At the International Artisans Fair ("Feria Internacional de Artesanias de Buenos Aires") over 500 craftsmen from Argentina and Latin America will show their talent, creativity and skills, with live demonstrations of their work.
Individual artisans, official entities and delegations from the different Argentine provinces and neighboring countries will exhibit and offer their hand crafted pieces, while sharing their techniques and knowledge with the public.
A unique opportunity for visitors to purchase exclusive handicraft pieces at the best prices, while learning about cultural and artistic expressions from Argentina and Latin America.
Dates: December 7 through December 12, 2010.
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening hours: 3 PM to 10 PM
Entry Fee: $ 15 Pesos. Children under 8, free
More information:
Feria Internacional de Artesanias official website.
Saturday, November 20, 2010, will mark the start of the most important polo tournament in the world, the 117th Argentine Open Polo Championship (Abierto Argentino de Polo, or simply "El Abierto"), that will take place until December 11, 2010. This tournament, held every year at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo (Av. del Libertador & Dorrego), brings together the best polo players in the world, and it is one of the oldest and most prestigious events in the international polo calendar. It is also one of the main social events in Buenos Aires.
"Abonos" (full set of tickets for the 7 dates) for the 117h Argentine Polo Open are on sale through Ticketek Argentina until November 19th, 2010. Tickets for the individual matches will continue, subject to availability after the sale of the "abonos", from November 20h to December 11th, 2010. Tickets for the main matches and the best seats can get sold out in just a few hours, specially for the final match on December 11th.
Participating teams:
Zone A:
La Dolfina Peugeot: Adolfo Cambiaso (Jr) 10, Lucas Monteverde (Jr) 10, David Stirling 9, Bartolomé Castagnola 10. Total: 39.
Pilará Piaget: AgustÃn Merlos 9, Santiago Chavanne 8, Sebastián Merlos 9, Marcos Heguy 10. Total: 36.
Chapa Uno Hope Funds: Bautista Heguy 9, Hilario Ulloa 9, Juan Ignacio Merlos 9, MatÃas Mac Donough 8. Total: 35.
Sao José: Pablo Pieres (Jr) 7, Nicolás Pieres 7, Rodrigo Ribeiro de Andrade 8, Jaime GarcÃa Huidobro 8. Total: 30.
Zone B:
Ellerstina Etiqueta Negra: Facundo Pieres 10, Gonzalo Pieres (Jr) 10, Pablo Mac Donough 10, Juan MartÃn Nero 10. Total: 40.
Indios Chapaleufú II: Alberto Heguy (Jr) 8, Ignacio Heguy 9, Matias Magrini 8, Eduardo Heguy 9. Total: 34.
AlegrÃa Air France: Frederick Mannix (Jr) 6, Francisco Bensadón 8, Mariano Aguerre 10, Francisco de Narvaez (Jr) 9 Total: 34.
La Aguada BMW: Javier Novillo Astrada 9, Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr) 9, Miguel Novillo Astrada 10, Ignacio Novillo Astrada 9. Total: 37.
Fixture:
Date 1
Saturday, November 20 (Zone A):
2:00 PM: La Dolfina 18 vs Sao Jose 12
4.30 PM: Pilará 19 vs Chapa Uno 9
Date 2
Sunday, November 21 (Zone B):
2:00 PM: Ellerstina 15 vs Alegria 6
4:30 PM: La Aguada 20 vs Indios Chapaleufu II 10
Date 3
Saturday, November 27:
2:00 PM: San Jose 12 vs Pilara 18
4:30 PM: La Dolfina 16 vs Chapa Uno 13
Date 4
Sunday, November 28
2:00 PM: Alegria 12 vs La Aguada 15
4:30 PM: Ellerstina 19 vs Indios Chapaleufu II 9
Date 5
Saturday, December 4
2:00 PM: San Jose 12 vs Chapa Uno 16
4:30 PM: La Dolfina 17 vs Pilara 11
Date 6
Sunday, December 5
2:00 PM: Alegria 16 vs Indios Chapaleufu II 19
4:30 PM: Ellerstina 14 vs La Aguada 11
Final:
Saturday, December 11
4:30 PM: LA DOLFINA 13 vs ELLERSTINA 14
FINAL RESULT: ELLERSTINA CHAMPION OF THE 117th ARGENTINE OPEN
and TRIPLE CROWN WINNER (TORTUGAS - HURLINGHAM - PALERMO)
MVP: Juan Martin Nero
Highest Goal Scorer in the tournament: Adolfo Cambiaso (43)
Best mounted player in the Final: Gonzalo Pieres Jr
The renown choreographer Mauricio Wainrot, and the outstanding dancer Iñaki
Urlezaga present their versions of the scenic cantata Carmina Burana and
the opera La Traviata in two separate open air presentations with free
admission, to be held respectively on Monday 22nd and Saturday 27th
November, 2010, at 9 de Julio Avenue near the Obelisk.
On the day of the holiday next Monday, November 22nd, at 8:00 PM, Wainrot will
offer his choreographic show "Carmina Burana", presented by the contemporary
ballet of Teatro San MartÃn, while on November 27th, at 7:00 PM, Iñaki Urlezaga and his ballet company will
play the choreographic version of the famous work of Giuseppe Verdi, "La
Traviata", accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Teatro Colon.
In both occasions a stage will be mounted on Avenida 9 de Julio looking
towards the south, there will be 8000 seats available to the public,
and two large screens will be installed for easy viewing of the show.
The X Fest Bowl Session will be held on Saturday December 4th and Sunday December 5th, 2010, from 12:00pm to 8:00pm in the forests of Palermo, Av. Figueroa Alcorta and Sarmiento, a festival of urban culture that will feature Argentina's largest Bowl (ramp), where the competitions and exhibition of skate and bmx will take place, with the participation of the most outstanding national and international competitors.
There will also be a space for street art, exhibiting photos and videos, and during the course of the event artists will be working live on illustrations and graffiti, which will be awarded after the event.
There will be live music in the style jam sessions, hip hop and break-dance performances, and live Dj's and Mc's.
On Saturday, the exhibitions of skateboarding, BMX and break dancing will be held, and the mural of street art will start to be painted. On Sunday it will be the turn of the competitions, the hip hop and break-dance show, ending at 8:00 pm with the award ceremony.
