argentina, nine state-of-the-art projectors will create a film on the facade of the building with three-dimensional images and effects relating to the theater, its history and the cultural figures who performed on its stages. People will be able to watch an emotional audiovisual tribute by characters simulating interactions with ballet dancers, opera singers and musicians from the theater's companies.

The screening, known as Mapping Projection, will last for 45 minutes and will be performed on the facade on Cerrito Street (Avenida 9 de Julio), on which a large stage will be put up, and where different shows will be performed.

According to the project's technicians: "It will be an amazing show with the most innovative technology in the world. Each of the major protagonists from different disciplines will be honored and everything will be combined with poetry, great authors, stable companies, acrobats and other performers, as well as an evocation of the history of the Theater and how it has been recovered for the people".

They will travel to Europe to film personalities such as Placido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Maia Mikhailovna Plisétskaia and Daniel Barenboim, among others, to participate in the event.

After the show, people will be able to watch the Reopening Gala on large screens that will be placed on Libertad Steet.