On Saturday, June 11, 2011, Club Aleman de Equitacion (German Riding Club) presents the 37th Derby General San Martin, with the participation of national and international riders. The Derby General San Martin is an annual show jumping competition that started in 1975, becoming one of the most important events in the calendar of Argentine equestrian activities.

The Derby courses, originally designed by Ronald Mulhall, are ruled by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) due to the demanding technical skills required, where top level horses and riders must complete a long course that includes natural slopes and varied obstacles.

The program of activities includes:

* Female Polo Exhibition

* Parade of riders and carriages

* Dressage and vaulting exhibition

* Carriages and riders race (combined course)

* Entertainment for kids (clowns, playground)

* Granaderos a Caballo Parade and Fanfarria Alto Peru

Date: June 11, 2011. From 2.00 PM.

Location: Club Aleman de Equitacion. Av. Dorrego 4045 (between Figueroa Alcorta & Av. Lugones).

Free entrance

The Subsecretary of Sports of the City of Buenos Aires organizes the the event “Sporst Day at the Obelisco” that will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2011, from 2.00 pm, on Av. 9 de Julio, between Corrientes and Av. de Mayo.

The public will have the opportunity to enjoy and participate in many free activities, like demonstrations and clinics of beach tennis, volley ball, basketball, rugby, netball, hockey, rowing, sumo, martial arts, cycling, roller blading, longboard, among others.

The activity "Buenos Aires Baila" (Buenos Aires dances) will start at 2:30 pm, followed by a friendly soccer match between historic figures from River and Boca.

At 5:00 pm Silvio Velo, captain of "Los Murcielagos", the national soccer team for the blind, will offer an exhibition, and the event will end with a night roller-blade circuit.

Over 100 first class companies will showcase their products at the Expo Cuisine&Vins 2011, the 18th edition of the wine exhibition organized by Cuisine&Vins Magazine, where visitors have the chance to taste some of the best wines produced in Argentina.

New wineries, along with the most traditional ones, present their premium labels, talks and tastings by enologists and wine makers. There will also be stands dedicated to spirits, cigars, luxury resorts, delikatessen products, crafts from all over the country, as well as the new flavors of the most outstanding restaurants of the moment. The latest technological releases will also be present at the expo.

Location: Palacio Paz. Santa Fe 750, Plaza San Martin, Buenos Aires
Dates: June 8, 9, and 10,  2011

Opening hours: 5 pm to 11 pm
Entry fee: 

General: AR$ 80, includes a complimentary tasting cup.

General + Premium Wines sector: AR$ 150, includes a complimentary tasting cup.

Tickets on sale at the venue.

More info: Expo Cuisine&Vins website.

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