Exposición Rural 2011: 125th Exhibition of Cattle Breeding, Agriculture, and International Industry

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

Rice Performance by Stan’s Cafe arrives in Buenos Aires




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

Free ballet performances by Iñaki Urlezaga at Teatro Nacional Cervantes

The great Argentine dancer Iñaki Urlezaga, together with his company Ballet Concierto, presents a series of free admission performances at Teatro Nacional Cervantes.

On June 29th and July 6th, 2011, at 9:00 pm, Iñaki and his Ballet will be joined by Orquesta Nacional de Musica Argentina Juan de Dios Filiberto, conducted by Maestro Oscar D'Elia, to present the special show "Tango".
Tango opened at the World Expo Shanghai 2010 where Iñaki Urlezaga was invited as a cultural representative of Argentina.
The same show has been presented in Mexico, at the National Auditorium to more than 8,000 people, and at the Tribeca Theatre in New York, acclaimed with a standing ovation.
Tango is a show created as part of the Bicentennial of Argentina exclusively for Iñaki Urlezaga, with music by Astor Piazzolla and Gustavo Santaolalla (winner of two Oscar Awards).

On July 20th and July 27th, also at 9:00 pm, accompanied by the National Folkloric Ballet (Ballet Folclorico Nacional) Iñaki Urlezaga presents his great interpretation of Carmina Burana.

Teatro Nacional Cervantes: Av. Cordoba & Libertad
Free tickets must be picked up one hour before each performance.

First Buenos Aires International Ballet Gala

During the month of August 2011 and for the first time on stage in the city of Buenos Aires, the top figures from the American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Paris National Opera, New York City Ballet, Bejart Ballet Loussane, Staatts Ballet Berlin, the National Contemporary Dance Company and Ballet of Teatro Colon will gather on stage at the Teatro Coliseo of Buenos Aires.
This First International Ballet Gala will feature some of the best dancers of classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet from the most prominent and prestigious companies in the world: Mathilde Froustey and Mathias Heymann - who at age 22 (2009) reached the rank of "danseur etoile", the highest title of the Ballet of the Opera National de Paris; Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev, principal dancers of the legendary Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow; Daniil Simkin and Joseph Phillips of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT); Ana Sophia Scheller, only Argentine member of the New York City Ballet (NYCB); Yana Salenko, prima ballerina of Staatts Berlin Ballet; Pablo Fermani, outstanding talent, member of the National Contemporary Dance Company of Argentina (CNDC); Kateryna Shalkina and Oscar Chacon, Loussane Béjart Ballet soloists; and the couple of dancers from the Ballet del Teatro Colón, Natalia Pelayo and Federico Fernandez.
The program will include four choreographic premieres in Argentina, two from the French genius Maurice Béjart and two from Ben van Cauwenbergh and Jose Martinez, respectively; two neo-classical choreographies by George Balanchine, and a selection of classics like "Le Corsaire", "Don Quixote" "Flames of Paris", "Sleeping Beauty" and "La Esmeralda", among others. 

Dates: August 11 and 12, 2011
Location: Teatro Coliseo de Buenos Aires, Marcelo T. de Alvear 1125
Tickets on sale at the theater or through www.ticketek.com.ar

Football: Calendar of matches Copa America 2011

The fixture of football (soccer) matches in Buenos Aires for the Copa America 2011, the most important football event in Latin America, has been announced.
Copa América is the oldest competition of soccer teams in the world. This year the tournament will take place in different cities in Argentina from July 1st to July 24th, 2011, with the presence of twelve teams, seven of which were in the 2010 World Cup's last eight: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, and Japan. The competition is equivalent to the UEFA European Football Championship, and is disputed in the same ways as the World Cup. Japan and Mexico are the only two non-South American teams invited to take part in this tournament as invitees. 

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: 
May 17th, 2011: Japan has announced that its team will not be able to participate in the Copa America 2011.
According to the official website of Copa America 2011: "The Costa Rica Federation accepted on Tuesday an invitation from the Conmebol for national team join the Copa America to be held in July, in Argentina. Costa Rica will replace Japan, who was forced to renounce the Copa America because of the problems faced by the Japan Football Association (AJF) arising from the tsunami that devastated the north of the country in last March."

Schedule Copa America, July 2011

Friday 1: Argentina vs Bolivia (La Plata)
Saturday 2: Colombia vs Costa Rica (Jujuy)
Sunday 3: Brazil vs Venezuela (La Plata)
Sunday 3: Paraguay vs Ecuador (Santa Fe)
Monday 4: Chile vs Mexico (San Juan)
Monday 4: Uruguay vs Peru (San Juan)
Wednesday 6: Argentina vs Colombia (Santa Fe)
Thursday 7: Bolivia vs Costa Rica (Jujuy)
Friday 8: Peru vs Mexico (Mendoza)
Friday 8: Uruguay vs Chile (Mendoza)
Saturday 9: Brazil vs Paraguay (Cordoba)
Saturday 9: Venezuela vs Ecuador (Salta)
Sunday 10: Colombia vs Bolivia (Santa Fe)
Monday 11: Argentina vs Costa Rica (Cordoba)
Tuesday 12: Chile vs Peru (Mendoza)
Tuesday 12: Uruguay vs Mexico (La Plata)
Wednesday 13: Brazil vs Ecuador (Cordoba)
Wednesday 13: Paraguay vs Venezuela (Salta)
Saturday 16: Quarterfinals: Colombia vs Peru (Cordoba)
Saturday 16: Quarterfinals: Argentina vs Uruguay (Santa Fe)
Sunday 17: Quarterfinals: Brazil vs Paraguay (La Plata)
Sunday 17: Quarterfinals: Chile vs Venezuela (San Juan)
Tuesday 19: Semifinal: Peru vs Uruguay (La Plata)
Wednesday 20: Semifinal: Paraguay vs Venezuela (Mendoza)
Saturday 23: 3rd Place: Venezuela vs Peru (La Plata)
Sunday 24: Final: URUGUAY vs PARAGUAY (Buenos Aires)

The 26 matches of the Copa America will be transmitted live on a giant screen located at Plaza San Martin (Av. Santa Fe and Maipu) for the public to watch all the matches for free.

Teatro Colón 2011 Season

The Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires presentes its program for the 2011 Season.

OPERA

March 30, April 3, 6, 8
EL GRAN MACABRO (Le Grand Macabre)

Music: György Ligeti
Libretto: György Ligeti and Michael Meschke inspired in La ballade du grand macabre, by Michel de Ghelderode (premiere in Argentina)
Musical direction: Baldur Brönnimann
Production: La Fura dels Baus
Main characters: Chris Merrit, Roderick Earle, Wilbur Pauley, Brian Asawa, Ning Liang, Gustavo De Gennaro, Javier Galan, Susanna Andersonn, Ilse Eerens / Cecilia Layseca, Frances Bourne.
Free tickets (up to 2 per person, subject to availability) have to be picked in advance up according to the following schedule:
For the performance on March 30: From March 28
For April 3: From April 1
For April 6: From April 4
For April 8: From April 6
Ticket office: Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm, Libertad 621

May 15, 18, 20, 21, 22
THE MAGIC FLUTE

Music: Wollfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Direction: Frédéric Chaslin
Stage Direction: Sergio Renán
Main characters: Patrick Henckens / Darío Schmunck, Lyuba Petrova / Laura Belli, Markus Werba / Luciano Garay, Aline Kutan / Fabiola Masino, Reinhard Hagen / Lucas Debevec, Osvaldo Peroni / Gabriel Centeno

June 10, 11, 12, 15, 17
IL TRITTICO

Music: Giacomo Puccini
Inspired in The divine comedy, by Dante Alighieri
Musical direction: Richard Buckley
Stage Direction and lighting: Stefano Poda
Il tabarro
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami, based on La Houppelande, by Didier Gold
Main characters: Juan Pons / Luis Gaeta, Carl Tanner, Amarilli Nizza / Haydée Dabusti, Agnes Zwierko / Alicia Cecotti
Gianni Schicchi
Libretto: Giovacchino Forzano
Main characters: Juan Pons / Luis Gaeta, Darío Schmunck, Beatriz Díaz / Eliana Bayón, Agnes Zwierko / Alicia Cecotti
Suor Angelica
Libretto: Giovacchino Forzano
Main characters: Amarilli Nizza / Virginia Wagner, Agnes Zwierko / Alejandra Malvino, Lucila Ramos Mañé, María Luján
Mirabelli, Eliana Bayón / Marina Silva

July 19, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31
SIMON BOCCANEGRA

Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave and Giuseppe Montanelli, revised by Arrigo Boito,
based on the same play by Antonio García Gutiérrez
Musical direction: Stefano Ranzani / Carlos Vieu
Stage Direction: José María Condemi
Main characters: Roberto Frontali / Omar Carrión, Svetla Vassileva / Virginia Wagner, Konstantin Gorny / Ernesto Morillo, Andrew Richards, Fabián Veloz / Gustavo Feulién

August 9, 12, 14, 17, 19
PELLEAS ET MESISANDE

Music: Claude Debussy
Libretto: Maurice Maeterlinck and Claude Debussy, based on the same play by Maurice Maeterlinck
Musical direction: Emmanuell Villaume
Stage Direction: Olivia Fuchs
Main characters: Markus Werba, Anne Sophie Duprels, Marc Barrard, Kurt Rydl, Fabiola Masino, Vera Cirkovic

September 20, 23, 25, 28, 30
LOHENGRIN

Music: Richard Wagner
Libretto: Richard Wagner
Musical direction: Ira Levin
Stage Direction, Set design and lighting: Roberto Oswald
Main characters: Michael Hendrick, Ann Petersen, James Johnson, Janina Beachle

October 18, 21, 26, 30
FEDRA

(World Premiere - Work commissioned by Teatro Colón)
Music: Mario Perusso (Resident composer of Teatro Colón)
Libretto: Marcelo Perusso
Musical direction: Mario Perusso
Stage Direction, Set design and wordrobe: Marcelo Perusso
Main characters: Alejandra Malvino, Marcelo Puente, Leonardo Estévez, Haydée Dabusti, Daniela Tabernig

November 29, December 2, 4, 7, 10, 11
THE MERRY WIDOW

Music: Franz Lehár
Libretto: Víctor Leon and Leo Stein, based on L´attaché d´ambassade, by Henri Meilhac
Musical direction: Gregor Bühl
Main characters: Solveig Kringelborn, Mathias Hausmann / Luciano Garay, Ditte Andersen / Laura Belli

BALLET

April 19, 20, 23, 24
NEOCLASSICAL TRILOGY
 
Nuestros Valses
Choreography: Vicente Nebrada
Music: Teresa Carreño
Piano soloist: Leonardo Marconi 
Margarita y Armando (Premiere in Argentina)
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Franz Liszt
Piano soloist: Iván Rutkauskas
Symphony in C
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: Georges Bizet
Orchestra of Teatro Colón
Musical director: Javier Logioia Orbe

June 30, July 1, 3, 5, 7
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Choreography: Karl Burnett according to Marius Petipa
Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski
Guest dancers: Karina González – Connor Walsh (Houston Ballet)
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra
Musical Director: Javier Logioia Orbe

July 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
PROGRAM FOR KIDS
THE CARNIVAL OF ANIMALS
Choreography: Oscar Araiz
Music: Camille Saint - Saëns

August 28, 31. September 2, 3, 4
ONIEGUIN
Choreography: John Cranko
Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski
Guest dancers: Alicia Amatriain – Jason Reilly (Stuttgart Ballet)
Teatro Colón Orchestra
Musical Director: Javier Logioia Orbe

November 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13
MANON
Choreography: Kenneth McMillan
Music: Jules Massenet
Teatro Colón Orchestra
Musical Director: Javier Logioia Orbe

December 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28
THE CORSAIR
Choreography: Anne Marie Holmes
Music: Adolph Adam, Riccardo Drigo, Léo Délibes
Guest dancers: Paloma Herrera – Marcelo Gomes (American Ballet Theatre)
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra
Musical Director: Hadrian Avila Arzuza

CONCERTS:

The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Maestro Enrique Arturo Diemecke, will offer a series of 20 concerts on Thursdays at 8:30 pm, starting on April 14, 2011 The invited directors will be: Guillermo Scarabino, Carlos Dourthe, Antoni Wit, Pavel Kogan, Maximiano Valdés, Carlos Vieu, Carlos Bertazza, José Miguel Rodilla, with the participation of the outstanding soloists: Omar Angel Frette, Cuarteto Petrus, Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Saúl Medina, Lucrecia Jancsa, Xavier Inchausti, Carla Filipcic Holm, Vadim Gluzman, Pascal Rogé, Cyprien Katsaris, Joshua Bell, Sergio Tiempo, Muza Rubackyte, Tatiana Vassilieva, Marouan Benabdallah, Horacio Lavandera, Vladimir Feltsman, Claudio Barile, Luis Ascot.
Click here to see the complete 2011 program.

The Teatro Colón Orchestra will offer concerts one Saturday of every month on May, June, July, October and December.
Click here to see the complete 2011 program. 

Domingos de Camara (Chamber Sundays): Series of FREE concerts one Sunday of every month, at 11am, by renowned Argentinian chamber groups at the main concert hall of Teatro Colon.
Free tickets must be picked up the previous Saturday and up to 2 hours before every performance. Only 2 tickets per person will be handed, limited to the theater's capacity.
Click here to see the complete 2011 program.

ABONO DEL BICENTENARIO (BICENTENARY CONCERTS): A total of 6 concerts that will get together some of the most resounding figures in the season:

April 12:
Keith Jarrett
An evening of solo piano improvisations

May 17:
Ahn Trio
Lucia Ahn, piano / Angella Ahn, violin / Maria Ahn, violonchelo

June 21:
Nelson Goerner

July 26:
Camerata Bern
Angelika Kirchschlager

November 1
Katia and Marielle Labèque

November 22:
Verónica Cangemi
Orquesta barroca argentina

The 2011 Season will come complete with a series of extraordinary concerts, the program by the CETC (Centro de Experimentacion del Teatro Colon), and ISA (Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colon).

Tickets:
Theater's box office: 
From Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - (no show days).
From Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:30 pm - (show days).
Sundays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Or through:
https://www.tuentrada.com/colon/Online/

For more information, visit Teatro Colon official website.

Exhibition of original photographs by Robert Doisneau




An exhibit of 137 original pictures by the great French photographer Robert Doisneau is taking place at Centro Cultural Recoleta of Buenos Aires, curated by her friend Agnès de Gouvion Saint-Cyr.
The exhibition, called "Simply Doisneau" will be open until June 26th, 2011, and presents a wide spectrum of his works, divided into different thematic axes, like "War and liberation", "Paris at Night", or "Daily life in the suburbs".
The original of one of the most famous pictures of the artist, “Baiser de l’Hotel de Ville” (photo), from 1950, is also on exhibition.
At the same time, 30 of his pictures dedicated to children in Paris and its suburbs, their games and toys, will be exhibited at the Museo de los Niños (Children's Museum) at Abasto Shopping mall, with the name "Les doigts pleins d’encre" (Fingers full of ink), from May 17th to July 5th, 2011.

Centro Cultural Recoleta: Junin 1930 - Sala Cronopios
Monday to Friday: 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Free entrance

Museo de los Niños - Abasto Shopping Mall: Av. Corrientes 3247, level 2
Tuesday to Sunday: 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Free entrance

A Tower of Babel built up with books


A giant Tower of Babel made with 30,000 books, created by renowned Argentine pop artists Marta Minujin, will be inaugurated on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, at Plaza San Martin.
This work, one of the main activities of the celebration of the nomination of Buenos Aires as World Book Capital 2011, consists of a spiral metallic structure, 28 meters high, covered by 30,000 books in different languages, that have been donated by individuals from the city of Buenos Aires, and embassies, delegations and associations from Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaiyán, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, United States, Slovenia, Spain, France, Philipines, Finland, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Vasque Country, Pakistan, Perú, Poland, Czek Republic, Russia, Great Britain, Siria, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uruguay, Xunta de Galicia, and a delegation from Catalunya.

Visitors will be invited to climb the 7 floors of the Tower in groups of 100 people, while listening to a soundtrack created by Marta Minujin, based on the word "book" pronounced in all languages. The base of the Tower is made up of literature, geography and history books from around the world. The first and second levels are dedicated to American works, the third and fourth to Europe, and fifth and sixth to Asia.

On June 28th, the last day of the exhibition, visitors will be able to pick up a book of their choice and take it home. The rest will make up the first multi-lingual library in Buenos Aires.

Location: Plaza San Martin, Av. Santa Fe and Maipu
Dates: May 11th to June 28th, 2011
Opening hours: 10am to 10pm
Free entrance


Davis Cup 2011: Argentina vs Kazakhstan


Argentina will be hosting Kazakhstan for the Quarterfinals of the Davis Cup 2011 at the Estadio Parque Roca in Buenos Aires on July 7, 8, and 9, 2011.
Argentina are playing in the World Group quarterfinals for the tenth straight year, which is the best ongoing run of any nation in Davis Cup.
Argentina and Kazakhstan are meeting for the first time.
The dates and times of the matches are: Thursday 7th, 10:00 am; Friday 8th, 11:00 am, Saturday 9th, 10:00 am.

Team nominations:
Argentina: Juan Martín del Potro, Juan Ignacio Chela, Juan Monaco, Eduardo Shwank
Kazakhstan: Andrey Golubev, Mikhail Kukushkin, Yuriy Schukin, Evgeny Korolev

Location: Estadio Parque Roca. Av. Roca y Escalada, Buenos Aires.
Tickets are on sale at Ticketek Argentina website.
More information: Davis Cup official website.

International Auto Show Buenos Aires 2011

The V International Auto Show Buenos Aires (5to Salon Internacional del Automovil Buenos Aires 2011) will take place from June 17 to June 26, 2011 at La Rural Exhibition Center.
The auto Show brings together eleven automotive factories established in the country, with all their brands, and importers with a presence in Argentina, all presenting latest world arrivals.
Around 1,200,000 people have attended the first four editions and this time it is expected to exceed half a million visitors
As in previous years, the Auto Show will be held in La Rural Buenos Aires, on a floor area to exceed 40,000 m² of exhibition occupying the blue, green, yellow and ocher pavilions plus an outdoor sector.

Attractions: 
  • 4x4 driving tracks
  • Road Safety Education track for kids 
  • Antique cars 
  • Scale Cars 
  • Live Design: During the days of the show, Denaridesign booth will offer a demonstration of the process of designing a car, in its initial stage sketches. These drawings will be offered to visitors 
  • Cars from the new Disney-Pixar movie "Cars 2" for all children and adults to have the opportunity to meet and take pictures with them 
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center - Av. Santa Fe 4201 – Plaza Italia
Opening hours: Friday 17 to Sunday June 26, 2011 from 12:00pm to 10:00pm
Entry fee: AR$ 30 (Children under 7 free).

Derby General San Martin show jumping competition

On Saturday, June 11, 2011, Club Aleman de Equitacion (German Riding Club) presents the 37th Derby General San Martin, with the participation of national and international riders. The Derby General San Martin is an annual show jumping competition that started in 1975, becoming one of the most important events in the calendar of Argentine equestrian activities.

The Derby courses, originally designed by Ronald Mulhall, are ruled by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) due to the demanding technical skills required, where top level horses and riders must complete a long course that includes natural slopes and varied obstacles.

The program of activities includes:
* Female Polo Exhibition
* Parade of riders and carriages
* Dressage and vaulting exhibition
* Carriages and riders race (combined course)
* Entertainment for kids (clowns, playground)
* Granaderos a Caballo Parade and Fanfarria Alto Peru

Date: June 11, 2011. From 2.00 PM.
Location: Club Aleman de Equitacion. Av. Dorrego 4045 (between Figueroa Alcorta & Av. Lugones).
Free entrance
Not suspended for rain

Sports Day at the Obelisco

The Subsecretary of Sports of the City of Buenos Aires organizes the the event “Sporst Day at the Obelisco” that will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2011, from 2.00 pm, on Av. 9 de Julio, between Corrientes and Av. de Mayo.

The public will have the opportunity to enjoy and participate in many free activities, like demonstrations and clinics of beach tennis, volley ball, basketball, rugby, netball, hockey, rowing, sumo, martial arts, cycling, roller blading, longboard, among others.

The activity "Buenos Aires Baila" (Buenos Aires dances) will start at 2:30 pm, followed by a friendly soccer match between historic figures from River and Boca.

At 5:00 pm Silvio Velo, captain of "Los Murcielagos", the national soccer team for the blind, will offer an exhibition, and the event will end with a night roller-blade circuit.

Expo Cuisine&Vins 2011


Over 100 first class companies will showcase their products at the Expo Cuisine&Vins 2011, the 18th edition of the wine exhibition organized by Cuisine&Vins Magazine, where visitors have the chance to taste some of the best wines produced in Argentina.
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 8, 9, and 10,  2011
Opening hours: 5 pm to 11 pm
Entry fee:
 
General: AR$ 80, includes a complimentary tasting cup.
General + Premium Wines sector: AR$ 150, includes a complimentary tasting cup.
Tickets on sale at the venue.
More info: Expo Cuisine&Vins website.

Puma Urban Art 2011 - Street Art Exhibition

Puma Urban Art 2011 is the meeting point for the best national and international urban artists. An original event, dedicated to contemporary art and the new trends on street art around the world, that will take place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 of May, 2011, at Centro Cultural Recoleta.

This fourth edition of the Festival will feature the presence of national and international artists, like British sculptor and painter D*Face, aka Dean Stockton, who will paint live in a way never seen before; Mark Dean Veca (USA) creator of large scale installations about surreal cartoon characters and psychedelic landscapes; Frank Kozik (USA), specialist in rock posters and design of vinyl toys; among many others.

One of the features this year will be the projection of films and documentaries related to the Urban Art movement, including the film Exit Through The Gift Shop, from 2010, the first film/documentary by British artist Banksy, as a premiere in Argentina; and short films by D*Face.

Exhibitions of national and international works; graffiti 3D; panel talks; national bands like El Chavez, No Lo Soporto, Dietrich, Maxi Trusso, Mujik, Ovnis, Manta Raya, Go Neko, Los Lenguas, Fantasmagoria, Coiffeur and Nairobi; live painting; conferences; pool, darts, table football, are some of the activities programmed for the event.

Location: Centro Cultural Recole. Junin 1930.
Dates and Hours: May 28 and 29, 2011 - 1 pm till midnight.
Free entrance. Limited capacity

International Show Jumping Competition Gran Premio Sol de Mayo 2011


The annual show jumping competition Gran Premio Sol de Mayo, will take place between May 26th and 29th of 2011, at Club Hipico Argentino, with the participation of the best national and international riders from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This is one of the most important tournaments of the annual show jumping calendar in Argentina.

The two main events will be the "International Preliminary" for the World Cup Competition, on May 27th, and the "Gran Premio Sol de Mayo" (1.5m), that will take place on Sunday, May 29th, from 2:00 pm. 

There will be activities for the whole family, like the presence of marching bands, a show by tenors, vaulting exhibitions, free pony rides.

Location: Club Hipico Argentino. Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7285
Dates and Hours: May 26, 27, 28, 29: 8 am to 6 pm
Free entrance every day. Not suspended for rain.