Opera lovers in Buenos Aires will now be able to enjoy the best productions, with the greatest singers and reggisseurs of the moment, of the 2011-12 opera season, live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, presented by Fundacion Beethoven de Argentina.

The live high-definition performances are transmitted to movie theaters around the world. The sixth season of The Met Live in HD features 11 transmissions. More than 40 countries around the world are participating in The Met: Live in HD this season.

The series starts on October 15th, 2011, and all performances will be transmitted at: Teatro El Nacional, Av. Corrientes 960 & Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires. 

Tickets: $ 45 to $ 100 Pesos, on sale at the theater. Special discounts for pensioners.

 

2011 - 2012 Schedule:

 

Many events of interest will take place during the first Week of Buenos Aires Gastronomy ("Semana de la Gastronomía Porteña") organized by the Association of Hotels, Bars and Cafes and the Tourism Entity of the City of Buenos Aires. Multiple activities related to the Buenos Aires food scene will take place in various parts of the city from October 10th to October 16th, 2011.

The program of activities of the week include:

Cooking for all: Free cooking demonstrations and classes in different parts of the city of Buenos Aires:

• Monday 10, 5:00 pm: Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross at Plaza de Mayo
• Tuesday 11, 6.00 pm:  Chef Patissier Nestor Reggiani at Parque Lezama
• Wednesday 12, 6:00 pm: Chef Soledad Nardelli at Liberator and Agüero
• Thursday 13, 6.00 pm: Chef Martin Molteni at Parque Centenario
• Friday 14, 6:00 pm: Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross at Plaza General Manuel Belgrano (Juramento and Cuba)

Presentation of books dedicated to the activity:

• Tuesday 11, 6:30 pm: Presentation of the book "Chocolate" by Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross. Clasica y Moderna (Callao 892)
• Wednesday 12, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Cocina Española" (Spanish Cuisine) by Chef Ramiro Rodriguez Pardo. El Ateneo (Florida 629)
• Thursday 13, 12:00 pm: Presentation book "Crónica de la Gastronomía Porteña" (Chronicle of our city's gastronomy), by anthropologist Marcelo Álvarez. AHRCC (Tucumán 1610)
• Thursday 13, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Tragos - Guía Básica de Coctelería" (Drinks - Basic Guide to Cocktails) by bartender Agnes de los Santos. Cúspide Libros Galerías Pacífico (San Martín 760)
• Friday 14, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Restaurantes de Buenos Aires" by Fernando Vidal Buzzi. Crack Up Libros Café (Costa Rica 4767)
• Saturday 15, 4:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Ni idea en la cocina" (No idea in the kitchen) by Silvia Smid. Clasica y Moderna (Callao 892)

Bars, cafes, dining establishments and hotels, identified with posters referring to the event will offer special promotions and discounts throughout the week. The complete list can be found by accessing the website: www.probabuenosaires.com.ar

This splendid specimen, one of the most famous trees in Buenos Aires is popularly known as the "Lapacho de Ezcurra". It is a "lapacho rosado" (Tabebuia impetiginosa), a tree native from the North-West of Argentina, that was planted many years ago by landscape artist Martin Ezcurra on the corner of Ave. Figueroa Alcorta and Mariscal Castilla, in Palermo Chico, and by the end of September every year punctually announces the arrival of Spring with an explosion of pink flowers:




This wonderful spectacle only lasts for a few days, so those who are in Buenos Aires at the end of September / beginning of October are very lucky to witness it.

The 13th Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture BA11 will take place from October 8th to 30th at the Recoleta Cultural Center and Auditorio Buenos Aires, bringing together the world's most prominent architects, and turning the city of Buenos Aires into the center of the global architecture.

The Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture, that takes place since 1985, is one of the most important exhibitions along with the Venice and San Pablo Biennials.

A series of lectures and conferences will take place at Auditorio Buenos Aires (Av. Pueyrredón 2501, 2nd Floor) from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th, where invited speakers will show their works, share their experiences and creative processes.

Like in previous Biennials, architects, critics and theorists from Argentina and different countries have been invited including: César Pelli (Argentina-USA), who has been invited to all Biennials; Guillermo Vazquez Consuegra (Spain), Ignacio Dahl Rocha (Argentina/Suitzerland), Iñaki Abalos (Spain), Italo Rota (Italy), Paul Andreu (France), Mathias Klotz (Chile), Rafael Viñoly (Uruguay), Sou Fujimoto (Japan), Steven Ehrlich (USA), West 8 (Holland), Wolf Prix (Austria) and the collectives F451, Fake Industries Architectural Agonism and PKMN, among many others.

Conferences and lectures are paid activities and require previous registration by phone at: (54 11) 4132-8014 Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, or through the website.  

The exhibition of winning works from the Contests and Prizes will be held from October 8th to 30th, occupying 16 rooms in Centro Cultural Recoleta (Junin 1930).

Opening hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm

Free entrance  

For more information, visit BA11 official website.

Autoclasica 2011, the biggest festival for classic cars and motorcycles in South America will take place between October 7 and 10, 2011, at the Gardens of San Isidro Race Track.

Autoclasica 2011 will pay tribute to the great Juan Manuel Fangio, one of the greatest drivers of all times, in the centenary of his birth. Visitors will be able to admire a selection of original cars driven by Fangio between 1930 and 1950.
The exhibition is complemented with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the brand Chevrolet, 125th anniversary of Mercedes Benz; 70th anniversary of Jeep, 50 years of Jaguar E Type; the symbolic start of the Rally Camino de Los Alerces, that will tour Los Alerces National Park; and many other special attractions.

Autoclasica features 800 vehicles in their original state, and in perfect working conditions, as well as the famous Argentine "Monopostos".

For collectors, the classic "Autojumble", with over 100 stands offering antique pieces and accessories, books, models, and auto clubs stands from around the country.

A jury will award the most outstanding vehicles in every category of the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA) in exhibition, and the "Best of Show” between autos and motorcycles of the year.

Dates: October 7, 8, 9, 10, 2011

Opening hours: 10 am to 6.30 pm

Location: Hipódromo de San Isidro, Av. Santa Fe and Av. Márquez, San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires.

Entrance: $ 35 Pesos. Children under 15, free. Parking: $ 12 Pesos
Not suspended for rain.

The traditional Tortugas Country Club Open Polo Championship will kick off on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011, a tournament where some of the teams with the highest handicap in the world will be disputing the Emilio de Anchorena Cup.

This is the first of the three great Polo Open Championships in the 2011 Official Spring Season of the Argentine Polo Association, marking the start of the honorable "Triple Crown" of Argentine Polo, also made up by the 118th Hurlingham Club Open and the 118th Argentine Open in Palermo. 

Participating Teams:

The Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales, which takes place every year at Palais de Glace, is the most important contest in Argentina in the field of fine arts, covering painting, sculpture, engraving, drawing, photography, ceramics, textile art, and new supports and installations.

This competition, that celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, started in 1911 as an annual painting and sculpture exhibition hall sponsored by the Fine Arts National Commission. Since 1932, Palais de Glace is the permanent venue for the Salon Nacional de Artes Visuales.

From September 21st to October 16th, 2011, the awarded works from all the disciplines and all the selected works for the "Painting" category will be exhibited to the public.

Location: Palais de Glace. Posadas 1725.

Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12 noon to 8 PM. Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 8 PM.

The fixture of football (soccer) matches in Buenos Aires for the second half of the year 2011 has been announced. It comprises the matches in the "National Tournament 2011/2012", "Torneo Apertura 2011" the international tournaments "Recopa Sudamericana", "Copa Sudamericana" (South American Cup), and the Qualifying matches for Brazil Wold Cup 2014 .

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 companies in football tours. Contact me and make your reservation. 

AUGUST 2011

Sat 6: River vs Chacarita

Sun 7: San Lorenzo vs Lanus
Wed 10: Independiente vs Inter (Brazil) - Recopa Sudamericana 2011

Mon 15: Boca vs Union

Tue 16: River vs Chacarita

Thu 17: Racing vs Godoy Cruz

Sat 27: River vs Desamparados
Sat 27: Velez vs All Boys

Sun 28: Boca vs San Lorenzo

SEPTEMBER 2011
 

Thu 1: Argentinos Jrs vs Velez - Copa Sudamericana 2011

Fri 2: San Lorenzo vs Belgrano
Sun 4: Independiente vs Boca

Wed 7: Independiente vs San Martin
Thu 8: Velez vs Argentinos Jrs - Copa Sudamericana 2011
Sat 10: Racing vs Olimpo

Sun 11: Boca vs San Martin

Mon 12: Argentinos vs Lanus

Fri 16: Independiente vs Colon

Sat 17: San Lorenzo vs Atletico Rafaela

Wed 21: Racing vs Newell's
Wed 21: Velez vs San Lorenzo
Thu 22: Boca vs Estudiantes

Sat 24: River vs Gimnasia de La Plata

Sun 25: Argentinos Jrs vs Boca

OCTOBER 2011

Sat 1: Velez vs San Martin 

Sun 2: Boca vs Tigre

Sun 2: Racing vs Independiente

Wed 5: River vs Atlanta
Fri 7: Argentina vs Chile - 2014 World Cup Qualifiers
Sun 9: Huracan vs River

Fri 14: San Lorenzo vs Banfield

Sun 16: Boca vs Belgrano
Thu 20: Velez vs Universidad Catolica (Chile) - Copa Sudamericana 2011
Tue 25: Velez vs Estudiantes

Wed 26: Racing vs Lanus

Sat 29: River vs Aldosivi

Sun 30: Boca vs Atletico Rafaela

NOVEMBER 2011

Sat 5: Racing vs Argentinos Jrs

Sun 6: Velez vs Boca
Thu 10: Velez vs Santa Fe (Colombia) - Copa Sudamericana 2011
Fri 11: Argentina vs Bolivia - 2014 World Cup Qualifiers

Sun 13: River vs Atletico Tucuman
Sun 20: Argentinos Jrs vs Godoy Cruz

Sun 20: Boca vs Racing

Sun 20: San Lorenzo vs Union

Sat 26: River vs Rosario Central

Sun 27: Velez vs Colon 
Tue 29: Velez vs Liga (Ecuador) - Copa Sudamericana 2011

DECEMBER 2011

On Sunday, September 25th, 2011, the most important art event starts in Buenos Aires: "La Semana del Arte 2011" (Buenos Aires Art Week 2011). For the eighth consecutive year, nearly 100 art galleries, museums, and cultural centers will take part in a seven-day event in which visitors will be able to enjoy guided visits, conferences, concerts, special Gallery Nights, and diverse cultural and artistic activities, all of them free of charge. 

Schedule of activities: 

Sunday 25:

4.00 pm: Inauguration of Buenos Aires Art Week 2011 at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, Av. Lillo y Leopoldo Marechal, with a free open air concert by Pablo Agri and Camerata Argentina. (In case of rain the concert will be postponed). 

Monday 26 to Friday 30:

Every day at 4.30 PM: Program of free guided visits led by professional guides, starting at the meeting points of all circuits: Retiro, Barrio Norte, San Telmo, Palermo Viejo, Belgrano, Puerto Madero. 

Monday 26:

6.30 pm: Conference: Cultural Mangement. Banco Itaú, Auditorium - Cerrito 740, 18º floor 

Tuesday 27:

7:00 pm: Inauguration of Eduardo Pla's exhibition. Installation of 5 giant spheres and intervention of spaces inside the mall.

Paseo Alcorta Shopping Mall. Av. Figueroa Alcorta & Salguero 

Wednesday 28:

6.30 pm: Conference: "New Editorial Platforms". Espacio de Arte Eseade - Uriarte 2472

7.00 pm: Special GALLERY NIGHTS in Palermo and Belgrano (free transportation between Palermo and Belgrano). 

Thursday 29:

6.30 pm: Conference: "Collecting and Market". Galería Wussmann – Venezuela 470

7.00 pm Special GALLERY NIGHTS in SAN TELMO and PUERTO MADERO. 

Friday 30:

6.30 pm: Conference "Thinking on Art today". Banco Itaú, Auditorio - Cerrito 740, piso 18º

7.00 pm: Special GALLERY NIGHTS in CENTRO-PLAZA SAN MARTIN, RETIRO-RECOLETA, and BARRIO NORTE. 

Saturday, October 1:

12.00 - 4.00 pm: Closing of the event with "BIC Kids Drawing Festival".

Free activities for the whole family at the Rose Garden in Palermo (all material provided by BIC company), music, puppets and entertainers.

For more information on meeting points for guided visits, daily activities at the participating art galleries, and Gallery Nights circuits, visit La Semana del Arte 2011 official website (in Spanish only).

Casa FOA is the most important yearly exhibition where decorators, architects, designers, and landscapers, selected for their talent and prestige, showcase the local and international trends in architecture, interior design, and landscaping. It will take place this year at Centro Metropolitano de Diseno (Metropolitan Design Center) with the name "Casa FOA CMD Design Market", from September 9th to October 10th, 2011, in the neighborhood of Barracas, one of the most ancient neighborhoods in Buenos Aires together with Monserrat and San Telmo.

The exhibit will feature more than 50 architectural spaces that will make up the 7700 square meters of a renovated old building.

Casa FOA was born in 1985 as an initiative of Mercedes Malbrán de Campos and a group of ladies with the purpose of raising funds for the Argentine Ophthalmology Foundation "Jorge Malbrán" (FOA). With a growing success, Casa FOA has become one the most important events in the country´s cultural agenda.

The strategic selection of the venues and the careful and profound restoration of the chosen buildings give every edition of Casa FOA an indisputable value for the community, making it possible to associate its name not only to Argentine design but also to the preservation of buildings of great historic and cultural value, like: Casa de la Moneda (1995), Hotel de Inmigrantes (2000), Monasterio de Santa Catalina (2001), Casa del Patio de la Reconquista (2003), Hotel Avenida de Mayo (1991), Puerto Madero Dock 5 (1993), Palacio Alcorta (1994), Tattersal de Palermo (1998) Apostadero Naval (2000), Terrazas de Buenos Aires (2002), Tribuna II Palermo (2004), Puerto de Frutos de Tigre (2008), among others.

A free transportation service will be available for visitors, departing every 90 minutes from Teatro Colon, Cerrito and Tucuman.

Dates: September 9 to October 10, 2011.

Opening hours: 12 noon to 8 PM

Location: Algarrobo 1041, Barracas, Buenos Aires

Entry fee:

General: AR$ 50

Mondays: AR$ 25

Disabled and children under 12: Free

Casa FOA official website.

Organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, the International Buenos Aires Festival (Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires -FIBA), will take place between September 24th and October 8th, 2011.

FIBA takes place every two years, featuring diverse artistic expressions through theater, dance and musical theater. FIBA offers special activities such us open talks with artists, workshops and masterclasses, books presentations, the second Laboratory Workshop for young students, and the Graphic Exhibition for Theater Productions by Gonzalo Martínez.

This year the international program features the acclaimed work by Peter Brook, "Une flûte enchantée", version of Mozart's opera; two great German companies: Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz with a "Hamlet" direccted by Thomas Ostermeier, and Volksbühne am Rosa Luxemburg-Platz with "Ich schau dir in die Augen, gesellschaftlicher Verblendungszusammenhang!", by René Pollesch. 

Other outstanding presentations include French actor, director and régisseur Patrice Chéreau, with the debut in Buenos Aires of "Patrice Chéreau lit Le Gran Inquisiteur", based on Karamazov Brothers, by Fédor Dostoievski. And German musician and director Heiner Goebbels, with a show that combines live music, theater and dance called "Eraritjaritjaka". 

Spain will be represented by the youth revelation Angélica Liddell, and by Flamenco singer Estrella Morente. From Italy: Compañía Motus.

A version of Medea will be presented in a French production with cast from Burkina Faso.

The Latin American theater will feature creations from Uruguay ("Chaika", by Mariana Percovich), Mexico ("Las cajas voyeuristas" by La Biznaga) and Chile ("Villa+Discurso" by Guillermo Calderón, and "La amante fascista", with Paulina Urrutia). And the debut in our country of Sao Paulo Companhia de Dança with a triple program of works by Jiri Kylián, Nacho Duato and Marie Chouinard. 

Tickets for the shows are on sale at:

Casa de la Cultura, Av. de Mayo 575, Monday to Friday, 11 am to 7 pm.
Teatro Municipal General San Martin, Av. Corrientes 1530, Every day 11 am to 7 pm

The price of tickets for the national plays is $ 8 Argentine Pesos and for the International shows between $ 30 and $ 70 Pesos. The rest of the activities are free of charge.

For more information on locations, and day by day program, visit FIBA 2011 official website.

The 7th edition of "Caminos y Sabores" (Roads and Flavors), will feature during 5 days the offers in typical food, tourism and handicrafts from all the regions in the country.

The Argentine provinces will be represented in the exhibition through their native foods. As every year from the first edition in 2005, visitors will be able to sample and buy olive oil; home made salamis; cow, sheep and goat cheeses; wines from family owned wineries; homemade jellies, just to mention some of the products. There will also be tourist offers of all kinds at the Tourism Road, and a variety of handicrafts made with the typical materials and features of every region.
In the Cooking Room (Sala de Cocinas), at every moment, different chefs will be preparing dishes based on Argentine typical ingredients; and at the Conference Room, specialists in every topic will talk about tourism, regional food, territorial development, and other subjects related to the Argentine culture. 

Dates: September 14th - 18th. 2011
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704.
Opening hours: 12 pm to 8 pm
Entry fee:
General: AR$ 30
Children under 3: free

Vinos y Bodegas, Cosecha 2011 (Wines and Wineries, 2011 Edition), will take place from September 14th to 17th, 2011, at La Rural Exhibition Center. The most important Fair for the Wine Industry in Latin America will offer visitors the opportunity to enjoy the most renowned wine labels from traditional and boutique wineries in Argentina, in the 5000 m2 Pavilion where the event will take place.
A new feature this year is the art space "Arte&Vino", an exhibition of more than 25 oak wine barrels painted by artists from around the country: Ernesto Bertani, Enrique Burone Risso, Mauro Cano, Ricardo Celma, Claudio Gallina, Graciela Genoves, Sol Halabi, Juan Manuel Jaimes Roy, Antonio Sarelli Daniel Kaplan, Juan Lascano, María Linzoain, Milo Lockett, Mario Pérez, Silvana Robert, Mario Sanzano, Mario Vidal Lozano, Néstor Villar Errecart. Paintings related to the wine world, by Agustín Viñas, Ernesto Bertani, Juan Lascano, and the famous sculpture “Racimos” by Luis Falcini, (1922) complement the exhibit. 
High end wines from the wineries participating in the fair can be tasted at the Wine Bar. Visitors will also be able to stroll through Paseo de las Olivas, a space dedicated to the progress that our country has made in the production of olive oil. Also present will be all wine schools, with different proposals to form increasingly informed consumers.
Cooking shows will be presented to show the preparation of dishes and advice the visitors about the best pairings between food and wine. Again this year, the Wine Store will be the space for those wishing to buy wine labels.
For the past years Argentina has been positioned in the international wine market among the five main wine producers worldwide, after France, Italy, Spain, and United States.

Dates: September 14th to 17th, 2011
Opening hours: 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Santa Fe 4201, Palermo
Entry fee: AR$ 100.
More information: Vinos y Bodegas Cosecha 2011 official website (in Spanish only).

On Sunday, September 11th, 2011, the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, will be celebrated for the first time in Buenos Aires, in the streets of the Chinese Quarter in Belgrano, on Arribeños Street, from Blanco Encalada to Juramento. 

The activities will take place between 12:00pm and 8:00pm.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar, together with the Chinese New Year. Sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival, traditionally on this day Chinese family members and friends gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and celebrate the end of the fall harvesting season.
A large stage with lights and sound will be mounted on Arribeños and Olazabal for the public to enjoy a great event that will feature the traditional Dragon and Lion Dance, Oriental Martial Arts, Traditional Dance Mulan, Exhibition of ancient instruments; as well as a tango show with live orchestra and international couples made ​​up of Argentinian and Oriental dancers; choirs of young Argentine singers who will sing Chinese songs and Chinese artists who sing traditional and modern themes; a Hip Hop Fusion-Oriental dance group, explanation of Chinese Horoscope, among many other activities.
More than 60 stalls will be places in the streets to offer traditional food and cultural items.
The celebration will end at rise of the moon, when all together will sing on stage "The moon represents my heart".

The magnificent fields of Buenos Aires Jockey Club, located in the town of San Isidro, North of Buenos Aires, will be home of one of the most important polo tournaments in our country: the 47th Jockey Club Open Championship, which opens the high handicap polo season in Argentina. It will take place on September 10th, 11th, and 17th, 2011.

The four teams in the tournament are made up by some of the players that will participate in the Argentine Triple Crown.

Participating teams:

Schedule: