The most important event for the Argentine fashion industry, BAFWeek, brings together the most established brands in the fashion world and the independent designers, for the launching of their Fall/Winter 2010 collections.

BAFWeek 2010 will feature 2 runways for daily fashion shows, and around 40 showrooms where designers will showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men's and women's clothes. 

Dates: February 24, 25, and 26, 2010
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Pabellón Amarillo. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening times: from 2 pm to 10 pm
Entry fee: 20 Pesos. Tickets on sale at the venue 2 pm to 8 pm

BAFWeek official website.

On Monday, February 15th, the tenth edition of Telmex Cup - ATP Buenos Aires will kick off with the qualifying rounds. The traditional tournament will receive some of the greatest world wide tennis players from February 15th to February 21st, 2010 at the courts of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis club.

The list of participating players includes:

Direct: 23
Wild cards: 2
Qualification: 4
Special Exempts: 2

1-David Ferrer-ESP-17
2-Juan Carlos Ferrero-ESP-23
3-Nicolás Almagro-ESP-26
4-Juan Mónaco-ARG-30
5-David Nalbandian-ARG-31
6-Albert Montañés-ESP-31
7-Paul-Henri Mathieu-FRA-33
8-Igor Andreev-RUS-35
9-Thomaz Bellucci-BRA-36
10-Horacio Zeballos-ARG-45
11-Victor Hanescu-ROU-48
12-Pablo Cuevas-URU-50
13-José Acasuso-ARG-51
14-Richard Gasquet-FRA-52
15-Fabio Fognini-ITA-54
16-Simon Greul-ALE-59
17-Potito Starace-ITA-62
18-Frederico Gil-POR-69
19-Oscar Hernández-ESP-70
20-Daniel Koellerer-AUT-71
21-Daniel Gimeno-Traver-ESP-72
22-Juan Ignacio Chela-ARG-73
23-Peter Luczak-AUS-77
24-Carlos Moyá-ESP (WC)-446
25-WC 26-WC
27-SE
28-SE
29-Q
30-Q
31-Q
32-Q


Dates: February 15-21, 2010

Monday and Tuesday: day matches from 11:30 AM.
Wednesday to Friday day matches from 1:45 PM.
Evening matches, Monday 15 to Friday 19: 7:30 PM.
Semifinals: Saturday 20, 6 PM
Final: Sunday 21, 6 PM

Location: Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. Olleros 1510.

Tickets:

More information: Telmex Cup official website.

The government of the City of Buenos Aires presents "Aires Buenos Aires - Cultura para respirar" (Culture to Breathe), a program of cultural activities that starts next Saturday, January 9th, 2010 consisting on over 300 free events, including: musical shows, drive-in movies, theater plays, activities for children, circus, open air "milongas", and numerous musical events, every day during January and February, 2010.
David Lebon, Catupecu Machu, Divididos, Pedro Aznar, Las Pelotas, Attaque 77, Los Auténticos Decadentes, Miranda!, Los Cafres, Bahiano, Luis Salinas, Juana Molina, Javier Malosetti, are some of the artists that will entertain the audiences with their shows.
The schedule includes over 300 free events in different neighborhoods around Buenos Aires: movies, theater plays, recitals at Parque Roca and Costanera Sur, popular "milongas" in parks around the city, children's shows, circus shows, painting workshops for kids at Pasaje Lanin, Julio Bocca's Ballet Argentino at the Amphitheater of Parque Centenario, among many others.
The drive-in will be set up at the Rose Garden, on Iraola & Sarmiento, Paseo de la Infanta, every Saturday and Sunday at 9:00 PM. There will also be stalls for spectators without a car. The first  showing will be "El Secreto de sus ojos", with Ricardo Darin, directed by Juan Jose Campanella.

The closing of the activities will be on February 20th, 7 pm, with a tango show celebrating Mariano Mores at the Obelisk.
To see complete schedule of activities visit Aires Buenos Aires website.

From January 8 until February 28, 2010, the Government of the City of Buenos Aires presents "Buenos Aires Playa" (Buenos Aires Beach), an oasis for those residents and visitors who have to spend the summer in the city, in the style of the artificial beaches installed in Paris, Rome, Tokio, Berlín, Bruselles, Ámsterdam, Viena, and Prague.

There are two beaches, one in the North of the city, in Parque de los Niños, and one in the South, in Parque Roca where, from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 8 pm, visitors will enjoy an integral program of entertainment for the whole family: sand beaches with sunshades and beach chairs; cultural activities like musical shows and book readings; water fountains and showers to cool down from the heat; sport activities and inflatable playgrounds for kids; magic and puppet shows; food courts; among many other activities and services.

Each park will have sports coordinators in aerobics, beach volley, football-tennis and other popular sports. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, there will be dance lessons, including hip hop and salsa; and every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the public will enjoy a varied program of musical shows. All the activities are free of charge.

Infants have to be permanently accompanied by adults. Entering the parks with alcoholic drinks and/or pets is not allowed. Free entrance. Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 8 pm.

How to get there:

Parque de los Niños (North):
Nuñez (on the shore of Río de la Plata where Avenue General Paz ends).
Bus 28, or by car through avenida Cantilo.

Parque Roca (South):
Escalada and 27 de Febrero.
Buses 91 and 115.

As a complement to this program, several parks in Buenos Aires will be transformed into solariums with free sun chairs and sunshades, including Parque Las Heras (Palermo); Plaza Naciones Unidas (Recoleta); Parque Rivadavia (Caballito).