BAFWeek, the most important event for the Argentine fashion industry, brings together the most established brands in the fashion world and the independent designers, for the launching of their Spring/Summer 2009-2010 collections.

The focus of this edition is on "Printing and dyeing", through the use of innovative dyeing and painting techniques in avant-garde designs.

BAFWeek 2009 will feature runways for daily fashion shows, and over 30 showrooms where designers will showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, men's and women's clothes.

Some of the designers and brands who will be presenting their collections are: María Cher, Como quieres que te quiera, Cook, Cora Groppo, Kostüme, Mariana Dappiano, Paula Cahen D´Anvers, Prüne, Rapsodia, Marcelo Senra, Vicki Otero, Wanama, among others.

For the fourth year, BAFWeek will serve as an introduction of two new young designers selected from the contest "UBA-BAFWeek Hotbed", among all the students of Clothing and Textile Design of Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Dates: August 19, 20, and 21, 2009
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Pabellón Azul. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening times: from 2 pm to 10 pm
Entry fee: $ 20 Argentine Pesos. Tickets on sale at the venue 2 pm to 8 pm
Entrance to runway shows limited to the room's capacity

BAFWeek official website.

The Association of Friends of Fine Arts Museum Eduardo Sívori presents its tenth Annual Auction, which is intended to raise funds for the museum.

Almost 100 works by Argentine contemporary artists will be auctioned, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, engravings, and digitalized works by artists like Luis Felipe Noé, Clorindo Testa, Eduardo Stupía, Luis Wells, Eduardo Sivori, Ricardo Roux, Antonio Pujia, Leopoldo Presas, Eduardo Pla, Rogelio Polesello, Marta Minujin, Milo Lockett, León Ferrari, Ernesto de la Carcova, Victor Chab, Juan Battle Planas, among many others.

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire works by outstanding Argentine artists and starting or expanding your own collection.

The works will be on exhibition at the Museum from August 21st until August 26th, 10 am to 8 pm. The auction, that will be conducted by Enrique Scheinsohn, will take place on August 27th, 2009, at 7 pm.

Eduardo Sívori Museum. Av. Infanta Isabel 555 (opposite the Rose Garden).
Click to see the Online Catalogue of works.

This is the 5th edition of "Caminos y Sabores" (Roads and Flavors), an exhibition that features, during 4 days, the offers in typical food, tourism and handicrafts from all the regions in the country.

The Argentine provinces will be represented in the exhibition through their native foods. The Fair includes nine thematic roads, which are the show´s trademark, organized in an itinerary that links food, beverages and flavors with the landscapes and traditions of every province: Traditions Road; Tea and Yerba Mate Road; Beverages Road; Meats Road; Oil and Spices Road; Fruits from the Earth Road; Cheese Road; Sweets Road; and Tourism Road.
As every year from the first edition in 2005, visitors will be able to sample and buy olive oil; home made salamis; cow, sheep and goat cheeses; wines from family owned wineries; homemade jellies, just to mention some of the products. There will also be tourist offers of all kinds at the Tourism Road, and a variety of handicrafts made with the typical materials and features of every region.
In the Cooking Room (Sala de Cocinas), at every moment, different chefs will be preparing dishes based in Argentine typical ingredients; and at the Conference Room, specialists in every topic will talk about tourism, regional food, territorial development, and other subjects related to the Argentine culture.
One of the main features this year is the visit of the president of Slow Food International movement, Carlo Petrini, to inaugurate Terra Madre Argentina 2009. Terra Madre Network brings together food communities, cooks, academics and youth delegates for four days to work towards increasing small-scale, traditional, and sustainable food production.

Dates: August 13th to August 16th, 2009
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Yellow Pavilion. Av. Santa Fe & Av. Sarmiento.
Opening hours: 12 to 9 pm
Entry fee:
General: AR$ 20
Children under 12: AR $ 10
Children under 5: free

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by its great musical director for life, Maestro Zubin Mehta returns to Argentina after 4 years, to present two charity concerts at Teatro Gran Rex (Av. Corrientes 857), on Wednesday, August 19 and Thursday, August 20, 2009.
This event is organized by “Unidos y Solidarios”, a group of non profit organization devoted to public welfare, which will be benefited by the concerts offered by the Orchestra in Buenos Aires: Fundación Nuevo Hogar LeDor VaDor; Fundación Tzedaká, and OSFA – WIZO Argentina.
Tickets are already on sale by phone at: (54 11) 4556-2222; 5237-4000; 4821-6352
Or you can contact me if you need help getting your tickets in advance.

NEW DATE:
The Orchestra will offer a special performance on Agust 23, 8.00 pm, at Luna Park Stadium (Corrientes and Bouchard), in benefit of COAS (Cooperadora de Accion Social). Tickets on sale from June 8 at the Stadium's ticket office, or through www.ticketportal.com.ar