On Tuesday, July 15th, we will go to LEITMOTIV for our monthly happy hour. This time in Palermo.
Date: Tuesday, July 15
Time: 19.00 to 21.00
Location: Leitimotiv BA, Jose Antonio Cabrera 5696
Please RSVP to: Silvia Portalanza silporta@hotmail.com
Hope to meet you there!
Time to join friends for an evening of wine, tapas, and conversation.
Location: Palermo – Exact address provided upon RSVP
Date: Saturday, July 26th.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
How does it work? Bring wine, finger food, and your sparkling self to join other BAIN members and friends in a night of socializing and making new friends. We look forward to catching up with you!
Please email RSVPs to dilyatesh@gmail.com
The address will be sent to you via email response.
New to Buenos Aires? New to BAIN Downtown, or is this your first Wine & Tapas? It’s easier than you think! One of our members has graciously opened their doors to create a social environment for any BAIN member interested in attending.
If you are interested in becoming one of these fabulous hosts or if you have any questions about the event, please contact Linda Talluto: LTalluto@gmail.com.
*This event is limited to current BAIN Downtown members only. If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN Downtown, please contact bain.downtown@gmail.com*
Book: The City And The City (2009)
Author: China Miéville
Day: Tuesday, August 12th
Time: 3:30 p.m.
NEW Location: Café of Galerna Libreria Address: Malabia 1784 Gandhi – Palermo
RSVP: loucrie@yahoo.com (Julia)
Come enjoy your afternoon coffee with us and participate in a lively discussion and suggest your favorite books to other BAIN members.
In our next meeting we will be selecting 2-3 new books to read in our upcoming meetings, so please bring suggestions of titles we can read. We are open to all kinds and genres of books (fiction as well as non-fiction) that present interesting topics and could make for lively conversations. Please bring your selections along with a short summary or description (either your own or from Amazon, etc) to help members decide which books to select.
This month we are reading The City And The City (2009) by China Miéville. The book has been named one of the best books of the year by the Los Angeles Times, the Seattle Times, and Publishers’ Weekly. When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borlú of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borlú must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a seeing of the unseen.
The book, as always, is available electronically.
Please feel free to join us even if you don’t manage to read the book.
For those who like to prepare in advance, here’s our title for September.
September 9th: The Good Earth (1931, Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Pearl S. Buck.
Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck’s epic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel talks about a vanished China and one family’s shifting fortunes. The book steels the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.
If you have any questions about the titles or meetings of the Book Club, please contact me at loucrie@yahoo.com
Hope to see you all in August!
-Julia
We are thrilled to announce that Bettina Rizza Furs and Leathers has added a $1,000 pesos gift certificate to the End of Year Party raffle!
With your entrance to the event, you will have FIVE CHANCES to win this and other fantastic prizes! You can put this gift certificate toward the purchase of any item in Bettina’s shop, some examples are available at www.bettinarizzi.com.
Bettina has been in business in Buenos Aires for close to 20 years. She is located at 929 Maipu St. and can tailor made
leather jackets, handbags and furs in one day.
Contact Bettina Rizzi info@bettinarizzi.com, cell: 15-5175-8500 for additional details, and get your party tickets today! Tickets are only $100 pesos for members, $250 for non-members.
To purchase your tickets:
Come to any BAIN Downtown event or contact:
Dawn Gillat dawn.e.gill@gmail.com or Bonnie Ridley Kraft at bonniekraft@yahoo.com
or send a note to bain.downtown@gmail.com
The next BAIN Morning Coffee is coming up! Mark your calendars!
Come spend a morning making new friends and catching up with old ones.
This is a casual, fun way to mingle and meet new people and it’s open
to all BAIN Downtown members.
Paola Castro is an Uruguayan woman leaving in Buenos Aires with extensive experience in the hospitality industry and loves to travel. She has combined her love for wine and fashion and created the company Vintium Bags, the best accessory to any “Bring Your Own Wine” event. If you are heading to a friend’s house for dinner or just taking a picnic to the park, a Vintium Bag is the best way to transport your vino from point A to point B.
Vintium is a 100% Argentinian brand inspired by the latest international design trends. The name is of Latin origin and was inspired by the Classical history of Wine.
Each bag is 100 % Argentinian Leather they are Eco Friendly – no more plastic bags to throw away, and no synthetic materials are used. There are many unique designs and a wide range of colors and combinations. They are squashable and foldable, which makes them ideal for traveling.
Vintium’s exclusive products combine the best Argentinian leather, providing the ideal accessory for all of your wine related needs. Functional and trendy, it provides the ideal way to transport your valuable wine. There are now designs that go beyond the world of wine and include purses and travel totes.
For more information about Vitium Bags, www.vintium.com, search for Paola Vintium on Facebook or email vintiumbags@gmail.com.
Vintium Bags is also a sponsor of the BAIN Downtown End of Year Party. We will be raffling off a beautiful, high quality wine bag at the event. If you haven’t done so yet, get your tickets now!
Thank you to DaVe at Discover Buenos Aires for this post on a Halloween celebration in capital for children!
While Halloween continues to grow in popularity in Buenos Aires, trick-or-treating has not yet really caught on. That leaves the expat community to organize their own Halloween Trick-or-Treat Party for Kids, and we’re happy to be a part of it!
This year, we’ll be meeting in a Palermo park on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at 6:30pm, with the little ones dressed up and ready to trick-or-treat! Please plan to bring:
Festive decor also welcomed (but please remember that you are responsible for taking home whatever you bring into the park, when you leave at the end of the event).
RSVP by sending an email to halloween@discoverbuenosaires.com with the age(s) of your children and we’ll send over full details of the event and exactly where we’re meeting.
Hope to see you there!
Join SACS at this beautiful event to raise money for school supplies for local children and enjoy food and drink with friends!
The expo “Vinos y Bodegas 2013” (Wines and Wineries, 2013 Edition), will take place from November 13th – 15th, at La Rural Exhibition Center.
Opening hours: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Santa Fe 4201, Palermo
Entry fee: AR$ 150 (includes tasting glass).
More information: Vinos y Bodegas 2013 official website (in Spanish only).
Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for this information. To keep up with this and other events in Buenos Aires, we have added a feature called “Blogs We Read” to the lower right-hand corner of the BAIN Downtown site. Or, subscribe to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide and receive all of her posts though email!
ANNUAL END-OF-YEAR COCKTAIL PARTY
Join us for BAIN Downtown’s most popular event of the year!
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Date: Thursday, November 14
Time: 7.00 to 10.00 p.m.
Venue: Pur Sang in Recoleta
Quintana 191 (corner Montevideo)
Dress code? Anywhere from cocktail to casual!
Cost: Members – AR$100
Non-Members – AR$250*
*Guests who join at this event will pay only the AR$100 member cost
Cost of membership is AR$250
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE
(see any Board member at any BAIN event; more contact information below)
Enjoy a sumptuous selection of canapés, hot and chilled appetizers, sweets,
various juices and soft drinks, red and white wine, and champagne!
Saxophone, guitar and vocals performed throughout the evening by Fabián Giuri www.fabiangiuri.com
For more information or to purchase your tickets, come to any BAIN Downtown event or contact:
Dawn Gill at dawn.e.gill@gmail.com
or Bonnie Ridley Kraft at bonniekraft@yahoo.com
or send a note to bain.downtown@gmail.com
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