The exhibition, that will open on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010, at the Museum of Natural Sciences Bernardino Rivadavia, is the largest display of dinosaurs in South America, and the only one in the world that focuses on the first dinosaurs that roamed the Earth. This is because the exhibit is based on the animals found in the province of San Juan, Argentina, where the most ancient specimens in the planet where dug out. The public will be able to see for the first time the planet's oldest dinosaurs, and the animals with which they had to compete to become kings of the world, including giant crocodiles.

Titans of Ischigualasto covers more than 1,500 square meters, and contains four scenarios of up to 18 meters wide with recreations of the prehistoric habitat of the Triassic. It contains 29 sculptures of dinosaurs of different sizes represented in fights with giant crocodile-like reptiles and mammals. There are also eight skeletons, including a 21 meters long one. The entire exhibit is accompanied by a sound setting, theatrical lighting and multimedia reference materials. 

The exhibition is the result of more than 20 years of scientific research in Ischigualasto fossil site located in San Juan province, considered as the Cradle of Dinosaur by the world's paleontological scientific community.

The exhibition, funded by the Government of the Province of San Juan, required an investment of over three million dollars, has the support of CONICET, and started a few days ago an international tour which took place on July 9th at the Mori Art Center in Tokyo, Japan.

Dates: July 27th to November 30th, 2010
Location: Museo de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Av. Angel Gallardo 470, Parque Centenario
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday, 12 noon to 7 pm
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 10 am to 7 pm
Entry fees:
Monday to Friday: Children AR$ 15, Adults AR$ 25
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: Children AR$ 20, Adults AR$ 30.
Includes entrance to Natural Science Museum
More information: Titanes de Ischigualasto en Buenos Aires official website

The fixture of football (soccer) matches in Buenos Aires for the second half of the year 2010 has been announced. It comprises the matches in the National Tournament "Torneo Apertura 2010" and the international tournament "Copa Sudamericana" (South American Cup) . The "Superclasico" River vs Boca, defined as one of the most fascinating sports experiences worldwide, will take place on November 16h at River Plate Stadium.

Don't miss the opportunity of attending one of these games the easiest and safest way, with a service that includes tickets, transfers, and bilingual host, provided by the leading company in football tours. Contact me and make your reservation.

AUGUST

Fri 6: Banfield vs Olimpo
Sat 7: Argentinos Jrs. vs Huracan
Sun 8: River vs Tigre

Sat 14: Boca vs Racing
Sun 15: Huracan vs River

Sun 22: River vs Independiente

Thu 26: Independiente vs Argentinos Jrs - Copa Sudamericana 2010
Fri 27: Huracan vs Newells
Sat 28: San Lorenzo vs All Boys
Sun 29: Argentinos Jrs vs River

Sun 29: Boca vs Velez

SEPTEMBER

Thu 2: Velez vs Banfield - Copa Sudamericana 2010
Sun 5: Velez vs River

Sat 4: Boca vs San Lorenzo
Sun 5: Velez vs River

Tue 7: ARGENTINA vs SPAIN (Friendly match)

Wed 8: Estudiantes vs Liga de Quito (Ecuador) - Recopa Sudamericana 2010
Thu 9: Argentinos Jrs vs Independiente - Copa Sudamericana 2010
Sat 11: San Lorenzo vs Velez

Sun 12: River vs Arsenal

Thu 16: Banfield vs Velez - Copa Sudamericana 2010

Sun 26: River vs Quilmes
Wed 29: Banfield vs Deportivo Tolima (Colombia) -  Copa Sudamericana 2010

OCTOBER

Sat 2: Racing vs Huracan
Sun 3: Boca vs Lanus
Sun 3: San Lorenzo vs Estudiantes
Sat 9: Argentinos Jrs vs Godoy Cruz
Sun 10: Independiente vs Racing

Sun 10: Velez vs Colon
Mon 11: River vs Gimnasia
Fri 15: San Lorenzo vs Tigre
Sat 16: Banfield vs Newell's
Sun 17: Boca vs Huracan
Tue 19: Independiente vs Defensor Sporting (Uruguay) -  Copa Sudamericana 2010
Fri 22: Velez vs Estudiantes
Sat 23: River vs Racing

Sun 24: Independiente vs Boca

NOVEMBER

Sat 6: Boca vs Argentinos Jrs
Sun 7: San Lorenzo vs Independiente
Thu 11: Independiente vs Deportes Tolima - Copa Sudamericana 2010
Fri 12: Huracan vs Colon
Sat 13: Velez vs Lanus
Sun 14: Argentinos Jrs vs San Lorenzo
Tue 16: River vs Boca
Sun 21: Boca vs Arsenal
Sun 21: San Lorenzo vs River
Thu 25: Independiente vs Liga de Quito (Ecuador) - Copa Sudamericana 2010
Sat 27: Banfield vs Racing
Sun 28: Independiente vs Estudiantes
Sun 28: River vs Olimpo
Mon 29: Argentinos Jrs vs Colon
Tue 30: Velez vs Tigre

The government of the City of Buenos Aires announces a Bell Concert, that will take place at Plaza de Mayo and surrounding area, at 6:30 PM next Saturday, September 11, 2010.

This type of concert has been performed in cities like The Vatican, Salzburg, Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico, Quito, Puebla, and two times in Buenos Aires, in 1998 and 2008.

This time the works of the prestigious musician Llorenç Barber will be performed from the bell towers of some of the most emblematic buildings in Buenos Aires, like the Carillon of the Legislative Building, Casa de la Cultura, Municipal Palace, Cabildo, Church of San Francisco, Church of San Ignacio de Loyola, Church of San Juan Bautista, Church of San Roque, and Clock of the Legislative Building.

A spectacular free concert by the great Argentinian born pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, in front of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, formed by young Arab and Israeli musicians, will be presented on Saturday, August 21st, 2010, 3pm, at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires.

The stage will be located in Plaza de la Republica looking south and 5000 seats will be placed in the front. There will also be two large screens for better viewing of the show.

Overtura Leonore III and Beethoven´s Fifth Symphony will be interpreted during the concert, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires.

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

In 1999, Daniel Barenboim and Palestinian intellectual Edward Said, who died in 2003, established a workshop for young musicians from Israel, Palestine and other Middle Eastern Arab countries with the aim of promoting coexistence and intercultural dialogue.

The orchestra got its name from a collection of poems by the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe called "West-Eastern Divan", a reference work for the development of the concept of global culture.

The 2010 Tango Buenos Aires Festival and World Dance Competition, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires, will be held between August 13 and 31, 2010.

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: Gloria and Eduardo, Mayoral and Elsa María, Fernando Galera and Vilma Vega, Gabriela Elias and Eduardo Perez, Carolina Bonaventura and Forquera Francisco, among others. Music from the 40's, live orchestras, mixed with electronic and rock music will liven up traditional milongas and alternative parties. Exhibitions, tributes and meetings with emblematic figures will be accompanied by Color Tango milonga, Ojos de Tango, Ultratango, Otros Aires, DJ Inca, DJ Mario Orlando and others.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:

There will be book presentations, conferences and informative talks about historical figures. Tango in Japan and Finland. Tango and the kids. Tango in Argentine classical music. Studies of compositional styles. A film series by the Bafici devoted to films with musi by Astor Piazzolla from the '40s and '50s. The release of "Prisoners of the ground", a documentary about the tango in Finland. Clinics aimed at musicians and novices dedicated to Horacio Salgán, Eduardo Rovira and analysis of new works. 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, with the presentation of Miguel Angel Zotto, and a tribute to Maria Nieves, the sublime ballerina who nearly six decades ago, in this context and with Juan Carlos Copes, earned a standing ovation and a title of champion that never lapsed.

VENUES OF TANGO BUENOS AIRES:

Teatro de la Ribera (Av. Pedro DE Mendoza 1821, La Boca), Teatro 25 de Mayo (Triunvirato 4444, Villa Urquiza), Centro Cultural Recoleta (Junin 1930) and the Teatro Presidente Alvear (Av. Corrientes 1659) are part of the circuit. The new Meeting Point is one of the most famous examples of Art Deco in Buenos Aires, a building designed in the '20s by the legendary architect Alejandro Virasoro. Located in the heart of the City (Bartolome Mitre 575), this Meeting Point will concentrate a large number of concerts, dance classes and special events: parties and milongas, lectures, screenings, permanent exhibitions and trade shows for more than ten hours daily.

The rounds of the World Dance Championship will take place in La Trastienda (Balcarce 460) and Teatro Coliseo (M.T. de Alvear 1125), while the two major finals of Tango Salon and Tango Escenario will take place at the legendary Luna Park stadium (Av. Madero 420), on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st August.

FREE TICKETS FOR SHOWS AND ACTIVITIES:

All activities and shows in Buenos Aires Tango are with free admission, subject to the capacity of every venue.

Tickets for the shows that are performed in the Teatro de la Ribera, Teatro Presidente Alvear, Teatro 25 de Mayo and Galileo Galilei Planetarium will be handed on Wednesday, August 4, from 11am to 7pm, at Casa de la Cultura, Av de Mayo 575. Up to 2 tickets per person for a maximum of two shows will be handed.

For the Semifinals and Finals of the World Tango Dance Championship categories Tango Salon and Stage to be held at Teatro Coliseo and Luna Park Stadium, tickets will be handed on Monday, August 16, from 11am to 7pm in Casa de la Cultura, Avenida de Mayo 575. Qualifying Rounds to be held in La Trastienda do not require advanced tickets. Admission is first come basis until filling the capacity of the venue.

Do not require advance tickets either the shows presented in the Meeting Point of Tango Buenos Aires, La Trastienda, and Centro Cultural Recoleta. Admission to these venues is on a first come basis until capacity limits for each location is reached.

For more information and complete schedules, visit Tango Buenos Aires official website.

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 2010-2011 collections.
For this edition top designers as Cook, Como quieres que te quiera, Desiderata, Grupo 134, Hermanos Estebecorena, Juana de Arco, Kostüme, Marcelo Senra, S-Mode, Ona Saez, Rapsodia, Uma, VeroIvaldi and Wanama, among others, have confirmed their presence.
BAFWeek 2010 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. 
For the sixth consecutive time, BAFWEEK supports UBA students through the Seed Plot contest so they can show their first collection, together with the famous designers.

Dates: August 11, 12, and 13, 2010
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Pabellón Azul. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening times: from 2 pm to 10 pm
Entry fee: $ 25 Pesos. 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.

AUGUST 2010

THURSDAY 5
GENE LOVES JEZEBEL
The band, lead by Michael Aston on tour around Latin America visits Argentina to offer an unforgettable concert presenting all their hits, like "Motion of Love", "Desire", and the classics like "Heartache" and David Bowie's cover "All the young dudes".
NICETO CLUB. Niceto Vega and Humboldt
Tickets: www.Ticketek.com.ar

THURSDAY 12
LURRIE BELL
The extraordinary guitarist from Chicago, winner of the award "Best Blues Artists 2008", will offer a show accompanied by the Argentina Blues Band.
LA TRASTIENDA CLUB. Balcarce 460
Tickets: www.Ticketek.com.ar

SATURDAY 7 - SATURDAY 14
TANGOLOCO
Tangoloco Quinteto and guest artists present "TANGOS DEL MUNDO". Tangoloco mixed The Beatles with Tango, Milonga and Candombe, on "Tangos de Liverpool" in 2004. They traveled around Finland, Norway, Sweden, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Perú and many other countries representing the Argentine culture, and not fearing to mix Piazzolla with Beethoven. They have recently released "Tangos del Mundo", together with Japanese diva Anna Saeki, including themes by Sting, Queen, Abba, Carpenters, Broadway.
VELMA CAFE. Gorriti 5520
Tickets: www.Ticketek.com.ar


SEPTEMBER 2010

MONDAY 6
PETER FRAMPTON
Peter Frampton, the British artist known as one of the members of the band Humble Pie, will offer a recital in Argentina presenting some of the classics and his new hits as a soloist.
TEATRO GRAN REX. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.Ticketek.com.ar

THURSDAY 16
MACEO PARKER
The emblematic saxophone player, an icon of funky and soul music, returns to Argentina to present his new material Roots & Grooves.
TEATRO GRAN REX. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.Ticketek.com.ar

SATURDAY 18
GERSHWIN EL HOMBRE QUE AMAMOS (GERSHWIN THE MAN WE LOVE)
Jorge Navarro and Ernesto Acher present their CD “Gershwin, el hombre que amamos”. After the success of their presentations at Teatro Colón and Teatro Coliseo, Navarro and Acher will honor again the unforgettable George Gershwin.
“Gershwin, el hombre que amamos”, covers a selection of his best compositions, with the participation of a Symphonic orchestra conducted by Ernesto Acher, and the trio Jorge Navarro, with Carlos Alvarez in double-bass and Eduardo Casalla in drums.
TEATRO COLISEO. Marcelo T de Alvear 1125
Tickets: www.Ticketek.com.ar

MONDAY 13
SCORPIONS
The German group Scorpions arrives in Argentina to offer a show presenting the album "Sting in the Tail", as part of their world tour. Guest band: Bertoncelli.
LUNA PARK STADIUM. Av. Corrientes and Bouchard
Tickets: www.ticketportal.com.ar

FRIDAY 17
YANNI
The Greek pianist and composer presents his songs as he did in his most famous concerts in Taj Mahal, China's Forbidden City, and the Acropolis in Athens.
LUNA PARK STADIUM. Av. Corrientes and Bouchard
Tickets: www.ticketportal.com.ar

THURSDAY 30
KENNY G
The saxophone player, who has sold over 75 million records worldwide, presents his latest album “Heart and Soul” 
TEATRO GRAN REX. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.Ticketek.com.ar

The XVI Encuentros Abiertos - Festival de la Luz (Festival of Light), will be held from August 2nd to September 30th, 2010 in Museums, Cultural Centers, Galleries and Art Venues in 31 cities in Argentina: La Quiaca, Tilcara, San Salvador de Jujuy, Salta, San Miguel de Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Posadas, Resistencia, La Rioja, Catamarca, San Juan, San Luis, Mendoza, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Rosario, Rafaela, Paraná, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Chivilcoy, Bahia Blanca, Pilar, Buenos Aires, Santa Rosa, General Roca, Trelew, Puerto Madryn, Rawson, Rio Gallegos and Ushuaia. 

Festival de la Luz is the most important photography biennial exhibition in Latin America., consisting of several photographic activities, all of them free of charge, except the Portfolios Forum. The activities will be divided into different groups:

Exhibitions: 101 photographic exhibitions at museums and cultural centers around the country, under the theme "Migrations". Some of the participating venues are: Centro Cultural Recoleta with its 15 rooms; Centro Cultural Borges; Centro cultural Rojas; Teatro General San Martín; Alianza Francesa; Espacio Multiarte; BAC (British Art Center); Escuela Argentina de Fotografía, in its 4 venues; MAC Salta; Espacio contemporáneo de Arte in Mendoza; Fine Arts museums in  Neuquen, Cordoba, La Rioja, Catamarca, among many others.

Meetings: conferences, round tables and screenings at the Auditorium of Alianza Francesa, Centro Cultural Recoleta, and Escuela Argentina de Fotografia.

Portfolios forum: meetings for photographers, curators, collectors, editors, critics, museum and festival directors.

Urban Interventions: in the streets and parks of Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata, and Neuquen.

Book presentations: at the main venue of Alianza Francesa, from August 9th to August 13th, every day at 5 pm.

Movies: "Vientos de agua", the Argentine film directed by Juan Jose Campanella, will be presented at the Micro Cinema of Centro Cultural Recoleta, August 25th - 30th, from 6.20 pm.

Workshops: Argentine and international professors are invited to offer different workshops during the festival.

The Festival of Light is an international collaboration of 28 photography festivals around the world. This cooperation has a common website: www.festivaloflight.net, and a continuous exchange of exhibitions, activities and participants. The Festival of Light 2010 is sponsored by the embassies of France, Switzerland,  Spain, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Czech Republic, India, Mexico, Brazil, and South Korea. 

For more information on schedules and venues, visit Festival de la Luz official website

Centro Cultural Borges presents the exhibition "Francis Bacon - The tip of the iceberg", an outstanding display of 40 black and white drawings attributed to Francis Bacon, which have already been exhibited in the context of the Venice Biennale 2009 and recently in Milan's Durini Foundation.
Curated by renowned art critic Edward Lucie-Smith and Max Scaringela, the drawings will be displayed for the first time in Argentina, featuring intimate works by the Irish artist. These are large sheets portraing individual scenes that reveal characters subject to the deformations characteristic of the artist.
The images on paper once again reaffirm the reasons why Bacon is widely recognized as one of the most original artists of the twentieth century. Among the themes of the works are the Popes, inspired by the portrait of Innocent X by Velazquez, the Crucifixion, portraits and self portraits.

Address: Centro Cultutal Borges. Viamonte 525
Dates: June 30 - August 19, 2010

Opening times: 

Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 9 pm
Sunday 12 noon to 9 pm
Entry fee: AR $ 10.-

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 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 22nd to August 3rd, 2010

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

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704

Entry fee: AR $ 17. Children under 8: free

Exposicion Rural 2010 official website

From July 12th to July 31st, 2010, the 20th 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 to 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 first time a Comics Festival will be presented during the fair. Distinguished Argentine authors will present talks, workshops and exhibits related to comics, their design, script writing, drawing, animation, and graphic humor.

Dates: July 12th to 31st, 2010

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

Opening times:

July 12 to July 16: 9 am to 6 pm

July 17 to July 31: Monday to Friday 11 am to 8 pm. Saturday and Sunday: 2 pm to 8 pm

Entry fee: 

Adults and children over 18: AR$ 15

Children under 18: Free

Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil official website

Camerata Bariloche, regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world, will offer a free concert at Teatro Colon on June 6, 2010, 11 am. 

This will be the opening of a free concert series called "Domingos de Camara" (Chamber Sundays) by renowned Argentinian artists, that will take place throughout the year one Sunday of every month, at 11am, at the main concert hall of Teatro Colon.

Free tickets must be picked up 2 hours before every performance, at Libertad 621. Only 2 tickets per person will be handed, limited to the theater's capacity.

Program for 2010:

June 6

Camerata Bariloche

Fernando Hasaj, musical director

Andrés Spiller, oboe

Fernando Hasaj, violín

July 18

Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires

Haydée Seibert, violín

Grace Medina, violín

Marcela Magin, viola

Edgardo Zollhofer, violoncello

August 15

Quinteto Filarmonico

Claudio Barile, flute

Néstor Garrote, oboe

Mariano Rey, clarinet

Fernando Chiappero, horn

Gabriel La Rocca, fagot

September 12

Nuevo Trio Argentino

Fernando Pérez, piano

Elías Gurevich, violin

Myriam Santucci, violoncello

October 17

Trio Luminar

Patricia Da Dalt, flute

Marcela Magin, viola

Lucrecia Jancsa, harp

November 7

Ensamble Instrumental de Buenos Aires

Pablo Saraví, violín

Kristine Bara, viola

Myriam Santucci, violoncello

Oscar Carnero, double bass

Claudio Barile, flute

Néstor Garrote, oboe

Mariano Rey, clarinet

Fernando Chiappero, horn

Gabriel La Rocca, fagot

Fernando Pérez, piano

December 5

Cuarteto Argentum

Oleg Pishenin, violín

Natalia Shishmonina, violín

Kristine Bara, viola

Carlos Nozzi, violoncello

For the complete programs of works that will be presented, visit Teatro Colon website.

The First International Violin Competition, Buenos Aires 2010, organized by Comunidad Amijai and presented by YPF Foundation, was created with the idea of encouraging the study of music in young people, creating a cultural exchange between violinists from around the world.

The Competition's Jury is made up of prestigious artists of international renown, chaired by Maestro Shlomo Mintz, and integrated by international artists: Eduard Grach (Russia), Itzhak Rashkovsky (Israel / UK), David Cerone (USA), Kimiko Nakazawa (Japan), Vera Tsu (China), Rafael Gintoli (Argentina), Pedro Ignacio Calderón (Argentina) and Enrique Barrios (Mexico).

The 23 participants that will arrive to Buenos Aires for Competition, who have been selected for a whole year from around the world, are: Iskandar Widjaja (Indonesia), Francesca Dego (Italy), Sergey Pospelov (Russian Federation), Frederick Nathan (Uruguay), Ayrton Coelho Pisco (Brazil), Maia Cabeza (Canada), Soh-Yon Kim (South Korea) Stefani Collins (USA), Anne-Sophie Lacharité-Roberge (Canada), Jeremy Rhizor (USA), Jinjoo Cho (South Korea), Rachel Ostler USA), Paula Suman (Latvia), Miran Kim (USA), Nigel Armstrong (USA), Betty Zho (USA), Luis Eduardo Cuevas Sanchez (Venezuela), Nobuhiro Suyama (Japan), Artem Kononov (Russian Federation), Mariana Hernandez (Mexico), Dawn Wohn (USA), Kwun Hyuk Joo (South Korea), Xavier Inchausti (Argentina).

The event will formally begin on Saturday, July 10, 2010 with the opening ceremony at Comunidad Amijai, with the presence of jurors, participants of the competition, authorities, media and special guest, and will end on Wednesday July 21, with the winner´s Concert Gala followed by the Awards Ceremony. at Teatro Colon. In this occasion the winners will play accompanied by the Orchestra of the Association of Professors of Teatro Colon. under the direction of Maestro Mintz.

From Sunday 11 to Tuesday 20 the different levels of competition, heats, semifinals and finals, will be open to the public with free admission.

There will also be a day dedicated to tango in which the 12 semifanalists will perform, at "Tango Porteño" and also with free entrance, works by Troilo-Manzi, Piazzolla, Matos Rodríguez-Maroni, Gardel-Le Pera, Marconi, Plaza and Aieta, on transcripts produced for violin, bandoneon and bass.

Schedule of activities

Opening Ceremony - Comunidad Amijai

Saturday 10, 7.30 pm.

Qualifying Rounds - Comunidad Amijai

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugene Ysaye, Alberto Ginastera and Adam Skoumal.

Sunday 11, 10am to 1pm, and 5pm to 8pm

Monday 12, 10am to 1pm, and 5pm to 8pm

Tuesday 13, 10am to 1pm, and 5pm to 8pm

Semifinals - Comunidad Amijai

Works by Maurice Ravel, Leos Janacek, Karol Szymanowski, Bela Bartok and Niccolo Paganini.

Wednesday 14, 3pm to 8.40pm

Thursday 15, 3pm to 8.40pm

Tango Award - Tango Porteño

The semifinalists will play two tangos transcribed for violin, bandoneon and bass.

Friday 16, 2pm to 7pm

At the end of the day, six finalists and the winner of Tango Argentino will be announced.

Finals - Comunidad Amijai

Works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johan Sibelius, Niccolo Paganini, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Bela Bartok, Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev, accompanied by the Orchestra of the Association of Professors of the Orquesta Estable del Teatro Colon under the direction of Maestro Mint.

Sunday 18, 8.30pm

Tuesday 20, 8.30 pm

Venues:

Comunidad Amijai, Arribeños 2355, Belgrano

Tango Porteño, Cerrito 570

Qualifying rounds, semifinals, tango award and finals: free access to the public. Space is limited.

Opening ceremony and closing ceremony: access by invitation only.

More information: www.violinbuenosaires.com

Arteclásica is the classic Art Fair in Buenos Aires for experts and amateurs alike, which offers a plural space for our visual arts of international renown. The Fair will also hold many of its already traditional institutional programs such as Meeting Cultures, Landmark Installation and the Ñ Space for Great Contemporary Masters.

Program Meeting Cultures: Thailand

The program Meeting Cultures, especially created by Arteclásica in 2006, introduces in our market artists coming from different cultures, whose work is practically unknown in our latitudes. This is a unique project and a great opportunity to approach both different aesthetics and new symbolism.

Just as in 2006 with the Arab world, in 2007 with the Post-Soviet world, in 2008 with Western Africa, mainly from the Republic of Nigeria, 2009 with Japan, this year Arteclasica brings us the contemporary art scene of Thailand with a selection made by curator Steven Pettifor, Independent curator and author of the book “Flavours – Thai Contemporary Art".

The auditorium of Arteclásica 2010 will host every day important conferences, round tables, talks, seminars and book presentations.

Dates and Opening times: July 14 - 19, 2010. 1 pm to 9 pm

Location: Pavilions 1 and 2, Centro Costa Salguero Convention Center. Av. Costanera and Salguero

The 2nd International Record Fair of Buenos Aires (2da Feria Internacional de Coleccionismo Discografico) will take place on July 16, 17, and 18, 2010, at the Pavilion 4 of Costa Salguero Exhibition Center. 

Collectors, big or small, will have the opportunity to buy, sell, or exchange recorded material that is virtually impossible to find on the market, including vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, posters, photographs, autographs, manuscripts, concert programs, slides, magazines, trading cards, videos, cinema guides, books, concert tickets, t-shirts, and all kinds of music merchandising.

On Sunday 18, some of the best pieces and records displayed at the fair will be sold at a large auction. The Fair invites all the attendants to include their own items in the auction. These have to be registered in advance at the Fair's website.

Location: Centro Costa Salguero. Av. Costanera and Salguero
Opening Hours:
Friday and Saturday: 12 noon to 10 pm
Sunday: 12 noon to 8 pm
Tickets: $ 20 Pesos, on sale at www.tuentrada.com

More information: www.feriadediscosdebuenosaires.com.