The main producers of organic and healthy food in Argentina will gather again in a street market in Buenos Aires, on Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23, 2014, from 10 am to 7 pm, with free access to the public. 

Visitors will have the opportunity to taste free samples and buy at a promotional prices natural foods and beverages in an area specially located at Parque Rivadavia, on Av. Rivadavia 4800, in the neighborhood of Caballito. The event is organized by Planeta Joy magazine and sponsored by the city of Buenos Aires.

More than 40 gazebos will be installed, where the participating producers will offer products in the following areas: Oils; Alcoholic drinks (organic wines, beers); Soft drinks and natural juices; Cereals and seeds; Spices; Nuts; Fruits & Vegetables; Farm produce; Delicatessen; Gourmet food; Flour and derivatives; Mushrooms; Infusions; Vegetables; Dairy; Bakery; Jams; edible Flowers; Pasta; Herbs; Snacks, and more.

Some activities will be held in a specially equipped space, like lectures and cooking classes by some of the main references of this culinary trend.

There will be special menus for visitors and healthy food to go, and communal tables set on the street of this picturesque market.

Consult on Buenos Aires Market website for any change of schedule in case of rain.

The fixture of football (soccer) matches in Buenos Aires for the first half of the year 2014 has been announced. It comprises the matches in the National Tournament, "Torneo Final 2014", and the international tournament "Copa Libertadores 2014".

The "Superclasico" Boca Juniors vs River Plate, defined as one of the most exciting sports experiences worldwide, will take place on March 30th at Boca Jrs Stadium.

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.

FEBRUARY 2014

Thursday 6: Lanus vs Caracas (Venezuela) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Saturday 8: Argentinos Jrs vs Godoy Cruz

Sunday 9: River Plate vs Gimnasia
Thursday 13: Lanus vs O´Higgins (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2014

Saturday 15: San Lorenzo vs Racing

Sunday 16: Boca Juniors vs Belgrano
Sunday 16: Lanus vs Atl. Rafaela
Tuesday 18: Racing vs Tigre

Wednesday 19: River Plate vs Godoy Cruz
Saturday 22: Lanus vs Velez

Sunday 23: Boca Juniors vs Estudiantes
Sunday 23: San Lorenzo vs Quilmes
Tuesday 25: Velez vs At. Paranaense (Brazil) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Thursday 27: San Lorenzo vs Ind. del Valle (Ecuador) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Friday 28: Racing vs All Boys

MARCH 2014

Saturday 1: Velez vs Boca Juniors
Sunday 2: River Plate vs San Lorenzo
Wednesday 5: Boca Juniors vs Olimpo
Thursday 6: San Lorenzo vs Rosario Central
Saturday 8: Argentinos Jrs vs Lanus

Sunday 9: Racing vs Boca Juniors

Sunday 9: River Plate vs Arsenal
Wednesday 12: San Lorenzo vs Union Española (Chile) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Saturday 15: San Lorenzo vs Colon

Sunday 16: All Boys vs River Plate

Sunday 16: Boca Juniors vs Argentinos Jrs
Tuesday 18: Velez vs The Strongest (Bolivia) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Thursday 20: Lanus vs Deportivo Cali (Colombia) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Saturday 22: Argentinos Jrs vs Newell´s

Sunday 23: River Plate vs Lanus

Thursday 27: Lanus vs Cerro Porteño (Paraguay) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Saturday 29: Velez vs Gimnasia

Sunday 30: Boca Juniors vs River Plate

Tuesday 1: Argentinos Jrs vs Atletico Rafaela
Wednesday 2: River Plate vs Newell´s
Thursday 3: San Lorenzo vs Arsenal
Friday 5: Velez vs Racing
Sunday 6: Boca Juniors vs Godoy Cruz

Tuesday 8: Velez vs Universitario (Peru) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Wednesday 9: San Lorenzo vs Botafogo (Brazil) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Saturday 12: San Lorenzo vs Lanus

Sunday 13: River Plate vs Atletico Rafaela
Tuesday 15: Velez vs Quilmes
Wednesday 16: Lanus vs Santos Laguna (Mexico) - Copa Libertadores 2014

Wednesday 16: Boca Juniors vs San Lorenzo
Thursday 17: Racing vs Gimnasia
Saturday 19: San Lorenzo vs Newell´s

Sunday 20: River Plate vs Velez
Wednesday 23: San Lorenzo vs Gremio (Brazil) - Copa Libertadores 2014

Sunday 27: Boca Juniors vs Arsenal
Saturday 26: Racing vs Quilmes
Tuesday 29: Velez vs Nacional (Paraguay) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Wednesday 30: Lanus vs Tigre

MAY 2014

Saturday 3: San Lorenzo vs Atletico Rafaela
Sunday 4: River Plate vs Racing
Tuesday 7: San Lorenzo vs Cruzeiro (Brazil) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Wednesday 8: Lanus vs Bolivar (Bolivia) - Copa Libertadores 2014
Saturday 10: Racing vs Rosario Central

Sunday 11: Argentinos Jrs vs River Plate

Sunday 11: Boca Juniors vs Lanus

Sunday 18: River Plate vs Quilmes
Sunday 18: Lanus vs Newell´s
Monday 19: San Lorenzo vs Velez
Saturday 24: Independiente vs Defensa y Justicia
Saturday 31:. Colombia vs Senegal - Friendly match pre-World Cup

JUNE 2014
Wednesday 4: Argentina vs Trinidad & Tobago - Friendly match pre-World Cup
Friday 6: Colombia vs Jordania - - Friendly match pre-World Cup
Saturday 7: Argentina vs Slovenia - Friendly match pre-World Cup

Schedule subject to modifications. Please check periodically on this post for updates.

OPERA

April 1, 4, 6, 8

CALIGULA (2006)

Music by Detlev Glanert

Libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel based on the homonymous play by Albert Camus

Production of English National Opera

Musical Director: Ira Levin

Main Characters performed by: Peter Coleman Wright (Calígula); Ivonne Howard (Caesonia); Martin Wölfe (Helicon, Calígula´s slave); with Héctor Guedes; Jurgita Adamonyté; Gustavo López Manzitti; Víctor Torres; Marisú Pavón

April 29, May 2, 3, 4, 6

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

Musical Director: Frédéric Chaslin

Stage Director: : Mauricio Wainrot

Main Characters performed by: Changyong Liao; Francisco Gatell; Marina Comparatto / Eliana Bayón; Carlo Lepore; Marco Spotti / Lucas Debevec; Patricia González; Fernando Grassi

June 10, 13, 15, 17

REQUIEM FOR A NUN 

Music by Oscar Strasnoy

Libretto based on the homonymous work by William Faulkner
World Premier
Work commissioned by Teatro Colón
Production of Teatro Colón

Musical Director: Christian Baldini

Stage Director: Matthew Jocelyn 

Main Characters performed by: Jennifer Holloway; Siphiwe McKenzie; James Johnson; Damián Ramírez

July 8, 11, 12, 13, 15

IDOMENEO (1781)

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Libretto by Giambattista Varesco based on the French texts by Antoine Danchet

Musical Director: Ira Levin

Stage Director: Jorge Lavelli

New production of Teatro Colón

Main Characters performed by Richard Croft / Gustavo López Manzitti; Jurgita Adamonyté / Florencia Machado; Verónica Cangemi / Marisú Pavón; Emma Bell / Carla Filipcic Holm

August 4, 6, 10, 12

TRISTAN AND ISOLDE
Prelude – Act II – (concert version)
Musical Drama in three acts (1865)

Music and Libretto by Richard Wagner
Orchestra West-Eastern Divan ( WEDO )

Musical Director: Daniel Barenboim

Main Characters performed by: Peter Seiffert; Waltraud Meier; Ekaterina Gubanova; René Pape

September 16, 19, 20, 21, 23

FALSTAFF
Lyrical comedy in three acts (1893)

Music by e Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito, basaed on The merry wives of Windsor and fragments of Henry IV, by William Shakespeare
New production of Teatro Colón

Main Characters performed by: Ambrogio Maestri; Bárbara Frittoli; Simone Piazzola; Aída Garifullina; Emanuele D´Aguanno; Elisabetta Fiorillo; Guadalupe Barrientos; Sergio Spina

October 28, 31, November 1, 2 4

ELEKTRA (1909)

Music by Richard Strauss

Libretto by  Hugo von Hofmannsthal

New Production of Teatro Colon

Musical Director: Roberto Paternostro

Stage Director: Pedro Pablo García Caffi

Main Characters performed by: Iris Vermillion / Adriana Mastrangelo; Linda Watson / Jeanne Michèle Charbonnet; Manuela Uhl / Carla Filipcic Holm; Hernán Iturralde; Enrique Folger

November 25, 26, 28, 29, 20, December 2

MADAMA BUTTERFLY (1904)

Music by Giacomo Puccini

Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the play Madama Butterfly by David Belasco, inspired in the homonymous tale by John Luther Long and the novel Madame Chrysanthème by Pierre Loti.

Musical Director: Ira Levin

Stage Director: Hugo de Ana

New production of Teatro Colón

Main Characters performed by: Patricia Racette; James Valenti; Guadalupe Barrientos; Fabián Veloz; Sergio Spina

CONCERTS:

The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Maestro Enrique Arturo Diemecke, will offer a series of 18 concerts on Thursdays at 8:30 pm, starting on March 13, 2013 The invited conductors will be: Bernhard Klee, Ira Levin, Philippe Entremont, Roberto Paternostro, Maximiliano Valdés, with the participation of the outstanding soloists: Karin Lechner (piano); Leonid Kuzmin (piano); Horacio Lavandera (piano); Carla Filipcic Holm (soprano); Fernando Radó (bass); Boris Giltburg (piano); Nadja Salerno-Sonnemberg (violin); Antonio Meneses (violoncello); Peter Donohoe (piano); Mariano Rey (clarinet); Gabriel La Rocca (fagot); : Ray Chen (violin); : Gavriel Lipkind (violoncello); Pablo Diemecke (violin); Néstor Garrote (oboe); Xavier Inchausti (violin); Fernando Chiappero (horn); Jonathan Boyd (tenor); Barbara Dever (mezzo-soprano); Lucas Macías (oboe)

May 8

BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

June 20
LANG LANG, Piano

August 3
WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Soloist: Martha Argerich, Piano

August 5
MARTHA ARGERICH AND DANIEL BARENBOIM
Duo of Pianos

August 9
DANIEL BARENBOIM – LES LUTHIERS

Domingos de Camara - Intérpretes Argentinos (Chamber Sundays): Series of FREE concerts on Sundays at 11 am, by renowned Argentinian chamber groups at the main concert hall of Teatro Colón.

Free tickets must be picked up from the previous Friday and up to 2 hours before every performance. Only 2 tickets per person will be handed, limited to the theater's capacity.

The 2014 Season will come complete with the program by the CETC (Centro de Experimentacion del Teatro Colón), the program Colón Contemporáneo (contemporary works); and ISA (Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón). And the concerts performed at the Theater by private musical organizations like Festivales Musicales, Nuova Harmonia and Mozarteum Argentino.

Tickets for individual dates on sale since February 3rd, 2014.

Theater's box office: Tucuman 1171

Monday to Saturday, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sundays, from 10:00 to 5:00 pm

For more information, visit Teatro Colón official website.
Click here to download the complete 2014 program

On March 13, 14, 15, and 16, 2014, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, visitors and locals are invited to enjoy the dance festival "Ciudanza 2014".
Ciudanza is part of an innovative program, “Ciudades que danzan” (Dancing Cities), an international network of festivals with a program of contemporary dance shows in urban landscapes, existing in South America and Europe, in cities like Barcelona, Lisbon, Bologna, London and La Habana, among others.
"Ciudades que danzan" is the union of architecture, contemporary dance, and the public, opening a new vision of the artistic and cultural heritage of the city. Through the language of dance, people passing by learn to look at a place, a street, a corner in a different way, rediscovering it.
For this edition of the festival in Buenos Aires the spaces where the performances will take place are Plaza del Vaticano, Plaza Mitre, and Parque Los Andes. 10 dance shows and 2 workshops will be part of this event, presenting different performances, giving a new value to public space through cultural activities.

Program:

Plaza del Vaticano - Cerrito 628
Thursday 13 and Friday 14, 6:30 pm

Plaza Mitre - Av. del Libertador y Aguero
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16, 6:00 pm

Parque Los Andes - Dorrego y Federico Lacroze
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16, 3:00 pm

All activities are free of charge.

A giant food court representing 40 different foreign communities living in Buenos Aires will be set up on Avenida de Mayo & Bolivar next Saturday, March 15th, 2014 from 4:00 pm.

The typical dishes of every region will be offered in 80 food stands along Avenida de Mayo, as well as crafts and traditional products from every represented country.

The Queen of the Communities will be crowned, selected among the representatives of every country. At 8:00 pm they will model the typical dresses of their country or region and evening dresses.

The crowning ceremony will be accompanied by different music shows and fireworks.

In case of rain the event will be postponed for Sunday 16th.

Free entrance

Argentina Polo Tour, the fall tournament created eight years ago by Adolfo Cambiaso and Gonzalo Pieres, presents its first tournament of the year 2014, with matches that will be held at Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo (Av. Libertador and Dorrego), starting February 25th, 2014, with the participation of eight teams up to 16 goals handicap.

This is a great opportunity to enjoy the best polo in the world with free entrance for all public, in the heart of the city of Buenos Aires.

Participating Teams:

ZONE A:

RH: Ben Soleimani 0, Alfonso Pieres (Jr) 4, Gonzalo Von Wernich 7, Santiago Von Wernich 5.

Patagones: Pablo Avalos 1, Gonzalo Avendaño 2, Ignacio Negri 6, Valerio Zubiaurre 7.

Jai: Pandi Iraztorza 4, Santi Zubiaurre 4, Celine Charloux 0, Jaime García Huidobro 8.

El Milagro: Federico Tomasevich 0, Pedro Lusardi 3, Juan Pedro Harriet 4, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9.

ZONE B:

Tom Tailor: Uwe Schroder 0, Tomas Reinoso 5, Bautista Bayugar 5, Gaston Maiquez 6.

Punta del Este Polo Club: J C Adrogue 1, I Alberdi 2, Santiago Solari 6, Diego Araya 7.

La Natividad: Norberto Dabas 0, Eulogio Olariaga 4, Lolo Castagnola 9, Ignacio Kennedy 3.

Puesto Viejo: Hernan Dopzel 1, Federico Von Potobsky 6, Pedro Soria 5, TBA.

Fixture:

Tuesday February 25

5.00 pm: El Milagro vs. Patagones (2)

Wednesday February 26

3.00 PM: Tom Tailor vs. Puesto Viejo (3)

5.00 PM: La Natividad vs. Punta del Este (4)

Friday February 28

3.00 PM: Jai vs El Milagro

5.00 PM: Patagones vs RH

Sunday March 2

3.00 PM: Tom Tailor vs La Natividad

5.00 PM: Punta del Este Polo Club vs Puesto Viejo

Friday March 7 - at the Argentine Polo Association in Pilar

3.00 PM: Puesto Viejo vs La Natividad
3.00 PM: Tom Tailor vs Punta del Este Polo Club
5.00 PM: RH vs El Milagro

5.00 PM: Jai vs Patagones

Saturday March 8 - Finals - Palermo Polo Field

3.00 PM: La Natividad vs Jai

5.00 PM: Punta del Este Polo Club vs Patagones

The schedule is subject to change depending on weather conditions, so keep checking for updates.

Free entrance.

As every March 17th, the most important day in its calendar, Ireland celebrates its patron saint, Saint Patrick, and this special date will be celebrated in Buenos Aires on Sunday, March 16th, 2014.

This event is organized by the Irish - Argentine Association "William Brown", the Government of Buenos Aires, and sponsored by the Embassy of Ireland.

Stands of the Irish community and other Celtic countries will be set up on Plaza San Martin, from 12 pm, where they will offer typical food, crafts, and different products.

At 2.30 pm an historical representation of the Battle of Martín García, led by the Irish Admiral William Brown will be presented in the square, with the participation of more than 100 artists. This year is the 200th anniversary of this battle, and the Government has declared 2014 as the "Year of Brown".

Before the parade, the Irish community will pay homage to the Jewish community at Arroyo & Suipacha, site of the bombing of the Israeli Embassy, in commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack.

The Saint Patrick Parade will start at Arroyo and Suipacha at 6 pm to finish at Plaza San Martin with a show with Irish music and dance. The groups Celtic Argentina and Emeraldance, and the band MacManus, will present their traditional dances and music. The parade will include a costume contest for "leprechauns" (gnomes) and "fairies" for adults and children.

In case of rain the event will be postponed to Saturday, March 29th.

The Irish community in Argentina is one of the largest in the world (calculated in 500,000 people). In recent years the celebration of St Patrick’s day has been extended to most of the pubs in Buenos Aires, specially on Reconquista Street in Retiro, where people of different nationalities and ages gather to party all night long around the pubs in the area. Click here for a complete program of activities at different pubs.

The main producers of organic and healthy food in Argentina will gather again in a large market in Buenos Aires, on Saturday, February 22nd, and Sunday, February 23rd, 2014, from 10 am to 7 pm, with free access to the public. Visitors will have the opportunity to taste free samples and buy at a promotional prices natural foods and beverages at El Dorrego, located on Zapata 50 (between Dorrego and Concepción Arenal), Palermo Hollywood.  The event is organized by Planeta Joy magazine and sponsored by the city of Buenos Aires.

More than 40 stands will be installed, where the participating producers will offer products in the following areas: Oils; Alcoholic drinks (organic wines, beers); Soft drinks and natural juices; Cereals and seeds; Spices; Nuts; Fruits & Vegetables; Farm produce; Delicatessen; Gourmet food; Flour and derivatives; Mushrooms; Infusions; Vegetables; Dairy; Bakery; Jams; edible Flowers; Pasta; Herbs; Snacks, and more.

Some activities will be held in a specially equipped space, like lectures and cooking classes by some of the main references of this culinary trend.

There will be special menus for visitors and food to go, with communal tables inside the picturesque market

For more information visit Buenos Aires Market website.

For this edition that focuses on "Argentinian Territories", top designers and renowned brands such as Prüne, Vicki Otero, Las Pepas, Amores Trash Couture, Kosiuko, Bendito Pie, Cosiendo Redes, Daniela Sartori, Andrea Urquizu, Li Torres, Juan Hernandez Daels, Ay Not Dead, Juana de Arxo, Cora Groppo, Desiderata, Nous Etudions, Kostume, Bolivia, Garza Lobos, among many others, have confirmed their presence.

BAFWeek Fall/Winter 2014 will feature daily fashion shows, and around 25 showrooms where designers will showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men's and women's clothes. 

BAFWeek supports University of Buenos Aires (UBA) students through the Seed Plot contest, so they can show their first collection together with the famous designers.

Dates: February 25, 26, 27, 28, of 2014
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Pabellón Amarillo. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening times: from 3 pm to 10 pm
Entry fee: $ 50 Pesos. Tickets on sale at the venue 3 pm to 8 pm. Having a ticket does not guarantee the access to the runway rooms, as this is subject to capacity.
More information:
BAFWeek official website.

Programming includes theatrical productions, workshops and special activities, all free of charge. 

The Workshops and Conferences will provide professionals, students or Shakespeare enthusiasts with a space to research and deepen their knowledge of his works:

Professor Stanley Wells, arguably one of the best experts in the life of William Shakespeare, will present a video conference about the true authorship of his texts.

Richard Twyman, an experimented Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and National Theatre director, will present the video conference "Shakespeare and his time".

There will be two opportunities to meet Julian Bowsher, director of the team of archaeologists that work in the excavations of mythical theaters like “The Globe” and “The Rose” in London.

Tas Emiabata, actor and professor of the Globe Theatre in Londres will offer the acting workshop "Introducing Shakespeare".

At The Medieval Village, that will be set at Plaza Republica de Chile (Av. del Libertador & Tagle), the public can time travel into the past and participate in activities typical of the era, such as: calligraphy workshops, fashion design, bow and arrow shooting, fencing, cooking, music and dance renaissance.

All the activities and shows of the Festival are free of charge. 

The Rose Garden (El Rosedal), surrounded by Infanta Isabel, Iraola and Pres. P. Montt avenues, and protected all around by an iron gate, is the heart of the Tres de Febrero park. It was created in 1914 by the landscaper Carlos Thays.








The main attractions inside the park are:

° The Andalusian Patio: built in 1929 and given away by the city of Seville, Spain.
° The Arbor (La Pergola), covered with climbing rose bushes:
° The White Bridge, a magnificent construction of wood built over the lake after a design by architect Benito Carrasco in 1914
° The Poet's Garden, with busts in honor to poets from different countries, like William Shakespeare, Alfonsina Storni, Dante Alighieri, Federico García Lorca, Antonio Machado and Jorge Luis Borges, among others.

° The Rose Garden itself, in the heart of the park, with its many flower beds which are home to over 12,000 rose bushes of different kinds.

The area around the Rose Garden and its lake is one of the preferred places in the city for open air activities, especially on weekends when it's also possible to enjoy live music, free gym classes, street performers. At the lake, you can hire boats with paddles or pedals. Around the lake, the pedestrian streets are perfect for roller blading, cycling, jogging, or just walking for taking in some fresh air and enjoying nature:

Opening times:
Summer: Tuesday to Sundays, from 8 am to 8 pm
Winter: 9 am to 6 pm
MONDAYS CLOSED

The ATP Buenos Aires tournament "Copa Claro", will kick off with the qualifying rounds on Saturday, February 8th, 2014. The traditional tournament will receive some of the greatest world wide tennis players, including World´s Number 1 Rafael Nadal, from February 10th to February 16th, 2014 at the courts of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.

The list of participating players this year includes:

Rafael Nadal - Spain - 1

Nicolás Almagro - Spain - 13

Fabio Fognini - Italy - 16

Tommy Robredo - Spain - 18

Jeremy Chardy - France - 34

Marcel Granollers - Spain - 38

Carlos Berlocq - Argentina - 41

Juan Mónaco - Argentina - 42

Robin Haase - Netherlands - 43

Pablo Andujar - Spain - 48

Joao Sousa - Portugal - 49

Pablo Cuevas - Uruguay - 54

Federico Delbonis - Argentina - 55

Horacio Zeballos - Argentina - 56

Alexandr Dolgopolov - Ukraine - 57

Guillermo García López - Spain - 62

Albert Motañés -Spain - 63

Pablo Carreño Busta - Spain - 64

Santiago Giraldo - Colombia - 69

Filippo Volandri - Italy - 71

Daniel Gimeno Traver - Spain - 77

Albert Ramos - Spain - 83

Julian Reister - Germany - 86

First Semifinal Singles

Second Semifinal Singles

Every weekend of from Saturday February 1st until Sunday March 2nd 2014, the “Carnaval Porteño 2014” (Buenos Aires Carnival) will take place at different neighborhoods, with the participation of 17 thousand artists, 112 "murgas" (carnival bands), and over one thousand drums and percussion instruments.

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents a summer program of cultural activities that starts next Saturday, January 11th, 2014, consisting on over 100 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, tango shows, lessons and "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and February 2014.

For kids: 

Open air movie projections at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, on Fridays and Saturdays at 8.30 pm.

Circus shows on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 6.30 pm and Magic shows on February 15 and 16, at 6.30 pm, all at Polo Circo, Av. Juan de Garay & Combate de los Pozos.

The drive-in movie theater for adults will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Av Libertador & Sarmiento, every Saturday and Sunday from January 18 to February 9, at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. 

On weekends, Tango at Usina del Arte, Pedro de Mendoza 501 (La Boca). On Saturdays and Sundays, starting at 5 pm and 6.30 pm, shows by renowned artists and live orchestras; at 5.45 pm, masterful tango lessons and milonga exhibitions, and at 8 pm, Milonga open to the general public.

The show Buenos Aires Tango by Mora Godoy will be presented at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario (Av. Angel Gallardo & Leopoldo Marechal): on January 23 and February 6, 8.30 pm

All the activities are free of charge, limited to the capacity of each venue.

Click on the links above to see complete schedule of activities or visit Verano en la Ciudad website (in Spanish only).

The Chinese New Year 4712 will be celebrated at the Chinese Quarter and Barrancas de Belgrano. On this occasion, to mark the start of the Year of Wooden Horse, a special two-day celebration will be held, on Saturday, February 1st, 2014, from 2 pm to 12 am, and Sunday, February 2nd, 2014, from 12 noon to 8 pm.

This is the most important celebration in the Chinese culture. More than 100 food and cultural stands distributed along Barrancas de Belgrano and the streets Arribeños and Mendoza will provide a festive, attractive and memorable environment for visitors. 

The mega event will be officially inaugurated on Saturday at 6 pm, with the traditional Dragon Dance and Lion Dance, followed by demonstrations of Oriental martial arts; Wushu Kung Fu; Tea Ceremony; Chinese calligraphy exhibition; Origami; Chinese Opera; as well as Tango Shows with live orchestra by the company of Esquina Carlos Gardel.

This year the Argentine Federation of Foreign Communities will also participate in the event, through the representatives of different communities residing in Argentina that will be presenting dance and music shows from different countries.

The closing of the mega event will be on Sunday 2, at 8 pm, with the presentation of an electronic pop show followed by a spectacular fireworks show.

As every year, the shopping malls of Buenos Aires will celebrate the arrival of the Holiday Season with a show of fireworks and music, this time on Sunday, December 15th, at 9:30 PM. 

This free of charge event will take place simultaneously at different points in the city:

The spectacular show of fireworks will be accompanied by a special soundtrack and a surprise closing.

The Final of the 72nd Argentine Horseball Championship (Abierto Argentino de Pato), the most important tournament of this sport in Argentina, will take place on Sunday, December 15th, 2013 in Palermo.

The preliminary stages took place at the Campo Argentino de Pato, in Campo de Mayo (Buenos Aires), with the participation of the best players of our national sport. The final, on Sunday, December 15th, will be held at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo at 3:30 pm.

Horseball ("Pato") is a traditional Argentine equestrian sport, practiced since the beginning of the XVII century, and declared  as Argentina's National Sport in 1953. "Pato" is an exciting game that combines polo and basketball, and in which two teams made up of 4 players each, by a series of passes and combinations to elude their adversaries, try to introduce the "Pato" (Duck) through a vertical ring. The rings, located at the center of each end of the field, have 1 meter (3.3 ft) diameter, and are located on 2.4 m (7.9 ft) high poles. The "Pato" is a ball with six handles. The player that is in possession of the "Pato" must hold it and ride with his right arm extended, offering the rivals the opportunity to steal it.

Pato is a similar, but earlier version, of the game of horseball played in France, Portugal, and other countries.
 
Campo Argentino de Polo: Av. del Libertador & Dorrego, Palermo. 
Tickets on sale at the stadium.

Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man will visit Argentina for the first time to run a 100-meter exhibition race on Av. 9 de Julio on Saturday, December 14, 2013.

Usain Bolt, born in Jamaica in 1986, is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records, the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and an eight-time World champion.

The event will start at 2 pm when the Metropolitan Athletic Federation will organize activities with federated and non federated kids with mini-athletic relays, among other activities.

The main attraction, starting at 5.30 pm, will have Usain Bolt running a 100 meter race against the Metrobus, and then against three other Jamaican runners, on Av. 9 de Julio between Tucumán and Viamonte.

Free entrance.

The Gran Premio Internacional Carlos Pellegrini, the most important classic race in the Argentine horse racing calendar, and one of the oldest in the history of Latin American turf, will take place next Saturday, December 14th, 2013 at Hipodromo de San Isidro, from 1:00 PM.

This prize was created in 1887, in honor of one of the founders and first president of Buenos Aires Jockey Club, Carlos Pellegrini, who was also President of Argentina. The race, run on a distance of 2400 meters by horses from different countries, marks the end of the horse racing season in Argentina.

The Pellegrini (G1) will be the 15th race and will start at 7.55 pm. The journey will consist of 19 races, with other three Great Prizes: Copa de Plata (G1); Anchorena (G1); and  Alzaga Unzué (G1).

This year the Hipódromo de San Isidro has decided to transport visitors to the Great Prize of 1951, year in which Yatasto won the Quadruple Crown of Argentine Turf. Different characters dressed with costumes of the time will mingle among the spectators, newsboys will distribute old newspapers and visitors will have the chance to participate in a kermesse. At the main stage there will be tango classes and exhibitions, recreation of famous scenes of Argentine radio-theater. and musical shows.

One of the emotions of the day will be when the great Calidoscopio, the Argentine horse who has succeeded in USA takes a ride along the track.

Entrance is free of charge.

This is also a charity event, in aid of the Fundación Hospital Juan A. Fernández.

Access Hipodromo de San Isidro:

Av. Marquez & Av. Santa Fe, San Isidro

Rotonda Av. Marquez & Av. Fleming

Next Saturday, December 14th, 2013, at 7:00 pm, children and families are invited to participate in the official inauguration of the Giant Nativity Scene that will be placed at Plaza Mariano Moreno (Avenida de Mayo and Luis Saenz Peña). It will be a nice opportunity to have their Christmas pictures taken. 

Designed and built by the renowned sculptor Fernando Pugliese, the Manger is made up of fifty impressive life-size figures, which recreate the spirit of Christmas in a striking work. 

After the Nativity Scene is inaugurated and blessed, a traditional Christmas concert will be presented by the Children´s Choir of Teatro Colón, 50 dancers from Insituto de Arte Folclorico (IDAF) who will represent the traditional Christmas dances from the North and South of the country, and artist Tomás Lipán.

The Nativity Scene will be exhibited from December 14th 2013 to January 6th 2014.