The Embassy of India in Argentina and the government of the city of Buenos Aires present the Festival of India, intended to promote and portrait the Indian culture in our country. The inauguration will take place on Friday, November 21 at 12 noon, in the Centro Cultural Borges. The rest of the activities in the festival, that will last until November 28, will be held in four venues: Centro Cultural Borges, Hotel Sheraton, Centro Cultural San Martin, and Casa de la Cultura, every day of the week from 12 noon to 8 PM.
The festival includes an exhibition of culture and handicrafts, with a live demonstration by Indian artisans of their work; dance and music performances representing different regions of India; "Kathak" group and an ensemble of Rajasthani folk dance group; a fashion show; seminars; a Bollywood film festival; painting and photo exhibitions; workshops and seminars on yoga, ayurveda and meditation; a golf tournamet at the Jockey Club of Buenos Aires; and a gastronomic festival at the Sheraton Hotel (by invitation only, calling 4318-9264).

All the events except the food festival are free and open to the public.

Dates: November 21 through November 28, 2008
Locations:
Centro Cultural Borges: Viamonte & San Martín
Centro Cultural General San Martin: Sarmiento 1551
Casa de la Cultura: Avenida de Mayo 575

To see the complete program and schedule, visit: www.indembarg.org.ar/

Every year, following the World Press Photo Contest, the winning images go on show around 80 cities worldwide, starting in Amsterdam as part of the prize-giving ceremony in April, until March the following year. This year's exhibition comprises 185 images, that were selected by an international, independent jury from a total of 80536 that entered the contest. During November they will be presented in Buenos Aires, at Centro Cultural Borges, sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Argentina.
Since 1995, the Dutch organization World Press Photo offers international support to new photo journalists. The World Press Photo Exhibition is the best known of World Press Photo's activities.
The annual World Press Photo contest offers an overview of the way press photographers approach their work, bringing together pictures from all parts of the globe to reflect trends and developments in photojournalism.

Dates: November 7 through 27, 2008
Location: Centro Cultural Borges, Viamonte & San Martín, Buenos Aires
Opening hours: Mondays to Saturdays, 10 AM to 9 PM. Sundays 12 noon to 9 PM.
Entry fee: AR$ 10

Wine Tour Urbano, the wine tasting held in fashion and interior design shops, presents its last edition of 2008 on Friday, November 21st from 7 PM, in the trendy neighborhood of Palermo Soho.
More than 10 labels will participate in the event, presenting their best products that will be served by their sommeliers. In addition, Alimentactika will offer its "jellied wines", the biggest hit on the previous date.
Wine Tour Urbano will also be introducing Luis Casanovas, the only artist who paints with wine. This new technique will be used to create the Wine Tour picture, using the participating wines to capture the spirit of the event.
The wineries that will present their products, mainly from Mendoza, are: Las Perdices, Fincas Flichman, Bodegas del Desierto, Weinert, Estancia Mendoza, Nómade, Misterio, among others, and Colomé from Salta, Xumec from San Juan, and Familia Schroeder from Neuquen. The shops where the tastings will take place are: Tosone, Setuá, Kisuwen, Reset, Vivendi, Hábito, Mawa Travel, Rosh, De Vanguardia, Eger.
Wine Tour Urbano will cover Malabia Street between El Salvador and Honduras, from 7 PM to 10 PM. To participate, visitors have to purchase an Italian crystal glass ($ 45 Pesos) that can be used for unlimited tastings.

On Sunday, November 9, 2008, at 4 PM, the 5th edition of the All Star Polo Match (Partido de las Estrellas - Copa Park Tower) will be played at the main course of San Isidro Jockey Club. As every year, the purpose of this charity match is to raise funds for the children´s home Nuestra Señora del Pilar. The best Argentine players will be present for this important event.

The participating teams this year are Jaeger-Le Couture and Anaflex (Bago), and for every goal scored during the match Jaeger Le Couture will contribute with 500 dollars, trying to reach a record fund raising.

The players that have confirmed their presence are: Adolfo Cambiaso, Facundo Pieres, Marcos Heguy, Bautista Heguy, Gonzalo Pieres (Jr), Bartolomé Castagnola, Lucas Monteverde, Eduardo Novillo Astrada, Eduardo Heguy, Pepe Heguy and Horacito Heguy.

Location: San Isidro Jockey Club. Av. Marquez and Isabel la Católica, San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires.
Entry fee: AR $15