Ladies Polo: Princess Maxima Cup



On Friday, December 5 2008, a new edition of the Princess Maxima Ladies Polo Cup will take place at Hurlingham Club of Buenos Aires.
Organized by the French Ladies Polo Association (LPA), the Cup Princess Maxima gets together some of the best female Polo players in the world. This also a charity event in aid of Fraternidad de Ayuda al Nino, an organization endorsed by Princess Maxima of the Netherlands.
The tournament will start at 4 PM, and the final will be at 5:30 PM. At 6:30 PM prizes will be awarded, and at 7:30 PM the event will be closed with a cocktail.

Teams:
Sofitel: Lia Salvo (Arg); Praxilla Trabattoni (IT); Karina Marseillan (Arg); Alexandra Bruné (Ger)

AA2000: Fleur von Andel (NL); Kimberley Gangnes (USA); Valerie Drasche (AT); Gabriela Benoit (CH-Mex)

Chandon: Natascha Baecher (NL); Clare Milford Haven (UK); Kirsten de la Beck (Ger); Melanie Zubillaga (Ven)

Substitute players: Aurora Eastwood (UK); Pia Vogel (Arg); Sibylle Maeder (GER-CH); Ginevra Visconti por (IT)

Casa FOA 2008

Casa FOA, the most important yearly exhibition where decorators, architects, designers, and landscapers showcase the local and international trends in architecture, interior design, and landscaping, celebrates its 25th anniversary at Puerto de Frutos de Tigre.
The renovation project aimed to maintain the image of the port, adding contemporary architectural elements.
Casa FOA was born in 1985 as an initiave of Mercedes Malbrán de Campos and a group of ladies wit the purpose of raising funds for the Argentine Oftalmologic 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 restauration of the chosen building 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), among others.

Dates: October 10 to December 8, 2008.
Opening hours: 12 noon to 8 PM
Location: Avenida Eucaliptus esquina Los Sauces, dársena 3. Tigre, Buenos Aires.
Entry fee: AR$ 25