The 118th Hurlingham Club Open Championship, the oldest Polo tournament in the world, will kick off this Tuesday, October 18, 2011, with the participation of the eight best world wide Polo teams and the top ranked polo players.

The Hurlingham Club Open is the second of the championships in the Argentine Polo season that make up the "Triple Crown", following the Tortugas Open Championship and preceding the Argentine Open Championship.

Don´t miss the opportunity of attending this world class event. You can experience Polo the Argentine way. Contact me so I can arrange transportation for you (at least 48 hours in advance).

Participating teams:

Zone A: 
La Dolfina Dubai: Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr) 10, David Stirling (Jr) 9, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Juan Martín Nero 10. Total: 39.
Pilará Piaget: Bautista Heguy 8, Tomás García del Río 8, Hilario Ulloa 9, Cristian Laprida (Jr) 8. Total: 33.
Estancia Grande Sancor Seguros: Agustín Merlos 9, Lucas Monteverde (Jr) 9,
Sebastián Merlos 9, Bartolomé Castagnola 9. Total: 36.
Chapa Uno Hope Funds: Pablo Pieres 8, Guillermo Caset (Jr) 8, Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8, Jaime García Huidobro 8. Total: 32.


Zone B:

Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra: Facundo Pieres 10, Gonzalo Pieres (Jr) 10, Nicolás Pieres 8, Ignacio Heguy 9. Total: 37.
La Aguada BMW: Javier Novillo Astrada 9, Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr) 9,
Miguel Novillo Astrada 9, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9. Total: 36.
Indios Chapaleufú II Cardón: Alberto Heguy (Jr) 8, Julio Arellano 9, Alejandro Novillo Astrada 8, Eduardo Heguy 8. Total: 33.
Alegría Crowne Plaza: Frederick Mannix (Jr) 7, Francisco Bensadón 8, Mariano Aguerre 9, Francisco de Narváez (Jr) 8. Total: 32

Fixture:

Tuesday, October 18

2:00 pm: La Dolfina Dubai Vs. Chapa Uno Hope Founds
4:30 pm: Estancia Grande Sancor Seguros Vs. Pilará Piaget

Wednesday, October 19

2:00 pm: Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra Vs. Alegría Crowne Plaza

4:30 pm: La Aguada BMW Vs. Indios Chapaleufú Cardón

Saturday, October 22
2:00 pm: Chapa Uno Hope Founds vs Pilará Piaget
4:00 pm: La Dolfina Dubai vs Estancia Grande Sancor Seguros

Monday, October 24
12:00 pm: La Aguada BMW vs Alegría Crowne Plaza
3:00 pm: Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra vs Indios Chapaleufú Cardón

Saturday, October 29 - SEMI FINAL I
2:00 pm: Estancia Grande Sancor Seguros vs Chapa Uno Hope Founds
4:00 pm: La Dolfina Dubai vs Pilará Piaget

Sunday, October 30 - SEMI FINAL II
2:00 pm: Alegría Crowne Plaza vs Indios Chapaleufú Cardón
4:00 pm: Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra vs La Aguada BMW

Saturday, November 5 - FINAL

4:30 pm: LA DOLFINA vs ELLERSTINA

Tickets on sale at the club on arrival.

The schedule of matches is subject to modifications depending on weather conditions. Check for updates in case of rain.

Opera lovers in Buenos Aires will now be able to enjoy the best productions, with the greatest singers and reggisseurs of the moment, of the 2011-12 opera season, live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, presented by Fundacion Beethoven de Argentina.

The live high-definition performances are transmitted to movie theaters around the world. The sixth season of The Met Live in HD features 11 transmissions. More than 40 countries around the world are participating in The Met: Live in HD this season.

The series starts on October 15th, 2011, and all performances will be transmitted at: Teatro El Nacional, Av. Corrientes 960 & Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires. 

Tickets: $ 45 to $ 100 Pesos, on sale at the theater. Special discounts for pensioners.

 

2011 - 2012 Schedule:

 

Many events of interest will take place during the first Week of Buenos Aires Gastronomy ("Semana de la Gastronomía Porteña") organized by the Association of Hotels, Bars and Cafes and the Tourism Entity of the City of Buenos Aires. Multiple activities related to the Buenos Aires food scene will take place in various parts of the city from October 10th to October 16th, 2011.

The program of activities of the week include:

Cooking for all: Free cooking demonstrations and classes in different parts of the city of Buenos Aires:

• Monday 10, 5:00 pm: Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross at Plaza de Mayo
• Tuesday 11, 6.00 pm:  Chef Patissier Nestor Reggiani at Parque Lezama
• Wednesday 12, 6:00 pm: Chef Soledad Nardelli at Liberator and Agüero
• Thursday 13, 6.00 pm: Chef Martin Molteni at Parque Centenario
• Friday 14, 6:00 pm: Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross at Plaza General Manuel Belgrano (Juramento and Cuba)

Presentation of books dedicated to the activity:

• Tuesday 11, 6:30 pm: Presentation of the book "Chocolate" by Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross. Clasica y Moderna (Callao 892)
• Wednesday 12, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Cocina Española" (Spanish Cuisine) by Chef Ramiro Rodriguez Pardo. El Ateneo (Florida 629)
• Thursday 13, 12:00 pm: Presentation book "Crónica de la Gastronomía Porteña" (Chronicle of our city's gastronomy), by anthropologist Marcelo Álvarez. AHRCC (Tucumán 1610)
• Thursday 13, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Tragos - Guía Básica de Coctelería" (Drinks - Basic Guide to Cocktails) by bartender Agnes de los Santos. Cúspide Libros Galerías Pacífico (San Martín 760)
• Friday 14, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Restaurantes de Buenos Aires" by Fernando Vidal Buzzi. Crack Up Libros Café (Costa Rica 4767)
• Saturday 15, 4:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Ni idea en la cocina" (No idea in the kitchen) by Silvia Smid. Clasica y Moderna (Callao 892)

Bars, cafes, dining establishments and hotels, identified with posters referring to the event will offer special promotions and discounts throughout the week. The complete list can be found by accessing the website: www.probabuenosaires.com.ar

This splendid specimen, one of the most famous trees in Buenos Aires is popularly known as the "Lapacho de Ezcurra". It is a "lapacho rosado" (Tabebuia impetiginosa), a tree native from the North-West of Argentina, that was planted many years ago by landscape artist Martin Ezcurra on the corner of Ave. Figueroa Alcorta and Mariscal Castilla, in Palermo Chico, and by the end of September every year punctually announces the arrival of Spring with an explosion of pink flowers:




This wonderful spectacle only lasts for a few days, so those who are in Buenos Aires at the end of September / beginning of October are very lucky to witness it.