"Expo-artistas" is established as one of the most significant cultural events of the City of Buenos Aires, and is a must for the month of November for contemporary art lovers.

In its 6th edition, "Expo-artistas 2010" will take place from November 25th to 30th, 2010 at Centro Cultural Borges, covering an approximate area of 3,000 m2, which will allow visitors to enjoy a wide variety of styles in different disciplines, both pictorial and sculptural, without forgetting the excellent quality drawings, prints and photographs on display each year. Notably "Expo-artistas" art fair is the fastest growing in recent times, both in its physical dimension and the quantity and prestige of its exhibitors.

Expo-artistas was created under a new concept in art fairs. Its main difference lies in seeing the artists as the protagonists of the event, providing all necessary resources to meet their needs as exhibitors. It also has the distinction of being the first and only art exhibition where the artists sell their work directly, without intermediaries and without paying commissions on sales.

Prominent Argentine artists have participated in the event, such as Julian Agosta, Carlos Cañas, Carlos Carmona, Salvador Costanzo, Baton Díaz, Sara Diciero, Alberto Delmonte, Julia Farjat, Roberto Firpo, Juan Carlos Lasser Jorge Meijide, Milo Lockett, Fernando Martínez, Rodolfo Nardo, Raul Ponce, Zulema Petruschansky, Mario Restaino and Leo Vinci, among others, as well as several artists from Chile, Spain, France, Israel, Panama, Mexico and Uruguay The data of the artists are available in a catalog that is accessible at a very low cost.

Location: Centro Cultural Borges. Viamonte 525, Buenos Aires.

Open to public from 25 to 30 November, 2010, from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

The entrance to the fair is free.

More information: Expo-artistas official website.

On Saturday, December 4th, 2010, in the streets of San Telmo, between 3 PM and 10 PM, 20 carnival groups ("comparsas") with over 1,600 Argentinian and Uruguayan artists in their colorful costumes,  will present the "Llamada de Candombe de San Telmo", a parade of drums, music and dance. 

The "llamada" is traditional Uruguayan event in which the "comparsas" are called in to play the "candombe", a musical genre originated in Africa and brought to South American in the XVII and XVIII centuries by the African slaves.

At Pasaje San Lorenzo there will be 4 bonfires for the tuning of the drums, that will start at 3 PM.

The parade starts at Defensa & av. Independencia, and each of the 20 "comparsas" will take 1 hour to cover the 8 blocks until Defensa & Caseros, at the Amphitheater of Paque Lezama.

This event is totally free of charge.

"Tribuna Real", the biggest International Polo Fair will take place at La Rural de Palermo, on November 25th, and 26th,  2010. There will be conferences and debates concerning horses and rules of the game, clinics and talks by distinguished people related to this activity.

Women will have an important place in the fair. Female Polo matches, luxury brands, and fashion shows are just some of the choices of this amazing event.

Visitors will be able to watch musical shows and enjoy a delicious cocktails or taste a glass of wine from the most important Argentine wineries; all while being surrounded with the most prestigious and luxurious brands and the works of Polo Artists.

Every night there will be a distinguished party to end an amazing day of Polo at the fair.

Location: La Rural, Av. Sarmiento 2704

Opening hours: 5 pm to 11 pm

More information: Tribuna Real official website

The Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires presents the 7th Edition of La Noche de los Museos - Museum Night 2010, that will take place on November 13, 2010, from 8 PM until 3 AM.
Since 2004 one Saturday night the museums of Buenos Aires stay open all night offering different cultural activities, all of them free of charge, in the same way as in other 130 cities around the world.
During this special night visitors will be able to enjoy free guided visits, special exhibitions, as well as conferences, shows, theater performances, dance, screenings, video, multimedia, and diverse concerts of classical music, jazz, tango, folk, and rock.
The Main Event will take place at 9.30pm in Puerto Madero, at the Direccion General de Museos, Av. de los Italianos 851. The dance company "Compañía de Danza Aérea" will present a spectacular multimedia show, in which dancers suspended in ropes and harnesses will perform fragments of their show Tangos Aereos (Aereal Tangos). The night will continue with DJ Ale Lacroix at 10.00pm, and DJs Cosmos HI-Fi and VJ Roberto Padilla, at 12am.
In this edition, over 130 museums and art spaces will be participating.

For more information and complete program, visit La Noche de los Museos official website (most of the site in Spanish only).