On Saturday, November 12th, 2011, the final of the Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 Polo Cup will be held in La Ensenada, a 120 hectare ecological reserve in Lujan, province of Buenos Aires, in total benefit of the Association “Sueños y Esperanzas”.
The day will include an exhibition game between Boca Juniors Polo Team against Rest of the World. Boca Polo Team is made up by Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina’s soccer idol and team captain; Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr) current best polo player in the world; Fernando Pignia; and Ernesto Gutiérrez, President of AA2000.
For the third consecutive year Boca Polo Team will offer this exhibition game, which since its debut in 2009, remains unbeaten even to its super classic rival River Plate Polo Team.
Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 Cup was created by Ernesto Gutierrez combining three concepts that define it: family, sport and solidarity. All proceeds will benefit the Association “Sueños y Esperanzas”, institution dedicated since 2001 to assisting victims of family violence.
The closing of the tournament will be crowned with a cocktail and a great party for the players, journalists, guests and all participants in this great day of polo and solidarity.
Schedule of the event:
2:00 pm: Arrival of guests
3:00 pm: AA2000 Cup final
4:45 pm: Boca Team press conference
5:15 pm: Boca vs. Rest of the World
6:45 pm: Award ceremony
7:15 pm: Cocktails and show
8:15 pm: Fireworks
8:30 pm: Party
The Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires presents the 8th Edition of La Noche de los Museos - Museum Night 2011, that will take place on November 12, 2011, from 8 PM
until 3 AM.
Since
2004 one Saturday night the museums of Buenos Aires stay open all night
offering different cultural activities, all of them free of
charge, in the same way as in other 130 cities around the world.
During this special night visitors will be able to enjoy
free guided visits, special exhibitions, as well as conferences, shows, theater performances, dance,
screenings, video, multimedia, and diverse concerts of classical music,
jazz, tango, folk, and rock.
In this new edition, the Museum Nights celebrates the designation of Buenos Aires bu UNESCO as World Capital of the Book 2011.
Some of the main events are:
- Light and music show at Puente Transbordador in La Boca, will be repeated every hour from 8:30pm to 1:30am.
- Visual intervention based on video mapping on the building of the Law School (Av. Figueroa Alcorta 2263), with the music of the drums of La Bomba de Tiempo. From 9pm to 11pm.
- Historic recreation of the day of San Martin de Tours, patron of Buenos Aires, at Plaza de Mayo, 6:00pm. Video on the doors of the Cabildo, procession, mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral, and marching band of Regimiento de Patricios
In this edition, over 170
museums and art spaces will be participating.
For more information and complete program, visit
La Noche de los Museos official website (site in Spanish only).
Organized by the Argentine Antiquarian Bookstores Association (ALADA), the VII Antiquarian Book Fair will take place from November 2 to November 6, 2011, at the Ministry of Education, with free entrance.
This annual event emphasizes the highly valuable cultural heritage of
antique books, manuscripts, documents, engravings, maps and photographs
available in the antiquarian bookstores of Buenos Aires, placing the
city in an outstanding position among other cities where similar fairs
are held, like Paris, Madrid, New York, or Milan.
The Fair will
showcase a varied selection of antique books, historical documents, maps and
photographs, primitive Argentine prints, first editions, and a great
amount of diverse, carefully selected printed material.
Dates: November 2 - 6, 2011
Opening hours: 2 PM to 8 PM
Location: Ministerio de Educacion, Salon Alfredo Bravo. Montevideo 950
Free entrance
The 8th edition of the All Star Polo Match (Partido de las Estrellas - Copa Banco BBVA Frances)
will be played on Sunday, November 6th, 2011, at 4:00 PM, at the main course of San Isidro Jockey Club.
As every
year, the purpose of this charity match is to raise funds for the
children´s home Nuestra Señora del Pilar.
This year's match will have a significant importance, since it will revive the super-classic of the 80's. The
two teams, Indios Chapaleufú and La Espadaña, will be made up by most of the original players:
La Espadaña Jaeger-LeCoultre: Gonzalo and Alfonso Pieres, Ernesto Trotz, Carlos Gracida, Juan M. Zavaleta
Indios Chapaleufú Anaflex: Marcos Heguy, Horacio Heguy Jr, Bautista Heguy, Alex Garrahan
Location: San Isidro Jockey Club. Av. Marquez and Isabel la Católica, San Isidro, Province of Buenos Aires.
Tickets: AR$ 30 on sale at the venue.
Don´t miss the opportunity of attending this world class event. Contact me so I can arrange transportation for you (at least 48 hours in advance)
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