Puma Urban Art 2011 is the meeting point for the best national and international urban artists. An original event, dedicated to contemporary art and the new trends on street art around the world, that will take place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 of May, 2011, at Centro Cultural Recoleta.

This fourth edition of the Festival will feature the presence of national and international artists, like British sculptor and painter D*Face, aka Dean Stockton, who will paint live in a way never seen before; Mark Dean Veca (USA) creator of large scale installations about surreal cartoon characters and psychedelic landscapes; Frank Kozik (USA), specialist in rock posters and design of vinyl toys; among many others.

One of the features this year will be the projection of films and documentaries related to the Urban Art movement, including the film Exit Through The Gift Shop, from 2010, the first film/documentary by British artist Banksy, as a premiere in Argentina; and short films by D*Face.

Exhibitions of national and international works; graffiti 3D; panel talks; national bands like El Chavez, No Lo Soporto, Dietrich, Maxi Trusso, Mujik, Ovnis, Manta Raya, Go Neko, Los Lenguas, Fantasmagoria, Coiffeur and Nairobi; live painting; conferences; pool, darts, table football, are some of the activities programmed for the event.

Location: Centro Cultural Recole. Junin 1930.

Dates and Hours: May 28 and 29, 2011 - 1 pm till midnight.

Free entrance. Limited capacity

The annual show jumping competition Gran Premio Sol de Mayo, will take place between May 26th and 29th of 2011, at Club Hipico Argentino, with the participation of the best national and international riders from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. This is one of the most important tournaments of the annual show jumping calendar in Argentina.

The two main events will be the "International Preliminary" for the World Cup Competition, on May 27th, and the "Gran Premio Sol de Mayo" (1.5m), that will take place on Sunday, May 29th, from 2:00 pm. 

There will be activities for the whole family, like the presence of marching bands, a show by tenors, vaulting exhibitions, free pony rides.

Location: Club Hipico Argentino. Av. Figueroa Alcorta 7285
Dates and Hours: May 26, 27, 28, 29: 8 am to 6 pm
Free entrance every day. Not suspended for rain.

The Argentine national Rugby team, Los Pumas, will meet the French team Barbarians on a friendly match on June 4th, 2011, 4.00 pm, at Club Atletico Independiente Stadium, in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires.

This match has been organized by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR).
The team of Los Pumas will be made up of 14 of the players from Pampas XV, the Argentine team champion of the Vodacom Cup 2011 in South Africa. The coach, Santiago Phelan, has also included some of the historic figures of the national team, like Felipe Contepomi, Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe, Juan Leguizamón, Rodrigo Roncero y Martín Scelzo, among others, who obtained the 3rd place in the 2007 World Cup.
The French team will be comprised of some of the best players in the French rugby league.
Tickets are on sale through www.tuentrada.com

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:

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