The program is sponsored by Fundacion YPF, which contributed to the care and restoration of the Rose Garden, planting 5000 new rose bushes, restoring the irrigation systems, the electrical installations, the fountains, pergolas and paths.

Program:

October 4: Juan Falú and Ramiro Gallo. Guitar and violin duo. A mix between folklore and tango.

October 11: String quartet and oboe. Classsical musc concert. Works by Luigi Boccherini, Joan Strauss, Astor Piazzolla, Ennio Morricone, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Johann Pachelbel.

October 18: Django Trío Jazz Concert. Will play own themes and songs by Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Django Reinhardt and Birelli Lagrene, among others.

October 25: Classical music concert. Wind Trío. Ludwig van Beethoven, José Carli, Wolfang Amadeus Mozart, Eugene Bozza and Eric Satie.

November 1: Diego Schissi Quinteto Jazz Concert. Presenting “Tongo”, a jazz and tango project by Diego Schissi.

November 8: Quinteto Ventarron. Tango concert.

November 15: Wind quinted. Classical Music Concert.

November 22: Mario Parmisano Trio. Jazz

November 29: Classical Music concert (to be confirmed)

December 6: Gabriela Herrera Jazz Quartet

December 13: Guillo Espel Quartet. Folklore

December 20: Duo Gotico. Classical Music Concert.

The Argentina Tennis Cup, sponsored by Peugeot (Copa Argentina de Tenis Peugeot 2009), will be  played this year from December 17th to December 20th, 2009. The matches will take place on the central court of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, the traditional venue for Argentine Tennis.
This seventh edition of the Peugeot Argentina Tennis Cup will have the presence of some of the best national and international tennis players:

David Nalandian (Argentina)
Juan Mónaco (Argentina)
Marat Safin (Russia)
Carlos Moyá (Spain)
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus)
Fernando González (Chile)

The Super Six format will be implemented for the first time in this tournament:

• Six participants
• Two zones of 3
• Double elimination

Schedule:
Thursday and Friday: 2 matches, starting 7.00 pm
Saturday (Semifinals): 2 matches, starting 7.00
Sunday (Final): 6.00 pm

Dates: December 17-20, 2009
Location: Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Av. Olleros 1510, Palermo.
Tickets: On sale through Ticketek Argentina www.ticketek.com.ar

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The fourth edition of BAFIM, Buenos Aires International Music Fair (Feria Internacional de la Música), will offer musicians, singers, professionals, entrepreneurs, suppliers, trading companies, press, staff from the industry and visitors in general, a space where they can find stands, attend conferences, workshops, clinics, meetings, and debates, related to the national and international music industry.

BAFIM will be organized into three areas:

Activities for music industry professionals: Music Net is an international business area aimed at specialized visitors. It comprises an “international business space” with a very comfortable working area aimed at all professionals looking forward to arrange business meetings. This sector provides amenities like lounges, PCs with internet access, bars, material watching and listening equipment. Also, those accredited to Music Net will be able to attend previously arranged meetings with some of the most relevant music industry people from around the globe, such as managers, festival organizers, promoters and producers. In addition, in this room there will be talks, conferences, workshops and clinics exclusively targeted to the industry professionals.

Shows: live shows by over 80 Argentine and foreign artists in 3 different stages; rock, pop, reggaeton, reggae, folk, hip hop, meldic, electro and cumbia, are some of the music styles that will be represented, with Hollerado (Canada), Famasloop (Venezuela), Andreia Dias, Zé da Guiomar and Dona Zefinha (Brazil), Annie B. Sweet, Nena Daconte, Pereza, Pony Bravo, Revólver, Xoel López and Manel (Spain), Ana Prada (Uruguay), Peppe Voltarelli (Italy), Pedro Piedra (Chile), Puerto Candelaria (Colombia) and RoCola Bacalao (Ecuador)among the international artists, and Los Cafres, Fidel, La Bomba de Tiempo, Riddim, Mil Astillas, Hijos del Oeste, La Chilinga, Pablo Sbaraglia and Walter Domínguez, from Argentina.

Fair: exhibitions; a shopping promenade offering products related to music at promotional prices; conferences covering a wide range of topics related to music in Buenos Aires and worldwide; exclusive events, interviews, book presentations, record launchings, and other activities.

Dates: November 19th to 22nd, 2009
Location: Centro de Exposiciones Costa Salguero. Av. Costanera R. Obligado y J. Salguero
Buenos Aires Feria Internacional de la Música official website.

ArtFutura, the festival of Digital Culture and Creativity of reference in Spain since 1990, arrives for the  second time in Buenos Aires. It will be held between November 5 and November 8, 2009, at MALBA.
ArtFutura has explored the most interesting projects and ideas that have come up on the international panorama of new media, interactive design, videogames and digital animation. Its activities include conferences, workshops, interactive installations, exhibitions and live performances.
ArtFutura’s Audiovisual Program will be presented in twelve Spanish cities simultaneously: Alicante, Barcelona, Cadiz, Gijon, Granada, Madrid, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pamplona-Huarte, Valladolid, Vigo and Zaragoza. And this year, ArtFutura’s program will also be presented in the MALBA Museum in Buenos Aires in November.
As every year, ArtFutura’s Audiovisual Program 2009 will explore the projects and the most important ideas that have appeared on the international panorama of design, videogames and digital animation. Among its programs: the new selections for the ArtFutura Show and 3D in Spain, documentaries on the work of Chris Landreth, PES and Digital Kitchen, various retrospectives and two new sections: Reality Bytes (dedicated to new documentaries) and Futura Graphics (motion graphics and videoclips). The Dvein studios will present their projects for the first time in Argentina.

Dates: November 5-8, 2009
Location: Malba - Latin American Art Museum. Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415
Free entrance. Limited Capacity
For more information and program, visit ArtFutura website.