The Gran Premio 25 de Mayo, one of the most important classic races in the Argentine horse racing calendar, will take place next Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 at Hipodromo de San Isidro, from 1:00 PM.
The journey, that will be made up of 18 races, starts at 1:00 pm. The Great Prize (Gran Premio 25 de Mayo) race, run on a distance of 2400 meters on grass track, will take place at 5:40 pm.
During the day there will be activities for the whole family, including:
- Playground and activities for children
- Exhibition of horsemanship
- Folk dance and music groups
- Typical and regional Foods
Entrance is free of charge. Click
here to download and print the free invitation for 4 people for Tribuna Paddok.
Access Hipodromo de San Isidro:
Av. Marquez & Av. Santa Fe, San Isidro
Rotonda Av. Marquez & Av. Fleming
The great Canadian circus company Les 7 doigts de la main comes to Argentina to present its show "Casa de Nadie" (Nobody's home) on Saturday, May 28th, 2011, at 7:30 pm.
8,000 chairs will be placed in front of the stage that will be mounted at the Obelisk, Av. 9 de Julio and Av. Corrientes.
This show, that was specially conceived to be presented at the Obelisco, presents 11 international circus artists under the direction of Gypsy Snider, with the concept that the world is everybody's home.
The event will be free of charge.
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 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
