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Gallery Nights May 2013
Gallery Nights, the original circuit for art lovers around more than 60 art galleries, antique shops, museums and cultural centers, organized by the art magazine Arte al Día, AdnCultura (La Nacion newspaper), and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, has changed day. During 2013 the events will take place the second Thursday of every month, between April and December.
The first edition of the year will be on Thursday, May 9, 2013, from 7pm to 10pm, in the neighborhoods of Retiro, Barrio Norte and Recoleta in Buenos Aires.
As always, there will be live music and free shows, and guests will be welcomed with a complimentary glass of Chandon champagne. Maps will be provided to the public so they can visit their favorite galleries and exhibitions at their own pace.
The traditional circuit of Gallery Nights covers from Plaza San Martín to Callao and from Tucumán to Libertador. There is also a free transportation service with fixed stops and a constant route to get to all of the spots in the circuit.
This event is totally free of charge.
Maps, participating galleries and more information: Gallery Nights website.
5th Buenos Aires International Circus Festival
The 5th Buenos Aires International Circus Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, will take place between May 9 and May 19, 2013.
The Festival will offer the public unique experiences, outstanding artistic performances, and fun national and international shows, including 20 shows and 60 performances by Circus companies from France, Chile, Colombia, UK, Sweden, focusing on contemporary circus.
The French artist Camille Boittel and his company will present 3 different shows: “L´Inmédiat”, “Le Cabaret Calamatieux”, and “La Machine à jouer”.
There will be activities in the gardens of museums and parks, where families will have the chance to enjoy a picnic while watching a fun circus show.
Venues:
Several big tops will be put up at “Buenos Aires Polo Circo”, Combate de los Pozos 1700, in the neighborhood of Parque Patricios, and there will be activities in these other venues:
Centro Cultural San Martín, Sarmiento 1551
Teatro San Martín, Av Corrientes 1530
Complejo Cultural Teatro 25 de Mayo, Triunvirato 4444
Espacio Cultural Carlos Gardel, Olleros 3640
Espacio Cultural Julián Centeya, Av San Juan 3255
Centro Cultural Adán Buenos Aires, Parque Chacabuco
Teatro de la Ribera, Av Pedro de Mendoza 1875
Anfiteatro de Mataderos, Lisandro de la Torre y Av Directorio
Anfiteatro de Parque Centenario, Av Leopoldo Marechal y Lillo
Plaza Palermo Viejo, Armenia y Costa Rica, Palermo
Plaza Francia, Recoleta
Dirección General de Museos, Av de los Italianos 851
Museo de Arte Español Enrique Larreta, Juramento 2291
Museo de Artes Plásticas Eduardo Sívori, Av Infanta Isabel 555
Tickets:
The shows by Argentine companies are free of charge. Free tickets must be picked up in advance at Casa de la Cultura, Av. de Mayo 575, 11am to 7pm. Maximum of 4 tickets per show, 2 shows per person.
Ticket sales for International shows (children under 3, free): advanced tickets can be purchased, from 11am to 7pm, at the following points of sale:
Centro Cultural General San Martin: Sarmiento 1554, Centro.
Buenos Aires Polo Circo: Av Juan de Garay and Combate de Los Pozos, Parque Patricios
Complejo Cultutal Teatro 25 de Mayo, Av. Triunvirato 4444 (Villa Urquiza)
On Internet through www.tuentrada.com
The Rugby Championship 2013
The Rugby Championship, the tournament that started in 2012 replacing the Tri Nations tournament, with Argentina joining the three rugby powers of the South Hemisphere (New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa), will commence on it´s second year on 17 August, 2013 at ANZ Stadium, with a popular clash between the Wallabies and 2012 season’s winners, the All Blacks.
During the tournament each team will play a home and and away fixture against each opponent.
The Argentine team, Los Pumas, will dispute three test matches as locals during the tournament, against South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, in the cities of Mendoza, La Plata and Rosario.
The debut of Los Pumas in our country will be on Saturday, August 24th, against South Africa’s Springboks, at the stadium Malvinas Argentina, in the city of Mendoza.
The second match will be against the All Blacks, the current World Champions, at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, on Saturday, September 28th.
Finally, on Saturday, October 5th, at the stadium Gigante de Arroyito, in the city of Rosario, Los Pumas will play against Australia’s Wallabies, in the final match of the second edition of The Rugby Championship.
Tickets for all Argentina’s local matches will go on sale through this website.
There are also tours available that include transfers from/to hotel in the local city, bilingual guide and ticket for the game. Contact me to inquire about this service.
Be Honest: Would you Buy Grass-fed Beef from this Man?
It was on, then it was off. Then it was a long time comin’, then it was off.
Then it looked hopeless …now it’s really on!
As of Saturday, Yer Faithful Blogger/Rancher will have his own abattoir (slaughterhouse for you less squeamish.) I´ll be sharing it with a few other local ranchers …but the main thang is that my cattle will only have to ride 25km/15.5 miles to meet their yummy nourishing fate instead of hundreds of kilometers of rough, traumatizing journey. That short ride was an absolute requirement on my part …we turned-down a lot of offers from slaughterhouses much farther away.
So …would you actually buy grass-fed beef that came from the most humanely-raised, least-stressed, boutique-slaughtered bovines available?
I´m thinking that you would not. Be honest. Am I wrong?
My bidness-plan says that the price would not necessarily be higher than your local Buenos Aires Capital supermercado or carnecería …but I have never been convinced that there is a local market for “The Beef that Made Argentina Famous.”
My biggest worry is that Argentines don´t really care about grass-fed beef …as long as it’s cheap and plentiful, this once-great beef nation seems quite satisfied with “causchwitz” beef.
The expat market is not big enough to consider on most levels …although, porteños do like to know what the foreigners are raving about. “Caveman Diet” aficionados, however, have offered encouragement.
So …help me out here. Would you go out of your way to buy real, natural, grass-fed beef more than once? Why would you? Why wouldn’t you? How receptive would you be to hamburger and other non-steak cuts that require a bit of kitchen know-how to prepare?
Be brutal…
Puma Urban Art 2013 – Street Art Exhibition
Puma Urban Art 2013 will be 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 4 and Sunday 5 of May, 2013, at Centro Cultural Recoleta.
This sixth edition of the Festival will feature the presence of international artists, like Tristan Eaton and Jimbo Phillips, and national artists Ramiro Smith Estrada, Romeo, Emanuel Sosa,Consuelo Vidal, Lucas Varela (comics), Kustom Brothers, Feno Artworks, La Chancha y los Veinte, Rock n’ Ride, Falu Carolei and Poleta (pin-ups girls art).
Exhibitions of national and international urban art works; panel talks; national and international music bands, live painting; conferences, documentaries, are some of the activities programmed for the event.
Location: Centro Cultural Recoleta. Junin 1930.
Dates and Hours: May 3 and 5, 2013 – 1 pm till midnight.
Free entrance
More information: Puma Urban Art website
Horse Racing: Gran Premio Republica Argentina 2013
The “Gran Premio Republica Argentina” (GI), one of the most important classics of the year, will take place on Labor Day, Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, at Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo, Av. Libertador & Dorrego.
This outstanding 2000-meter race gathers the best 3 years old and older pure thoroughbred horses of the national and foreign equestrian activity.
The Great Prize “Gran Premio Republica Argentina - Japan Racing Association Cup” will be the center of a spectacular journey that will start at 1:00 pm. Other five big prizes (GI) are included in the day’s schedule: Great International Prize of the Americas; Breeders’ Prize; Great International Prize of Buenos Aires City; Great Prize Jorge de Atucha; and the Great Prize Montevideo.
This fantastic day for the whole family will be closed with a music show by popular Argentine artist Vicentico, at 9pm.
Free entrance.
Horse Racing: Gran Premio Republica Argentina 2013
The “Gran Premio Republica Argentina” (GI), one of the most important classics of the year, will take place on Labor Day, Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, at Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo, Av. Libertador & Dorrego.
This outstanding 2000-meter race gathers the best 3 years old and older pure thoroughbred horses of the national and foreign equestrian activity.
The Great Prize “Gran Premio Republica Argentina - Japan Racing Association Cup” will be the center of a spectacular journey that will start at 1:00 pm. Other five big prizes (GI) are included in the day’s schedule: Great International Prize of the Americas; Breeders’ Prize; Great International Prize of Buenos Aires City; Great Prize Jorge de Atucha; and the Great Prize Montevideo.
This fantastic day for the whole family will be closed with a music show by popular Argentine artist Vicentico, at 9pm.
Free entrance.
Polo: Nations Cup 2013
The Nations Cup 2013 (Copa de las Naciones 2013), organized by the Argentine Polo Association, will take place on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo (Av. Libertador y Dorrego).
This unique tournament is an important new addition to the national and international polo calendar.
This year the participating teams are the national selection of Argentina against Rest of the World, with a maximum handicap of 28 goals for each team. The Argentine team will be made up by two 10 handicap players, brothers Facundo and Gonzalo Pieres.
Teams:
Argentina: Fernando Rivera 1, Diego Cavanagh 7, Gonzalo Pieres Jr 10 and Facundo Pieres 10. Total: 28.
Rest of the World: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Juan M. Zavaleta Jr 7, Jaime García Huidobro 8 and Luke Tomlinson 7. Total: 28. Subsitute: Ollie Cudmore 5.
The events of the day start at 1:00 pm, with a match between two junior teams. The main match will kick off at 3:00 pm.
Tickets:
Tribune C: AR$ 200
Tribunes A and B: AR$100
Tribune Dorrego: AR$ 40
Tribune Dorrego: AR$ 40
On sale through www.ticketek.com.ar (plus service charge) or at the stadium on the day of the match.
Children under 12: Free
Check online for schedule updates in case of rain.
Polo: Nations Cup 2013
The Nations Cup 2013 (Copa de las Naciones 2013), organized by the Argentine Polo Association, will take place on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo (Av. Libertador y Dorrego).
This unique tournament is an important new addition to the national and international polo calendar.
This year the participating teams are the national selection of Argentina against Rest of the World, with a maximum handicap of 28 goals for each team. The Argentine team will be made up by two 10 handicap players, brothers Facundo and Gonzalo Pieres.
Teams:
Argentina: Fernando Rivera 1, Diego Cavanagh 7, Gonzalo Pieres Jr 10 and Facundo Pieres 10. Total: 28.
Rest of the World: Pascual Sáinz de Vicuña 6, Juan M. Zavaleta Jr 7, Jaime García Huidobro 8 and Luke Tomlinson 7. Total: 28. Subsitute: Ollie Cudmore 5.
The events of the day start at 1:00 pm, with a match between two junior teams. The main match will kick off at 3:00 pm.
Tickets:
Tribune C: AR$ 200
Tribunes A and B: AR$100
Tribune Dorrego: AR$ 40
Tribune Dorrego: AR$ 40
On sale through www.ticketek.com.ar (plus service charge) or at the stadium on the day of the match.
Children under 12: Free
Check online for schedule updates in case of rain.
39th Buenos Aires International Book Fair
The Buenos Aires International Book Fair is the largest of its kind in the Spanish speaking world. It is considered one of the most important cultural and editorial events in Latin America, and a meeting point for authors, editors, book sellers, distributors, teachers, librarians, scientists, and over 1,200,000 readers from around the world.
The Fair will take place from April 25th to May 13th, 2013, occupying the “Azul”, “Verde”, “Amarillo”, “Rojo”, “Ocre”, “Blanco”, and Nº 9 pavilions of La Rural exhibition complex, and Palacio Frers. As every year, it will feature conferences, round-tables, talks with prestigious national and international intellectuals, book presentations, shows, activities for children and teenagers, events for specialists and publishing professionals, and book sales of literature in all languages.
One of the outstanding features of the Fair is the participation of internationally renowned authors. Some of the intellectuals that have confirmed their presence this year are: Stefanno Benni (Italy), Leonardo Boff (Brazil), Javier Cercas (Spain), Nobel Prize winner John Coetzee (South Africa), Christophe Dejours (France), Walter Dresel (Uruguay), Mathias Enard (France), Laura Esquivel (Mexico), Miguel Gomes (Venezuela), Claudia Grey (USA), Jesús Jiménez Domínguez (Spain), Han Kang (South Korea), John Katzenbach (USA), Sarah Lark (Germany), Rosa Montero (Spain), Arturo Perez Reverte (Spain), Vladimir Sorokin (Russia), Jean-Philippe Toussaint (France), among others.
The special activities of the Fair this year include: a Book Reading Marathon; the International Poetry Festival; a Story-telling meeting; free courses and workshops; theater, dance, and music shows; kids and youth sectors.
For the first time this year there will be a guest city at the Fair, Amsterdam, with the presentation of its best authors at the space called “Café Amsterdam”, among them: Maarten Asscher, Gerbrand Bakker, Arnon Grunberg, Herman Koch, Cees Nooteboom, Jan van Mersbergen, Wouter van Reek and Anne Vegter, as well as an exhibition dedicated to Van Gogh.
On Saturday, April 27th, the fair will join the celebrations of “The Day of the City”, with special activities, games, raffles, book signings, and an open air music show at Plaza Italia by the great Brazilian artist Toquinho celebrating Vinicius de Moraes, from 7pm to 9pm. On that day the Book Fair will remain open until 1 am, with free entrance after 9.00 pm.
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center, Ave. Santa Fe and Sarmiento, Palermo, Buenos Aires.
Dates: April 25th through May 13th, 2013
Opening hours:
Thursday, April 25th: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Mondays to Thursdays: 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Friday: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Sundays and Wednesday May 1st (Holiday): 1:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday April 27: 1:00 pm to 1:00 am
Entry fees:
Monday to Thursday (except May 1st): AR$ 20.
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and May 1st Holiday: AR$ 30.
Children under 12, free
Saturday April 27, after 9 pm: free.
For further information, visit the 39th International Buenos Aires Book Fair official website (in Spanish only).
