Personal Fest, one of the most important international music festivals in Argentina, presents its 6th edition at Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires (Av. Libertador & Crisologo Larralde), on September 25th and October 16th and 17th, 2009.
Personal Fest 09 will feature a two-day top level program with international bands and national artists. The main invited bands this year are Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25: Opening of the Festival
MYSTERY JETS at La Trastienda Club. Balcarce 450 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16:
PET SHOP BOYS
The greatest pop duo, composed of Neil Francis Tennant and Christopher Sean, present this show in Buenos Aires as part of its Pandemonium Tour.

Line up: Nile Rodgers & Chic, Cuentos Borgeanos, Leo Garcia, Zero 7, Tahiti 80 (France), Plastilina Mosh (Mexico) David Lebon, Super Ratones, Hana, Pat Coria, Los Susceptibles, Paid (Warp - UK), Prefuse 73 (Warp - USA), Tim Exile (Warp - UK), Victoria Mil, Alfi Martins, Wapaq, Ximena Sariñana (Mexico), Nicolas Ibarburu (Uruguay), Loli Molina, Ambulancia, Walter Dominguez, Zolvein Vixen, Datura, Venome.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17:
DEPECHE MODE
The British band will offer their second show in Argentina, presenting their album "Sounds of the Universe".

Line up: Justin Robertson (warm up DJ set), Banda de Turistas, Bicicletas, Volador G, Café Tacuba, Spanish Bombs (honoring The Clash), La Portuatia, Estelares, No Lo Soporto, Panico Ramirez, Tony 70, Hercoles $ Love Affair (DJ set), Poncho (with Justin Robertson), Adicta, Indica, Rock Hudson (Chile), Gusz, Tom Ze (Brazil), Rosal, DDC, Fantasmagoria, Kausal, Genitales Argentinos, Indignos, LAyFe.

Tickets are on sale through Ticketek Argentina: www.ticketek.com.ar

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The traditional Tortugas Country Club Open Polo Championship will kick off on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, when the best six teams in the world, with an average of 37 goals, will be disputing the Emilio de Anchorena Cup and the Audi Grand Prize.
This tournament is the first of the three great Polo Open Championships in the Official Spring Season of the Argentine Polo Association, marking the start of the honorable "Triple Crown" of Argentine Polo, along with the 116th Hurlingham Club Open and the 116th Argentine Open in Palermo.

Fixture:

Tuesday 9/22 - Zone A
4.00 pm La Aguada vs. Chapa Uno
4.00 pm Pilará vs. Indios Chapaleufú II
4:00 pm Ellerstina vs.La Aguada
Result: Ellerstina 10 - La Aguada 9 

Sunday 9/27 - Zone B
2:30 pm La Dolfina vs. Indios Chapaleufu II
Suspended due to rain. Rescheduled for Tuesday 29, 4.00 pm
Result: Indios Chapaleufu 16 - La Dolfina 13 

Saturday 10/03 - Zone A
4:00 pm Ellerstina vs. Chapa I
Result: Ellerstina 16 - Chapa I 12

Sunday 10/04 - Zone B
4:00 pm La Dolfina vs. Pilara

Saturday 10/10 - FINAL
4:00 pm Winner Zone A vs Winner Zone B
ELLERSTINA vs PILARA
Result: ELLERSTINA 14 - PILARA 11


Ellerstina champion of Turtugas Open for the third year in a row.


Teams:

Zone A
Ellerstina: Facundo Pieres 10, Gonzalo Pieres (Jr) 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Juan Martín Nero 10. Total 40.
La Aguada: Javier Novillo Astrada 9, Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr) 9, Miguel Novillo Astrada 10, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9. Total 37.
Chapa Uno: Hilário Ulloa 8, Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8, Bautista Heguy 9, Francisco de Narváez (Jr) 9. Total 34.

Zone B La Dolfina: Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr) 10, Lucas Monteverde (Jr) 10, Mariano Aguerre 10, Bartolomé Castagnola 10. Total 40.
Pilará: Agustín Merlos 10, Santiago Chavanne 8, Sebastián Merlos 9, Marcos Heguy 10. Total 37.
Indios Chapaleufú II: Alberto Heguy (Jr) 8, David Stirling (Jr) 8, Ignacio Heguy 9, Eduardo Heguy 9. Total 34.

San Ignacio de Loyola, the oldest church in Buenos Aires, located in the historic Manzana de las Luces, presents the IV Ancient Music Festival, a program of eight concerts destined to raising funds for the restoration of the temple, built 300 years ago by the Jesuits.
The program will consist of Ancient Music and Latin American Baroque concerts, performed by four outstanding groups:

The concerts will take place during the month of September 2009 at the same church of San Ignacio de Loyola (Bolivar 255), at the at the Parrish of Universidad del Salvador (Callao 580), and at the San Antonio de Padua Parrish, in the town of San Antonio de Areco, province of Buenos Aires. Entrance is free, and a contributions for the restoration will be accepted.

Schedule, dates and locations:

Tuesday 8, 7 pm: "Capilla del Sol", at San Ignacio de Loyola
Tuesday 15, 7 pm: "Hombres Nuevos", Bolivia, at San Ignacio de Loyola
Thursday 17, 7 pm: "Hombres Nuevos", Bolivia, at Universidad del Salvador
Sunday 20, 11 am: "Hombres Nuevos", Bolivia, at San Antonio de Areco
Tuesday 22, 7 pm: Choir and Orchestra San Ignacio de Moxos, Bolivia, at San Ignacio de Loyola
Thursday 24, 7 pm: Choir and Orchestra San Ignacio de Moxos, Bolivia, at Universidad del Salvador
Sunday 27, 11 am: Choir and Orchestra San Ignacio de Moxos, Bolivia, at San Antonio de Areco
Tuesday 29, 7 pm: La Barroca del Suquía, Argentina, at San Ignacio de Loyola

Centro Cultural Recoleta hosts the photographic exhibition "Aldo Sessa, Pasion por la imagen" (Aldo Sessa, A passion for image), celebrating the 50 years of work of one of the most talented Argentinian photographers.
The exhibit is composed of 160 of Aldo Sessa's most representative artistic photographs, experimental works, Argentine landscapes, portraits of its people, the city of Buenos Aires, the tango, the gauchos, and his still-life series. It also features some paintings from his artistic beginnings.

Location: Centro Cultural Recoleta, Junin 1930
Dates: September 2 to October 4, 2009
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 2 pm to 9 pm. Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 9 pm
Free entrance