This monument, located in the intersection of Mariscal Castilla and Aguado streets, in Palermo Chico, depicts the Argentine hero, General Jose de San Martin, at his old age, sitting and accompanied by his granddaughters. This is the only monument which represents San Martin in a civil status and as an elderly man. It was made in 1951 by the Argentine sculptor and engineer Ángel Ibarra García, who wanted to give San Martin a human dimension, representing him as a man of "flesh ans blood".


Three bas-reliefs on the base represent his life in France: "Cultivando sus dalias" (Cultivating his dahlias); "En la ribera del Sena" (In the bank of the Seine); "Limpiando sus armas" (Wiping his arms).

The monument faces the "Instituto Nacional Sanmartiniano", an institution devoted to preserve the memory of San Martin, founded in 1933 by José Pacífico Otero. It is a scale replica of his house in Grand Bourg, France, made by architect Julio Salas and inaugurated in 1946.

Expotrastiendas, the art fair organized by the Argentine Association of Art Galleries (Asociación Argentina de Galerías de Arte or AAGA) since 2001 aims to promote and disseminate visual arts, helping artists to show their production in a different context, which attracts collectors and buyers as well as the general public.
Expotrastiendas and AAGA jointly organize different cultural events, such as seminars, contests and exhibitions, which foster and provide dynamism to the art market.
This year, Expotrastiendas will include a place for the electronic arts, organized by Rodrigo Alonso. There will also be a special space for the Argentine art of the 30’s, and a schedule of performances with international guests: Carlos Tejo (Spain), Cecilia Mato (Uruguay), Ursula Stadler (Switzerland), Luis Ricaurte (Mexico) and Pabla Ugarte (Chile).
Buenos Aires’ Government and the Mexican Embassy will pay tribute to the Argentine art expert Raquel Tibol, a naturalized Mexican. Peruvian reviewer Jorge Villacorta will take part in this event.
Photography will be represented by "The Manifestation", Sponsored by ARGRA and curated by Pepe Matéo and Sabra Nocita.

Dates: September 13 through September 18, 2008
Location: Centro de Exposiciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Figueroa Alcorta Avenue and Pueyrredón Avenue
Tickets:
General: AR$15
Retirees and Students: AR$8
Children under 12: free admission

The Festival Beckett Buenos Aires was created in 2006, celebrating the 100th anniversary of birth of Samuel Beckett. This 3rd edition of the festival, sponsored by the Irish Embassy, will present plays by and based on the famous Irish playwright, films and dancing shows by national and international groups, in the Centro Cultural Borges, from September 7, 2008.

Program:

Sunday 7
7. 30 PM …si un día FELIZ…
By Florencia Suarez Bignoli.
Based on some Beckett's texts, this group recreates his atmosphere with three female characters.

Friday 12
10.30 PM. Final de Partida
By Samuel Beckett
GRUPO DE TEATRO NO TEATRAL presents an innovative production of this classic play.

Sunday 14
7.30 PM. Obra Inversa + Cortos cinematográficos
By Samuel Beckett and Argentine directors.
Together with Obra Inversa, a music group with influences from the antique, popular and contemporary music, there will be screenings of Film, directed by Samuel Beckett, starring Buster Keaton, and short films written and produced in Argentina inspired in the work of Beckett.

Saturday 20
10.30 PM. Mirá lo que hay que escuchar
The company BECKETT IMPROMPTU presents a show inspired in the works "Not I" and "Play", written by Samuel Beckett.
With direction of Patricio Orozco, the show is based on the voices and sounds that inhabited Argentina since 1806 up to the present.

Sunday 21
7.30 PM. Mirá lo que hay que escuchar

Friday 26
10.30 PM. Trika Fopte + 13 Días (Spain)
TRIKA FOPTE presents an interesting theatrical game, in which the espectator must excercise his maximum attention capacity, due to the dramatic use of space and language, deformed to become a new one.m By the gruop “Vuelve en Julio”
The company 13 Días (Spain) combines fine arts with performing arts.

Saturday 27
10.30 PM. Happy Days (London)
By Samuel Beckett
This play is presented in English.

Sunday 28
7.30 PM. Happy Days (London)

Location:
Centro Cultural Borges. Viamonte & San Martin, Galerias Pacifico, Buenos Aires

Tickets:
Selling point: Centro Cultural Borges, Galerías Pacífico. Viamonte & San Martín.
Phone: 0054 (11) 5555-5359
Hours:
Mondays through Saturdays 10.00 am to 09.00 pm
Sundays 12:00 noon to 09.00 pm
Fees:
Entrance: AR$ 20,00.-
Pensioners: $ 15,00.-

More information: Festival Beckett Buenos Aires official website.

The best adventure film festival in the world, Banff Mountain Film Festival, arrives in Buenos Aires for the eighth time as part of its World Tour, with spectacular films about mountaineering, nature, and extreme sports, from countries like Norway, Germany, United States, and Canada, among others.

The program combines 13 short videos and films, featuring great stories of daring sporstmen, surrounded by breathtaking natural landscapes. The Banff Mountain Film Festival was created in 1976, in the Canadian town of Banff, when 450 people gathered to watch 10 movies. From then on the festival grew every year to screen the best pictures that capture the spirit of mountain and adventure culture. The Festival´s World Tour began 15 years ago, and it was presented for the first time in Argentina in 2001.

Dates: September 15th, 16th, and 17th, 2008
Location: Village Cinema Recoleta. Vicente Lopez 2050
Tickets on sale at Hard Rock Café (Pueyrredon 2501), Monday to Saturday: 12 pm to 8 pm. Sunday: 12 pm to 7 pm.

For more information and complete program, visit the Banff Mountain Film Festival's website.