Feria PuroDiseño 2011

Feria PuroDiseño is a space where design is the main protagonist. The goal of Feria PuroDiseño is to accompany and to promote this sector of the Argentine industry, as well as each and every one of its designers, as a platform for the promotion of local and international design and the stimulation to regional creativity.
This new edition of Feria PuroDiseño, from May 19th to May 25th , 2011, at the Pabellón Amarillo in La Rural, dedicated to "color", will exhibit the avant-garde works of over 250 designers in the fields of clothing, accessories, contemporary jewelry, equipment, objects, digital design, graphic design, contemporary craftsmanship, textile development, and lighting.

The Fair features different thematic spaces:
  • PuroVerde: this is the platform for eco-sustainable designers, which objective is to promote the social and ecological conscience on design through the use of recycled, natural or organic raw materials.
  • Paseo de las Artes: an art exhibition area with works from the most talented artists.
  • Sustainable Museum: exhibition of eco and socially responsible elements.
  • La Seleccion: selection of new designers.
  • Puro Sabor: boutique gastronomy
Dates: May 19 - 25, 2011
Location: La Rural, Pabellon Amarillo. Av.Sarmiento 2704
Feria PuroDiseño website

arteBA'11 Contemporary Art Fair


arteBA Contemporary Art Fair, that will take place on May 19 - 23, 2011, is the most popular cultural event in the city of Buenos Aires and the most important one of its kind in Latin America. arteBA is an art exhibition where art galleries display their best Latin American artworks, offering the general public the chance to come face to face with truly unique collectors’ pieces. It is also an opportunity for the newer art centers from all over the region to present their younger artists and reveal the very latest trends, which are simply absent from other art fairs. Over 800 Latin American artists present their works at this great cultural event.
arteBA Foundation called for the eighth edition of arteBA-Petrobras Prize for the Visual Arts. Each one of the selected projects will be awarded a determined amount of pesos to be used for its realization and exhibition at arteBA `11. Once the winning projects have been exhibited at the Fair, a second, International Prize-Giving Jury will award a (non-acquisitional) Incentive Prize of $ 50,000 pesos. The prize will be granted after the final in situ installation of the works.
A series of conferences will take place every day at 6.00pm at the auditorium.

Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Blue and Green Pavillions. Av. Sarmiento 2704, Buenos Aires
Dates and hours: May 19 - 23, 2011. 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Entry fees:
General: AR $38
Students and pensioners: AR $20
Children under 12: Free

Tango: City Dance Champhionship 2011

From May 4th to May 22nd, 2011, the City's Tango Dance Championship 2011 will be held in different "milongas", theaters, and open air locations across the city.
The competition is on the look out for new winning couples in the categories Salon Tango, Milonga and Waltz, who will qualify to participate in the World Tango Dance Championship that will take place in Buenos Aires in August 2011.
The Championship starts on May 4th at La Viruta. The qualifying rounds will continue until Sunday, May 15th at different clubs and milongas of the city, to arrive at semifinals on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 at La Viruta and El Pial. The final will be held on Saturday 21 at the picturesque colonial building of Colegio San José (Azcuénaga 158, Balvanera). And there will be a grand closing with an open air milonga, with a live orchestra and live exhibitions by the winners.

The main events are:
May 4th, 11:30pm: Opening of the Championship at La Viruta, Armenia 1366
May 7th, 6:00pm: Free Open Air Milonga at La Glorieta de Belgrano, 11 de Septiembre and Echeverria. In case of rain it will be moved to May 8th.
May 17th, 6:00pm: Special Milonga with free entrance at Centro Cultural Julian Centeya, Av. San Juan 158
May 21st, 8:00pm: Great Final at Colegio San José, Azcuénaga 158. Free tickets must be picked up on Friday, May 20th, from 12pm to 6pm, at Casa de la Cultura, Av. de Mayo 575.
May 22nd: Closing Milonga at San Juan and Boedo, with live orchestra and exhibitions. Free entrance. 

For the events that are not free of charge, tickets will be on sale at the respective venues.

Click here for more information and complete day by day schedule.

Buenos Aires Hop-on Hop-off Bus

   

At the moment the city of Buenos Aires offers two Hop-on Hop-off bus services.
The yellow buses managed by the city's tourism office have been running since May 2009. Starting March 2020, a new red bus managed by the international company Grey Line has started operating in Buenos Aires, offering a new alternative route. 

On both services a specialized tour guide on board provides visitors with informative material about the city, and audio guide is available in Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and French.
It’s a Hop-On/Hop-Off service, which means you can get on and off the bus as many times as you like.

YELLOW ROUTE
The yellow buses run every 40 - 50 minutes, depending on traffic, from Monday to Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Stops:
Recoleta (Av. Quintana & Ayacucho) - Teatro Colón - Avenida de Mayo - Plaza del Congreso - Paseo de la Historieta - Plaza Dorrego (San Telmo) - La Bombonera - Caminito (La Boca) - Parque Lezama - Puente de la Mujer -  Reserva Ecológica (Puerto Madero) - Galerías Pacífico (shopping mall) - Av. 9 de Julio - Plaza San Martín - Parque Thays - MALBA - Planetarium - Plaza Italia - Plaza Julio Cortázar - Distrito Arcos (shopping mall) - Palermo Parks - Monumento de los Españoles and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum).

Tickets can be purchased on board the buses from the tour guide; at the ticket booth located on Av Pres. Manuel Quintana 596 (next to La Biela); or through their website: www.buenosairesbus.com

RED ROUTE 
The red buses run every day, every 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
Stops:
 Diagonal Norte (Obelisk) - Plaza del Congreso - Paseo de la Historieta - Paza Dorrego - Usina del Arte - La Bombonera - Caminito (La Boca) - Costanera Sur - Puerto Madero - Estación Fluvial - Galerias Pacifico - Plaza San Martín - Floralis Genérica - MALBA - Planetarium - Club de Pescadores - Columbus Monument - Parque de la Memoria - El Monumental (River Plate Stadium) - Chinese Quarter - Argentina Polo Field - Monumento de los Españoles - Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo (Decorative Arts Museum) Recoleta - Teatro Colón.

Tickets can only be purchased through their website www.buenosairescitybus.com