Independence Day celebration on Avenida de Mayo


On Tuesday, July 9th, 2013, a parade will be held along Avenida de Mayo to celebrate Argentina´s Independence Day, and the 119th anniversary of Avenida de Mayo. The parade is organized by the Association of Friends of Avenida de Mayo.

The ceremony is programmed to start at 10.30 am, with the hoisting of the Flag and the intonation of the National Anthem, followed by the civic-military parade, with the participation of the band of Regimiento de Patricios, followed by 200 members of "Caminata de las Quenas", a group from the province of Jujuy, along with the representatives of different provinces that will display their typical costumes, music and dance.

The parade will conclude with the participation of 200 professors from the Instituto de Danzas Argentinas Folklóricicas (Folk Dance Institute), who will dance de "Pericón Nacional" (national traditional folk dance) along two blocks of the Avenue.

Visitors will also have the chance to see an exhibition of antique vehicles: over 200 buses, cars and motorcycles along Avenida de Mayo, from Lima to Plaza Lorea. The buses will represent the different types of public transportation in the city from 1940 to present, and the public will be allowed to get on and take pictures.

The events start at Plaza Lorea, Avenida de Mayo & Luis Saénz Peña at 10:30am and will last until 6pm.
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Cuisine & Liberté: Culinary Week celebrating the French Revolution


Organized by Lucullus, the French Gastronomic Association in Argentina, some of the best French restaurants, bakeries, creperies and patisseries in Buenos Aires will participate in the celebration of the French Revolution offering special menus, guided visits and promotional prices on typical French products, from July 8th to July 14th, 2013. The Revolution Day on July 14th will be celebrated with Bal Musette: live music and dance at several restaurants in the city.
These are the bars, bakeries and restaurants participating in this event:

UN, DOS, CREPES: Crêperie
14th of July celebration: 12pm to 6pm: Crêpes and Live Music 
Perú 424 – San Telmo

L’ATELIER DE CELINE: Restaurant
Special Menu July 9th to July 14th 
Carlos Calvo 242 – San Telmo / Tel : 4361-1269

BONJOUR NATURAL BAR: Restaurant
Special Menu July 8th to July 14th: Large soup with croque monsieur and Tour Eiffel shaped cookie.
Tres Sargentos 343 - Retiro / Tel : 4311-0698
Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm

LE SUD SOFITEL ARROYO
Special Night Menu July 11th to July 14th
Special Lunchtime menus all July and August
Arroyo 841 - Retiro / Tel :4131-0000

AZEMA RESTAURANTE: Exotic Bistro
Special Menu July 8th to July 13th: 
Angel Carranza 1875 - Palermo / Tel : 4774-4191

COCU: Boulangerie
Special Menu July 9th to July 14th and Bal Musette (Traditional French dance) on July 14th: Boeuf bourguignon – veal stew with rice and vin chaud
Malabia 1510 - Palermo / Tel : 4831-4675
Tue-Fri: 9am-8pm. Sat: 10am-9pm. Sun: 10am-8pm

TÔ: Restaurante
Special Menu July 8th to July 13th:
Costa Rica 6000 - Palermo / Tel : 4772-8569

UNIK: Restaurante
Special Menu July 8th to July 13th: 
Soler 5132 - Palermo / Tel : 4772-2230

LES MACARONS DE PARIS:
Special offers from July 8th to July 14th
J.F.Segui 3545 - Palermo

L’ÉPI BOULANGERIE:
Special offers from July 9th to July 14th and Free guided visits on July 10th and 11th. 
Roseti 1769 - Chacarita / Tel : 45526402 - Montevideo 1567 - Recoleta / Tel 4812-1390

FLEUR DE SEL: Restaurant 
Special Menu July 9th to July 20th: 
La Pampa 3040 - Belgrano / Tel : 4783-5482
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Exhibition match: Rafael Nadal vs David Nalbandian


Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, returns to Argentina to participate in an exhibition match with one of Argentina´s top players, David Nalbandian, at La Rural Exhibition Center (Av Santa Fe & Av. Sarmiento), on November 23rd, 2013.
Nadal and Nalbandian met seven times in the circuit. The Argentinian won the first two clashes (2007 Madrid and París Masters); Rafa Nadal, the last five.
The last time Rafael Nadal visited Buenos Aires was in 2005, when he was only 19, and was defeated on the quarterfinals of the ATP Buenos Aires by Gaston Gaudio, at the time champion of Roland Garros.
But now he returns as winner of 12 Grand Slam titles, the Olympic Gold Medal, 24 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and 14 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments.
Tickets on sale through Topshow.com.ar
Contact me if you need help getting your tickets.
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2013 Buenos Aires Children´s Book Fair

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From July 8th to July 27th, 2013, the 23rd 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, with the motto "The Magic Continues" (La Magia Continúa) The Fair is a place destined for the cultural and educational upbringing of children, in an entertaining and joyful environment.

Apart from the exhibition and sale of books, the Fair will offer numerous activities for youngsters and children:
  • Workshops: drawing, story telling, painting, modeling, magic, science, illustration, comics, reading, cooking, creativity, music, puppetry, and much more.
  • Theater, puppet, circus, and music shows.
  • Games and contests
  • Story-telling
  • Talks with writers
  • Signing of copies
  • Children´s Library
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 forth time a Comics Festival will be presented during the fair, on July 26th and 27th. Distinguished Argentine authors will present talks, workshops and exhibits related to comics, their design, script writing, drawing, animation, and graphic humor.

Every day at 5pm different choirs will be singing at the exhibition´s entrance hall.

Dates: July 8th to 27th, 2013
Location: Centro de Exposiciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Av. Figueroa Alcorta & Pueyrredón
Opening times:
July 9, 10, 11, and 12: 9 am to 6 pm 
July 9 (National Holiday), Saturday and Sunday: 2 pm to 10 pm
July 15 to July 27: Monday to Friday 11 am to 8 pm. 
Entry fee: 
Adults: AR$30
Seniors, teachers and Children under 18: Free
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Caminos y Sabores (Roads and Flavors) 2013


The 9th edition of the food and crafts fair "Caminos y Sabores" (Roads and Flavors), will feature during 4 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 and crafts. 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; yerba mate and tea; just to mention some of the products. There will also be a variety of handicrafts made with the typical materials and features of every region, including wool and leather products, jewelry with rodocrosite stone, and much more.

In the Cooking Room (Sala de Cocinas), at every moment, different chefs will be preparing dishes based on Argentine typical ingredients. There Fair will also feature a Houseware area, a food production workshop, the Punto Verde area (urban vegetable garden), among other attractions.

Dates: July 6th - 9th, 2013
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704.
Opening hours: 12 pm to 9 pm
Admittance:
General: AR$ 50
Children under 3: free
Seniors: 2x1 on Monday July 8th

Caminos y Sabores official website.
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Yayoi Kusama retrospective works at the MALBA

Malba - Fundación Costantini opens the exhibition Yayoi Kusama - Infinit Obsession, the first retrospective in Latin America of the greatest living Japanese artist. Organized in collaboration with the study of the artist, the exhibition presents a comprehensive tour through more than 100 works created between 1950 and 2013, including paintings, works on paper, sculptures, videos, slideshows and installations.

Curated by Philip Larratt-Smith (Vice Chief Curator, Malba, Buenos Aires) and Frances Morris (head of international collections of Tate Modern, London, and curator of the retrospective of Kusama at the institution), the exhibition presents the full career of this artist.

Yayoi Kusama - Infinite Obsession includes the most important series of her nearly six decades of artistic production. Highlights of the exhibition are her Infinity Nets from the 50s, and the Accumulations sculptures, her performances and happenings in New York from the 60s, present in series like Self-Obliteration, and her recent paintings and installations, such as I'm Here, but Nothing (2000-2013), Infinity Mirrored Room - Filled with the Brilliance of Life, (2011) and The Obliteration Room, (2002-2013), white room that the public will intervene with colored spots throughout the exhibition. The Museum also presents an intervention with her iconic red polka dots on the front of Malba and a set of trees along Figueroa Alcorta Avenue.

On the occasion of the exhibition, Malba publishes a special volume of 232 pages published in Spanish and English. The book includes a section of color illustrations of works in the exhibition, essays by Larratt-Smith ("Song of an addict to suicide") and Frances Morris ("Yayoi Kusama. My life, one spot") and a visual chronology of the artist’s life.

MALBA - Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415
Dates and Times:
June 30 to September 16, 2013
Thursday through Monday and Holidays: from 12:00pm to 8:00pm.
Wednesday until 9:00pm.
Closed Tuesday.
Admission:
Adults: AR$40.
Teachers and Seniors: AR$20.
Students: AR$20.
Children under 5: Free.
Wednesday:
General: AR$20.
Teachers, Seniors and Students: Free.
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Italian Gastronomy Week

The Italian Gastronomy event “Mangia che ti fa bene”, in which 25 of the best Italian restaurants in the city will offer lunch and dinner menus at promotional prices, will be held in Buenos Aires from June 21 to June 28, 2013.
Each restaurant will offer a menu with a fixed price of $ 69 Pesos for lunch and $ 149 Pesos for dinner, per person, not including drinks and tip. Cover charge is included.
The restaurants participating in this edition are:
  • Piola
  • In Bocca al Lupo
  • Il Fiume Ristorantino
  • Il Ballo del Mattone
  • Bice
  • Trattoria Olivetti
  • Bruni
  • Eh, Santino!
  • Filo
  • Mauro.it
  • L´Adesso
  • Bella Italia
  • Siamo Nel Forno
  • Il Mattarello
  • Doppio Zero
  • Moreneta
  • Arkakao
  • La Locanda
  • Cucina Paradiso
  • Pierino
  • La Pecora Nera
  • Guido´s Ristorante
  • Italpast
  • Sottovocce
  • D´Oro
For a complete list of restaurants, contact details, menus and conditions, visit the Italian Gastronomy Week website.
Some of the menus are only available on certain days of the week and some restaurants don´t take reservations, so make sure to read about these conditions on the website.

At the same time during the week the best bars in the city of Buenos Aires will offer the classic Italian Aperitifs, like Negroni and Spritz, among others, at a special price of $ 40 Pesos throughout the day (not including Happy Hour). The bars participating in this "APERITUR" are:
  • 878 – Thames 878 – Palermo
  • Florería atlántico – Arroyo 872 – Retiro
  • Dill and drinks – San Martin 986 – Centro
  • Guido`s restaurant - Cerviño 3943 – Palermo
  • Doppel - Avenida Juan de Garay 500 – San Telmo
  • Frank´s – Arevalo 1445 – Palermo
  • Verne Club – Medrano 1474 – Palermo
  • Leopoldo - Cerviño 3732 – Palermo
  • Filo – San Martin 975 – Retiro
  • La Biela – Avenida Quintana 600 – Recoleta
  • Pick Market Libertad 1212 (Spritz only) – Recoleta
  • Pick Market Demaria 4527 (Spritz only) – Palermo
  • Pick Market Ugarteche 3154 (Spritz only) – Palermo
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Youth Culture Festival Ciudad Emergente 2013

The sixth edition of Ciudad Emergente, the Festival for the youth culture, will take place from Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 of June, 2013 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, fashion, theater, and digital art.

The activities in the festival include: fashion shows by novel designers; events that combine poetry and music; street art; hip hop and other street 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; DJs, VJs.

The sensational show "Fuerza Bruta" will be presented on June 20, 21, 22, and 23, at 2:00 pm. Free tickets for all these performances must be picked up on Tuesday, June 18, from 12:00 pm (up to 2 tickets per person until reaching the total of 2000 tickets), in exchange of a donation of clothes, footwear or blankets for the Winter Solidarity Campaign "BA Solidaria".

Admission free of charge for all the activities, with limited capacity.

Location: Centro Cultural Recoleta. Junin 1930
After 9 PM entrance on Av. Pueyrredon & Azcuenaga 
Dates and Hours: June 19 - 23, 2013. 2:00 pm to 9.:0 pm.
More information: Ciudad Emergente official website.
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Expo Cuisine&Vins 2013


Over 300 first class companies will showcase their products on June 12, 13, and 14, 2013, at the Expo Cuisine&Vins 2013, the 20th 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 and traditional wineries will present their premium labels, talks and tastings by enologists and wine makers. There will also be stands dedicated to spirits, cigars, luxury resorts, delicatessen, crafts from all over the country, as well as the new flavors of the most outstanding restaurants of the moment.

Wine tastings will be offered every day, with limited capacity and with previous accreditation at the Expo.

Location: Palacio Paz. Santa Fe 750, Plaza San Martin, Buenos Aires 
Dates: June 12, 13, 14, 2013
Opening hours: 5 pm to 11 pm 
Entry fee: AR$ 170, includes a complimentary tasting cup.
Tickets on sale at the venue.
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Free exhibition of Drawings from the personal collection of Fernando Botero

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires has inaugurated the exhibition “Botero, drawings on canvas and paper”, a display of 50 drawings created between 1973 and 2011 by the great Colombian artist Fernando Botero (Medellín, 1932). All these works belong to the artist's private collection, which is rarely exhibited and only in museums. 

In these works Botero uses watercolor, pencil, pastel, ink and charcoal on both paper and canvas. Botero is specially skilled working with sanguine, a soft, dark red pencil, a technique little used by artists and which requires exceptional skill and expertise.

The exhibition comprises fifty drawings, mostly made ​​in black and white. Very few of these works are in color, and these are watercolors. 

The exhibition is divided into five "chapters": the first is devoted to Latin American life, the source of inspiration for Botero. Botero portrays the life of the town and its characters, costumes, architecture, habits and rituals. The second "chapter" focuses on the theme of violence and bullfighting. The third "chapter" is dedicated to the circus. The fourth to large-scale works, with many still lives. And the fifth is devoted to music.

National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA): Avenida del Libertador 1473
May 21 to July 7, 2013
Tuesday to Friday from 12.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30 am to 8.30 pm
Free admission.
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arteBA´13 Contemporary Art Fair

arteBA Contemporary Art Fair, that will take place on May 24 - 27, 2013, 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 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. 82 carefully selected galleries from Latin America, North America and Europe will exhibit works by the most outstanding contemporary artists at this great cultural event.
arteBA Foundation called for the tenth edition of arteBA-Petrobras Prize for the Visual Arts. Each one of the selected projects have been awarded a determined amount of pesos to be used for its realization and exhibition at arteBA `13. 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.
The third edition of U-TURN Project Rooms by Mercedes Benz will bring together the work of more than 20 artists represented by twelve galleries from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Switzerland, Peru, and Germany.
Young Argentine and foreign galleries that represent mainly Latin American artists will be present at Barrio Joven Chandon.
The OPEN FORUM 2013 will be held with free admission in the fair’s auditorium.
These are just a few of the many activities programmed for this year's exhibition. For more information, visit arteBA'13 official website.

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Blue and Green Pavilions. Av. Sarmiento 2704, Buenos Aires
Dates and hours: May 24 - 27, 2013 / 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Admission fees:
General: AR $70
Students and Senior citizens: AR $35
2 day pass: AR$ 110
Unlimited pass: AR$ 140
Unlimited pass + catalog: AR$ 230
Catalog: AR$ 120
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Beer Festival: BeerDay Buenos Aires 2013

On May 26, 2013, the Auditorium of Buenos Aires Design Center (Av. Pueyrredon 2501, Recoleta. Level 2) receives Beer Day Festival, a beer tasting event focusing on specialty beers. The Festival will bring together 20 breweries from different regions in the country in one place.

Throughout the day, visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to cook with beer, and try dishes to be tasted with the different specialty beers; taste more than 50 styles of beer; and attend to talks on food pairing, sensory analysis of beer, tasting process and history.

The event will also feature live shows and DJ sets. One of the guests is the band tribute to the Blues Brothers, The Soul Men.

Some of the Argentine breweries participating in the event are: Cross (Bariloche), Owe (Neuquén), Fenicia (Rosario), Sauce (Santa Fe), Owl (Entre Rios) and Antares (Mar del Plata), among others.

The entrance fee includes five tastings of different styles of specialty beers (including Honey, Indian Pale Ale, Scotch, Porter and Weissbier) and access to all the talks. The event starts on Sunday at 2pm and finishes at 1am.

Tickets:
May 19 - 20: $ 130 Pesos
May 21 - 26: $ 150 Pesos
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Tickets must be purchased in advance, they won´t be sold at the door
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International Show Jumping Competition Gran Premio Sol de Mayo 2013


The annual show jumping competition "Gran Premio Sol de Mayo" will take place on Sunday, May 19th, 2013, from 12:30 pm at Club Hipico Argentino, with the participation of the best national and international riders. This is one of the most important tournaments in the annual show jumping calendar in Argentina.

The main event, the International Grand Prize "Sol de Mayo" (1.5m) starts at 4:00 pm.

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

Location: Club Hipico Argentino. Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7285

Free entrance. Not suspended for rain.
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Feria PuroDiseño 2013

The 2013 edition of Feria PuroDiseño, that will take place from May 21st to May 26th, 2013, at the Pabellón Amarillo in La Rural, will exhibit the avant-garde works of over 350 designers in the fields of clothing, accessories, contemporary jewelry, equipment, objects, digital design, graphic design, contemporary craftsmanship, textile development, and lighting.

The Fair features different thematic spaces, like:
  • Arte Espacio: an art exhibition area with works from the most talented artists.
  • Sustainable Space: exhibition of eco and socially responsible elements.
  • La Seleccion: selection of new designers.
  • Jewelers in Action: Open workshops by jewel designers with the participation of the public.
  • Puro Kids: for kids between 6 and 12 years of age, to enjoy games and participate in the in the creation of a great art work.
  • 2nd National Footwear Contest: The 10 finalists will exhibit their creations at the Fair
Feria PuroDiseño is a space where design is the main protagonist. The goal of Feria PuroDiseño is to accompany and to promote this sector of the Argentine industry, as well as each and every one of its designers, as a platform for the promotion of local and international design and the stimulation to regional creativity.

Dates: May 21 - 26, 2012
Location: La Rural, Pabellon Amarillo. Av.Sarmiento 2704
Feria PuroDiseño website
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Tango: Buenos Aires City Dance Champhionship 2013

From Sunday, May 12th to Sunday, May 26th, 2013, the Buenos Aires City Tango Dance Championship 2013 will be held in different "milongas", theaters, and cultural centers across the city.

The competition is on the look out for new winning couples in the categories Tango de Pista, Milonga, "Milongueros" of the World, and Waltz, who will qualify to participate in the World Tango Dance Championship that will take place in Buenos Aires in August 2013.

The Championship starts on May 12th at Teatro 25 de Mayo. The qualifying rounds will continue on Saturday 18 at CC Resurgimiento (La Paternal), Sunday 19 at CC Julián Centeya (San Cristóbal), and Tuesday 21 at CC Carlos Gardel (Chacarita), all with free entrance and limited capacity, until Wednesday 22 at La Viruta (Palermo) ($ 40 Pesos), to arrive at semifinals on Thursday 23rd at El Pial (Flores) ($30 Pesos).

The Final will be held on Sunday, May 26th at the recently inaugurated cultural center Usina del Arte (Av. Pedro de Mendoza & Caffarena), in La Boca, with free entrance. Free tickets for this event must be picked up at Casa de la Cultura, Av. de Mayo 575, on Friday 24th, from 12pm to 5pm (2 tickets per person). Make sure to get in line early!

Tickets for the events that are not free of charge will be on sale at the respective venues.

Click here for more information and complete day by day schedule.
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