The history of the Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires dates back to 1898, when the then Director of Public Parks of Buenos Aires, the French landscaper Charles Thays, proposed the creation of a Botanical Garden in the terrains it occupies today, bounded by Santa Fe Ave., Las Heras Ave. and Republica Arabe Siria St., for educational and conservation purposes.

The red brick English style building that already existed in those terrains was occupied by Charles Thays and his family. Today this building, that was declared National Monument, is the main building of the complex and serves as an art gallery and exhibition hall. There is also a Gardening School, a Library, and several greenhouses. The main greenhouse in Art Nouveau style, received a prize in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889.

There are more than five thousand species of plants and trees from all over the world, from Asia to Africa to America. There are small examples of three different styles of gardens: a French Garden, a Roman Garden, and a Japanese Garden.

As you walk the trails of the garden, you will find some beautiful marble sculptures, such as “Spring”, “Mercury”, “Venus”, and the group representing the movements of the VI Symphony of Beethoven, called “La Pastoral”. There is also a monument entitled “Weather Indicator”, designed by José Markovich, and presented by the Austro-Hungarian Empire community.

This garden is so peaceful that once you cross the gates and get inside, you instantly forget that you are in the middle of the city and surrounded by two of the noisiest streets in Buenos Aires.

Address: Santa Fe and Las Heras Ave., Plaza Italia. Subte station: Plaza Italia, Line D.

Opening Times: 

Summer (September 22nd to April 21st): Tuesday to Friday, 8 am to 6:30 pm - Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays: 9.30 am to 6:30 pm.

Winter (April 22nd to September 21st): Tuesday to Friday, 8 am to 5:30 pm - Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays: 9.30 a m to 5:30 pm.

MONDAYS CLOSED

On days of extremely bad weather (intense winds, persistent rain) the garden will remain closed for safety reasons.

FREE ENTRANCE

For more pictures of the Botanical Garden, visit my Botanical Garden Photo Gallery on Facebook.

The third stage of Argentina Polo Tour 2009 will be played between Saturday, February 28 and Saturday, March 7, at Tortugas Country Club and at the Campo Argentino de Polo, in Palermo.
Ten teams with 16 goals handicap will be disputing the cups Nespresso and Stella Artois, with the debut of the great former soccer player Gabriel Batistuta, who will be playing for Loro Piana together with Adolfo Cambiaso.
Other outstanding players will also take part in the tournament, including Nachi Heguy, Paco De Narváez and Jaime García Huidobro.


Teams:

Zone A:Tom Tailor: Uwe Schroeder, 0. Eduardo Anca, 6. Ignacio Badiola, 5. Santos Anca, 5. Total: 16.
La Picaza: Carlos Solari, 6. Santiago Solari, 6. Juan Jose Storni, 3. Kevin Korst, 1. Total: 16.
Les Lions: Jean David Du Plessis, 3. Joe Gottschalk, 0. Ignacio Heguy, 9. Francisco Elizalde, 4. Total: 16.
El Remanso: George Hanbury, 2. Matilda Woods, 0. Jaime Garcia Huidobro, 8. Manuel F. Llorente, 6. Total: 16.

Zone B:
Traun Polo Team: Ben Traun, 0. Juan Manuel Echeverz, 7. Martin Orozco, 4. Pablo Bagnardi, 5. Total: 16.
Chapelco: Juan Cruz Adrogue, 1. Facundo Sola, 6. Silvestre Grant, 0. Francisco De Narváez, 9. Total: 16.
La Virgencita: Celine Charloux, 0. Lucas James, 7. Matias Logioco, 3. Gaston Urturi, 6. Total: 16.

Zone C:
La Ginevra: Luca D´Orazio, 0. Juan Ruiz Guiñazu(Jr), 5. Juan Jose Brané, 7. Manuel Caranza, 4. Total: 16.
Franken: Gregorio Gelosi, 3. Matias Maiquez, 6. Juan Ruiz Guiñazu, 6. Hannes Hühnlein, 1. Total: 16.
Loro Piana: Gabriel Batistuta, 0. Gustavo Usandizaga, 2. Adolfo Cambiaso, 10. Alfio Marchini, 4. Total: 16.

Schedule of matches:

Saturday 28
11.00 AM: Traun Polo Team Vs. Franken -Tortugas
4.30 PM: Tom Tailor Vs. La Picaza - Palermo (1)
6.00 PM: La Virgencita Vs. La Ginevra - Palermo

Sunday 1
4.30 PM: Chapelco Vs. Loro Piana - Palermo
6.00 PM: Les Lions Vs. El Remanso - Palermo (2)
UPDATE: ABOVE MATCHES RE-PROGRAMMED FOR RAIN FOR MONDAY 2 AND TUESDAY 3.

Monday 25 PM: Les Lions vs El Remanso - La Dolfina
6 PM: Loro Piana vs La Virgencita - La Dolfina

Tuesday 3
2.30 PM: Traun Polo Team vs La Ginevra - Palermo
4.30 PM: Les Lions vs La Picaza - Palermo
6.00 PM: El Remanso vs Tom Tailor - Tortugas
6.30 PM: Loro Piana vs Chapelco - Palermo

Friday 6
6.00 PM: Franken Polo Team vs La Virgencita - Ellerstina Polo Club

Saturday 7
3.00 PM: Tom Tailor vs Les Lions - Centauros
5.00 PM: Chapelco Vs. La Ginevra - Centauros
5.00 PM: La Virgencita Vs. Franken - Palermo
5.00 PM: Traun Polo Team Vs. Loro Piana - Ellerstina

Sunday 8
FINALS IN PALERMO - NESPRESSO CUP - STELLA ARTOIS CUP
Nespresso Cup
12.00: Les Lions Vs. La Ginevra
Stella Artois Cup
4.00 PM: Loro Piana vs Tom Tailor

For more information and results, visit Argentina Polo Tour official website.

The great tennis players Gabriela Sabatini, the best all time Argentine female tennis player, and Martina Navratilova, former world Number 1, will offer an exhibition match at Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club (Olleros 1510, Palermo), in benefit of the Miastenia Gravis Foundation, on Saturday, March 14th, 2009.
The event will start at 12.30 PM. Sabatini and Navratilova will hit the courts at 2 PM with a singles exhibition set, and then a doubles set along with Paola Suarez and Patricia Taravini, bronze medal winners in the 2004 Athens Olympic games.
Other great present and former Argentine tennis players will be participating in this event to collaborate with the Miastenia Gravis Foundation, inlcuding: José Luis Clerc, Martín Jaite, Ricardo Cano, Christian Miniussi, Emilse Raponi de Longo, Mercedes Paz, Bettina Fulco, Mariana Díaz Oliva, María Emilia Salerni, Mariana Pérez Roldán, Raquel Giscafré, Norma Baylon, Claudia Casabianca, Gustavo Luza, Ivanna Madruga, Beatriz Araujo, Adriana Villagrán, Inés Gorrochategui, Mariano Hood, Fernando Dalla Fontana, Alberto Mancini and Florencia Labat, among others.

Tickets range from $ 15 to $ 50 Argentine Pesos, and can be purchased at:
Halcry Tenis: Lavalle 553
Halcry Tenis: Av. Del Libertador 8196
Hard Rock Café Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires Design Center. Av. Pueyrredon & Libertador
Lee Chi: Av. Santa Fe 1670, local 42
Or through TuEntrada.com

Matches will be held on March 2nd, 4th, 6th and 7th, 2009 at La Aguada Polo Club (in Open Door, province of Buenos Aires), one of the best Polo clubs in the world, with the participation of 8 -10 teams with 10 to 12 goals of handicap, playing 4 games of 5 chukkers each.

In this edition of the Autumn Cup, the Novillo Astrada brothers will act as hosts of the tournament. Following the family tradition, the events will end with an exhibition of ladies polo, and a great prize-giving.

Every weekend from Saturday, February 7 and until Sunday, March 1st, the “Carnaval Porteño 09” (Buenos Aires Carnival) will take place at different neighborhoods, with the participation of 17 thousand artists, 105 "murgas" (carnival bands), and over one thousand drums and percussion instruments.

The parades will be held from 7 PM to 2 AM on Saturdays, and from 7 PM to 12 AM on Sundays.

Murgas and carnival are the artistic expressions of the marginal neighborhoods, their songs and urban folk customs. The lyrics of these songs are called "criticas", and combine the social denunciation with humor and dancing. What identifies the "murga porteña" from others is their costumes (frock coat, gloves, top hat, and stick), the drums with cymbals, and the various traditional rhythms used to differentiate every neighborhood.

Where to watch the parades:

• Abasto: Av. Córdoba between Agüero and Sanchez de Bustamante.
• Almagro: Av. Corrientes between Medrano and Bulnes.
• Bajo Núñez: Ramallo between Vuelta de Obligado and Arcos.
• Balvanera: Av. Independencia between Matheu and Rincón.
• Núñez: Av. Congreso between Cabildo and Moldes.
• Boedo 1: Av. Boedo between San Juan and Independencia.
• Boedo 2: Av. Belgrano between Columbres and Maza.
• Caballito 1: Av. Avellaneda between N. Oroño and F. Sarmiento.
• Caballito 2: Av. Gaona between Trelles and Boyacá.
• Colegiales: Av. Federico Lacroze between R. Freire and Martínez.
• Liniers: Tuyutí between Carhué and Cosquín.
• Lugano 1: Av. Riestra between Leguizamón and Murguiondo.
• Lugano 2: Av. Cruz between Murguiondo and Lisandro De la Torre.
• Mataderos: Av. Alberdi between Araujo and Av. Escalada.
• Monte Castro: Av. Juan B. Justo and Lope de Vega.
• Parque Avellaneda: Av. Directorio between Av. Olivera and Lacarra.
• Parque Centenario: Lambaré between Sarmiento and Corrientes.
• Paternal 1: Av. Nazca between Lascano and Baigorria.
• Paternal 3: Av. San Martín between Juan B. Justo and Seguí.
• Piedrabuena: 2 de abril between Av. General Paz and Montiel.
• Pompeya 1: Av. Cruz between Las Palmas and Av. La Plata.
• Pompeya 2: Av. Perito Moreno between Ochoa and Taborda.
• Saavedra 1: Av. Balbín between Plaza and Machain.
• Saavedra 3: Av. Balbín between Pico and Arias.
• San Telmo: Av. San Juan between Bolívar and Balcarce.
• Villa Crespo: Av. Scalabrini Ortiz between Av. Corrientes and Padilla.
• Villa Pueyrredón: Moscón between Terrada and Bolivia.
• Villa Urquiza: Av. Triunvirato between Roosevelt and Rivera.
• Versalles: Jonte between Juan B. Justo and Barragán.

Fundamus (Fundacion para la Musica) opens the opera season in Buenos Aires presenting Bizet's "Carmen" at Teatro Avenida.
According to the organizers, the Opera will be staged with an austere scenography, period costumes, and projection of images that will take a prevailing role.
The cast is made of some of the best voices in the local scene:

María Luján Mirabelli
Alicia Cecotti
Carlos Duarte
Juan Carlos Vasallo
Claudia Montagna
Andrea Maragno
Luciano Garay
Nuevo Coro de Opera
Nuevo Coro de Niños

Video design: Edgardo Beck
Stage design and wardrobe: Mariela Daga
Children's Choir Direction: Rosana Bravo
Nuevo Coro de Opera Direction: Ezequiel Fautario

Staging: Eduardo Casullo
Musical Direction: Roberto Luvini

Location: Teatro Avenida - Av. de Mayo 1222 – Tel. 4381-0662
Dates and times:
February 20 - 8 PM
February 22 - 6.30 PM
February 27 - 8 PM
March 6 - 8 PM
March 7 - 8 PM
March 8 - 6.30 PM
Tickets on sale at the theater

The website Restaurant.com.ar organizes its 4th Tour Gourmet Buenos Aires 2009, an opportunity for all foodies (member of Restaurant.com.ar and the general public alike) to enjoy some of the best restaurants in Buenos Aires with incredible discounts.
In this edition of the Tour Gourmet, from January 12 to February 28, all participating restaurants offer a 30 % discount as a minimum every day on the total of the check when ordering "a la carte". There will also be special discounts or free wine tastings on specific dates. This is a free event for the general public and doesn't require registration.
To use this benefit, enter Tour Gourmet website, choose a restaurant, make the reservation by phone, print the discount coupon clicking on "Certificado de Beneficio", and present it when asking for the check. All participating restaurants requiere advance reservation to use this benefit.
The list of participating restaurants will be updated every day.

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents "Aires Buenos Aires - Cultura para respirar" (Culture to Breathe), a program of cultural activities that starts next Saturday, January 10, consisting on over 800 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, circus, open air "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and February, 2009.
Iñaki Urlezaga, Los Auténticos Decadentes, Jaime Ross, the group Miranda, Jairo and Iván Noble, are some of the artists that will entertain the audiences with their shows.
The schedule includes 124 activities, with over 800 events, around 20 neighborhoods of Buenos Aires: 14 movies, 4 theater plays, 45 recitals, 7 popular "milongas", 18 children's shows, 6 circus shows, and 10 workshops for kids.
The drive-in will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Iraola & Sarmiento, Paseo de la Infanta, every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. The first two showings will be "El Nido Vacío", by Daniel Burman, and Leonera, directed by Pablo Trapero.
Children will enjoy shows by artists like Adriana, Los Cazurros and La Banda del Musiquero Loco, among others, as well as children's plays and painting workshops at Pasaje Lanín, in the neighborhood of Barracas.
Ballet lovers will have th chance of seeing Iñaki Urlezaga in "Carmina Burana" at the Obelisk, on January 17 at 9:30 PM.

The closing of the activities will be on February 28 with four outstanding shows in different locations: Jairo sings Horacio Ferrer (Mataderos Amphitheater, 7:30 PM); Flemish singer Enrique Morente (Avenida de Mayo & Peru, 9 PM), La Portuaria celebrating its 20 years (Costanera Sur, 9 PM) and Café de los Maestros (Planetarium, 7:30 PM).
To download the complete schedule of activities in pdf, click here.

Argentina Polo Tour, the fall tournament created four years ago by Adolfo Cambiaso and Gonzalo Pieres, presents its second stage of 2009, at Santa Maria de Lobos Polo Club from February 14th to 21st, 2009.
Four teams up to 16 goals handicap will be participating for the Cup "Secretaría de Turismo de la Provincia de Buenos Aires", with the presence of Argentine and international players, including Adolfo Cambiaso himself.

Teams:

Santa Rita: Jose Maria Lopez (1), Santiago Allaria (4), Patricio Gaynor (4), Guillermo Terrera (7). Total. 16
Loro Piana - La Virgencita: Ralph Batler (0), Jorge Lamarque (4), Gustavo Usandizaga (2), Adolfo Cambiaso (10). Total. 16
Las Hermanas: Charlie Hanbury (4), Olly Cudmore (2), Ernesto F. Llorente (5), Adrian Laplacette (4). Total.15
El Remanso: George Hanbury (2), Matilda Woods (0), Jaime Garcia Huidobro (8), Manuel F. Llorente (6). Total. 16.

Schedule:

Saturday 14 at El Remanso4:30 PM. Santa Rita vs El Remanso 1
6:00 PM Las Hermanas vs Loro Piana 2

Wednesday 18 at Santa Maria de Lobos4:30 PM Winner 2 vs Looser 1
6:00 PM Winner 1 vs Looser 2

Saturday 21 at Santa Maria de Lobos4:30 PM Looser 1 vs. Looser 2
6:00 PM Winner 1 vs. Winner 2

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 fall/winter 2009 collections.

The focus of this edition is on wool, "a recyclable, renewable natural resource, non pollutant, and, above all, extremely important for the Argentine textile industry".

BAFWeek 2009 will feature 2 runways for five daily fashion shows, and around 40 showrooms where designers will showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men and women's clothes.
Some of the designers and brands who will be presenting their collections are, among others: Gabriela Horvat, Mariana Dappiano, Prüne, Rapsodia and Kostüme, and the introduction of two new young designers from the contest UBA-BAFWeek Hotbed.

Dates: February 25, 26, and 27, 2009
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Pabellón Amarillo. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening times: from 2 pm to 10 pm
Entry fee: 20 Pesos. Tickets on sale at the venue 2 pm to 8 pm

BAFWeek official website.

See also Buenos Aires Fashion Week 2009/2010 Spring/Fall Edition

On Saturday, February 14, the ninth edition of Telmex Cup - ATP Buenos Aires will kick off with the qualifying rounds. The traditional tournament will receive some of the greatest world wide tennis players from February 14 to February 22, 2009 at the courts of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis club.

The list of participating players includes:

Direct: 23
Wild cards: 3
Qualification: 4
Special Exempts: 2

1-David Nalbandian (ARG) - 11º
2-Nicolás Almagro (ESP) - 18º
3-Tommy Robredo (ESP) - 21º
4-Carlos Moyá (ESP) - 42º
5-Albert Montañés (ESP) - 43º
6-Juan Mónaco (ARG) - 44º
7-José Acasuso (ARG) - 46º
8-Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) - 52º
9-Marcel Granollers (ESP) - 55º
10-Eduardo Schwank (ARG) - 57º
11-Agustín Calleri (ARG) - 62º
12-Oscar Hernández (ESP) - 67º
13-Martín Vassallo Argüello (ARG) - 69º
14-Potito Starace (ITA) - 71º
15-Nicolas Devilder (FRA) - 72º
16-Iván Navarro (ESP) - 73º
17-Nicolás Massú (CHI) - 76º
18-Diego Junqueira (ARG) - 77º
19-Nicolás Lapentti (ECU) - 84º
20-Fabio Fognini (ITA) - 86º
21-Thomas Bellucci (BRA) - 87º
22-Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) - 88º
23-Pablo Andujar (ESP) - 98º

Wild cards:
1 - Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)
2 - Gaston Gaudio (ARG)
3 - Brian Dabul

Alternative:
1-Alberto Martín (ESP) - 99º
2-Brian Dabul (ARG) - 100º
3-Marcos Daniel (BRA) - 102º
4-Luis Horna (PER) - 103º
5-Filippo Volandri (ITA) - 110º
6-Leonardo Mayer (ARG) - 113º
7-Kevin Kim (USA) - 114º
8-Sergio Roitman (ARG) - 116º
9-Wayne Odesnik (USA) - 117º
10-Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (ESP) - 199º


Dates: February 14-22, 2009
Qualifying rounds: Saturday 14 and 15, from 12 noon.
Monday and Tuesday: day matches from 11:30 AM.
Wednesday to Friday day matches from 1:45 PM.
Evening matches: 7:30 PM.
Saturday 21: Semifinals, 12 noon
Sunday 22: Final, 2 PM

Location: Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. Olleros 1510.

Tickets:

More information: Telmex Cup official website.

On February, Monday 16 and Monday 23, a free Open Air Milonga (tango dancing) will be set at Corrientes & Esmeralda, at the door of the centenary Teatro Maipo, with different activities throughout the night:

Argentina Polo Tour, the summer/fall tournament created by Adolfo Cambiaso and Gonzalo Pieres, has announced its schedule for the 2009 Season.
This year the Polo Tour will consist of five stages with two 22-goal tournaments, and four 16-goal tournaments, with the participation of some of the best Argentine and international players, including Adolfo Cambiaso.
The tournaments will take place in the beach town of Pinamar and clubs around Buenos Aires. Some of the matches will be played at Campo Argentino de Polo, in Palermo.
The fixtures and dates of every stage will be announced soon.

Schedule

First Stage
February 1 - 7
Pinamar (HCP 16)

Second Stage
February 14 - 21
Santa Maria de Lobos (HCP 16)

Third Stage
February 28 - March 7
Tortugas Country Club - Palermo (HCP 16)

Fourth Stage
March 13 - 29
Centauros Polo Club (HCP 16)

March 13 - 29
Centauros Polo Club (HCP 22)

Fifth Stage
April 3 - 11
Ellerstina Polo Club (HCP 22)

More information: Argentina Polo Tour official website.

The Argentine Polo Association (AAP) has announced the official schedule of the 2009 Fall Polo Season. Please bookmark this page and check regularly for updates, since there may be changes in the upcoming months.

See also:

Argentina Polo Tour 2009

Official 2009 Spring Season Schedule

INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR CUP
CHAPALEUFU POLO CLUB
Three Levels: up to 9 years -up to 12 years - up to 15 years of age.

DELFÍN RUEDA (A) - LUCAS GONZÁLEZ (H) CUP
ASCOCHINGA POLO CLUB
January 31 to February 7

HORACIO ANTONIO Y GONZALO HEGUY CUP
CHAPALEUFU POLO CLUB
Intendente Alvear, Province of Buenos Aires
February 5 to February 8

INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
CORONEL SUAREZ POLO CLUB
Categories: up to 9 years -up to 12 years - up to 15 years of age.
January 22, 23, 24 and 25

JUAN CARLOS HARRIOTT CUP

CORONEL SUAREZ POLO CLUB
February 12, 13, 14 and 15
Categories: 8 to 10 goals and 12 to 16 goals

TORNEO ABIERTO DEL SUR (CHALLENGER)
ORGANIZED BY MAR DEL PLATA POLO CLUB
Third week of February

CIRCUITO PORTEÑO
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
From February 26

Tte. Gral. BARTOLOME MITRE (A) and (H) CUP
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
From March 7
For 13 to 20 goal-teams

ALBERTO BEGUERIE (OPEN) - DIEGO LAINEZ (HANDICAP) CUPS
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
From March 7
For 6 to 12-goal teams

COMIENZO CUP (HANDICAP)
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
From March 7
For 0 to 6 goal-teams.

XI ARAUCARIA POLO CLUB OPEN IN SALVADOR MARIA (BS.AS.)
March 10 to 15
13 to 16 goals

INTERCIRCUITS WITH HANDICAP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
"REPUBLICA ARGENTINA CUP"

INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES - NATIONS CUP
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
Argentina - Brazil, England - Rest of the World
April 18, 19 and 26
Campo Argentino de Polo - Palermo

BALFOUR CUP (OPEN) - TOMAS KENNY (HANDICAP)
VENADO TUERTO POLO CLUB
April 10, 11 and 12 de Abril.
16 to 20 goals

EZEQUIEL FERNANDEZ GUERRICO (A) - ALEJANDRO CAVANAGH (H) CUPS
LA CAÑADA POLO CLUB
April 4 to 12

LA VENDIMIA CUP
CLUB DE CAMPO MENDOZA
April 27
Categories: 2 to 6 goals and 6 to 10 goals

GENERAL MANUEL BELGRANO (A) - TRES DE FEBRERO (H) and JUNIOR GENERAL MANUEL BELGRANO CUPS
CORONEL SUAREZ POLO CLUB
April 9,10, 11 and 12

EDUARDO HEGUY (A) - JORGE SAUZE (H) CUPS
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
From April 4
13 to 20-goal teams

OTOÑO (A) - AMISTAD (H) CUPS
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
From April 4
6 to 12-goal teams

VOLUNTAD CUP (A) and (H)
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
From April 4

CLUB HIPICO MILITAR SAN JORGE TOURNAMENT FOR THE CUPS FRANCISCO CEBALLOS (A) AND TTE. CNEL. RUBEN FERNANDEZ SARRAUA (H)
CLUB SAN JORGE

JOCKEY CLUB DE BUENOS AIRES WORLD CUP
ALFREDO LALOR CUP
For teams up to 20 goals

LA ESPADAÑA (H) – CARLOS Y EDUARDO BUCHANAN (A) CUPS
CLUB LA ESPADAÑA - LOBOS (BS. AS).
Second fortnight of April.
For teams up to 16 goals

CHARRO MEJICANO TROPHY
EL TREBOL POLO CLUB - CAPITAN SARMIENTO (BS. AS.)
April 30 to May 3
For teams over 18 goals.

ARGENTINE CHAMPSIONSHIP WITH HANDICAP (CAIH)
SESQUICENTENNIAL OF MAY REVOLUTION CUP
ORGANIZED BY AAP (Argentine Polo Association)
May 3 to 9
For 12 to 16 goal teams classified in the provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Tucumán, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, Corrientes, Mendoza (San Juan and San Luis), La Pampa, Neuquén and Córdoba.
The final round will be played in the province of Tucumán.

GOLD CUP
ASCOCHINGA POLO CLUB
May 22 to 25
For teams between 8 and 12 goals.

25 DE MAYO CUP
TRENQUE LAUQUEN POLO CLUB
May 21 to 25

BALFOUR (A) - TOMAS KENNY (H) CUPS
VENADO TUERTO POLO CLUB
April 10, 11 and 12
16 to 20 goals

SAN GABRIEL (A) and (H) CUP
VENADO TUERTO POLO CLUB
May 8, 9 and 10
8 to 14 goals

DIA DE LA BANDERA (A) - GRAL. FRANCISCO VELEZ (H) CUPS
JOCKEY CLUB ROSARIO - Province of Santa Fe
12 to 19 goals

NESTOR LOPEZ CUP
CLUB HIPICO GENERAL BELGRANO

INTER-ESTANCIAS TOURNAMENT
MEDIA LUNA POLO CLUB
From June 20
10 to 15 goal teams

9 DE JULIO (A) - MAGDALA (H) CUP
MAGDALA POLO CLUB (Province of Buenos Aires)
July 9, 10, 11 and 12 de julio.
14 to 16 goal teams

GRAL. SAN MARTIN TOURNAMENT
Media Luna Polo Club.
From August 18

Fundación Proa opens its new new building in La Boca with an exceptional exhibition: "Marcel Duchamp: una obra que no es una obra “de arte”, (Marcel Duchamp, a work that is not a work "of art") curated by Elena Filipovic, that includes 120 works and some of his most important "ready-mades", a combination or arbitrary arrangement of everyday objects.
Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28th 1887 in Blainville-sur-Crevon, a small town of Ruan, in the northeast of France. This French artist, who became an American citizen, is one of the most outstanding creators of 20th century.
Friend of Picasso, Matisse, Man Ray, Andy Warhol, and Braque, he revolutionized the intellectual world of his time when he presented a porcelain urinal as a work of art. In the beginning of 1917, Duchamp named the urinal Fountain and submitted it to the Exhibition of the Independents, a show without jury or prizes organized in Paris. As a result of this initiative, there was a controversy about what defines a ‘work of art’. Throughout his life, Duchamp wondered if any ordinary object with his signature and shown in a museum could be considered a work of art. That question has been left unanswered.
Between 1918 and 1919, apparently escaping from the war, Duchamp lived in Buenos Aires. There is very little information about his stay, only a few letters sent to his friends, colleagues and relatives. When he found out the war was over, he went back to Paris.
Marcel Duchamp died at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, on October 2nd 1968. After his death, there were important retrospectives both in the USA and Europe, such as the ones in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tate Gallery and the Pompidou Centre. 40 years after his death, Fundación Proa presents for the first time in Lartin America a solo exhibition of Marcel Duchamp.
Together with the opening of the exhibition, there will be the First International Colloquium about Marcel Duchamp in Buenos Aires, a debate on the influence of the artist’s works. The Colloquium will be coordinated by Paul Franklin, editor-in-chief of the prestigious magazine Etánt donné Marcel Duchamp, yearly publication of the Association pour l'Étude de Marcel Duchamp (Association for the study of Marcel Duchamp)

Dates: November 22nd 2008 through February 1st 2009.
Location: Fundacion Proa. Avenida Pedro de Mendoza 1929. La Boca.
More information: Fundacion Proa website.