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Beer Festival: BeerDay Buenos Aires 2013

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On May 26, 2013, the Auditorium of Buenos Aires Design Center (Av. Pueyrredon 2501, Recoleta. Level 2) receives Beer Day Festival, a beer tasting event focusing on specialty beers. The Festival will bring together 20 breweries from different regions in the country in one place.

Throughout the day, visitors will have the opportunity to learn how to cook with beer, and try dishes to be tasted with the different specialty beers; taste more than 50 styles of beer; and attend to talks on food pairing, sensory analysis of beer, tasting process and history.

The event will also feature live shows and DJ sets. One of the guests is the band tribute to the Blues Brothers, The Soul Men.
Some of the Argentine breweries participating in the event are: Cross (Bariloche), Owe (Neuquén), Fenicia (Rosario), Sauce (Santa Fe), Owl (Entre Rios) and Antares (Mar del Plata), among others.
The entrance fee includes five tastings of different styles of specialty beers (including Honey, Indian Pale Ale, Scotch, Porter and Weissbier) and access to all the talks. The event starts on Sunday at 2pm and finishes at 1am.
Tickets:
May 19 – 20: $ 130 Pesos
May 21 – 26: $ 150 Pesos
On sale at:

Tickets must be purchased in advance, they won´t be sold at the door.

May Monthly Social Meeting

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BAIN DOWNTOWN SOCIAL MEETING

FRIDAY, MAY 31 AT 5:00pm

BAIN Downtown members are invited to join in this month’s Strictly Social meeting at Downtown Matias in Recoleta, an Irish pub located next to Starbucks in the Terrazas Buenos Aires Design Center.  Our start time is 5 p.m., BAIN will provide appetizers and there is a 2 for 1 happy hour menu available!

Location:  Downtown Matias at the Buenos Aires Design Center in Recoleta (next to the Recoleta Cemetery, nearest the intersection of Av Libertador and Pueyrredon).

Date and Time:  Friday, May 31 5:00 p.m.

Program:  Conversation!  Meet someone new!  Bring friends and introduce them to BAIN!  We will provide light appetizers and finger food while our guests enjoy the happy hour specials of 2 for 1 on beverages.

Fees: BAIN Downtown members – no charge

Guests and BAIN Suburbs members – AR$50*

*If you join BAIN at the meeting, your guest fee is waived.

(The fee to join BAIN for a year’s membership is AR$250)

July Renewals:  If you received an email reminding you that your renewal date isJuly 1, this meeting is a great place to renew!  The cost to renew is AR$250.

Other Notes:

The BAIN Downtown website:

Check out our website at https://baindowntown.com/ for the online membership directory and more.

Want to stay up to date with all of BAIN Downtown’s events?  Sign up to follow our blog, or like us on Facebook!

Tango: Buenos Aires City Dance Champhionship 2013

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From Sunday, May 12th to Sunday, May 26th, 2013, the Buenos Aires City Tango Dance Championship 2013 will be held in different “milongas”, theaters, and cultural centers across the city.

The competition is on the look out for new winning couples in the categories Tango de Pista, Milonga, “Milongueros” of the World, and Waltz, who will qualify to participate in the World Tango Dance Championship that will take place in Buenos Aires in August 2013.
The Championship starts on May 12th at Teatro 25 de Mayo. The qualifying rounds will continue on Saturday 18 at CC Resurgimiento (La Paternal), Sunday 19 at CC Julián Centeya (San Cristóbal), and Tuesday 21 at CC Carlos Gardel (Chacarita), all with free entrance and limited capacity, until Wednesday 22 at La Viruta (Palermo) ($ 40 Pesos), to arrive at semifinals on Thursday 23rd at El Pial (Flores) ($30 Pesos).
The Final will be held on Sunday, May 26th at the recently inaugurated cultural center Usina del Arte (Av. Pedro de Mendoza & Caffarena), in La Boca, with free entrance. Free tickets for this event must be picked up at Casa de la Cultura, Av. de Mayo 575, on Friday 24th, from 12pm to 5pm (2 tickets per person). Make sure to get in line early!
Tickets for the events that are not free of charge will be on sale at the respective venues.
Click here for more information and complete day by day schedule.
Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for the information below.  To keep up with this an 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!

May Morning Coffee

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The next BAIN Morning Coffee is coming up! Mark your calendars!
Date: Tuesday, May 14th
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 
Where: Recoleta

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.

Never been to a coffee event before? New to BAIN or Buenos Aires? We’d love to have you join us. Let us know in your RSVP if you have any questions!

Please RSVP to Christi Holligan at dholligan@gmail.com
*Exact address provided upon RSVP. We hope you can make it!

 
Are you interested in hosting a Morning Coffee??  You pick the day, and BAIN will chip in AR$150 to help cover hosting fees.  Hosting is a great way to continue the event, and get involved with BAIN!  Contact Katarina Nyssens at katarina.nyssens@gmail.com for more information!
 
*This event is limited to current BAIN members only.  If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com*

Recoleta Showroom Tours – Starting May 11th!

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The Recoleta Showroom Hop

Date: Saturday afternoons, 2pm to 6.30pm

Available dates: Every Saturday in May & June, starting May 11 (depending on interest and availability)

Capacity: 6 people per tour

Description: Personal shopper Sophie Lloyd will take you on a walking shopping tour around Recoleta’s exclusive appointment-only showrooms that feature the limited edition handmade collections of some of the city’s cream of the crop designers, including wool/silk capes, leather handbags, womenswear, leather shoes and 18kt gold / sterling silver jewellery. At each showroom, the designers will be there in person to talk through their collections and you’ll be free to try on items and shop to your heart’s content. The tour will end with a glass of bubbly (or non-alcoholic refreshment) in the final showroom. NB: There is no obligation to buy.

Price: 40 USD per person or AR$ 260

A 50% down payment is requested to secure booking, payable via PayPal (slloydster@gmail.com) or in cash

Additional option: You can choose to start the experience with a consultation over tea/coffee with Rosario of White Professional Colour Lab who will advise you on your colour palette and give you clothing and make up tips to suit your hair / eye colour and skin tone. You will receive your own pocket-sized colour palette with your colours to take away with you shopping. (Price: additional AR$ 200)

To book, email Sophie on infoshopbuenosaires@gmail.com / or call +54 (9) 11 3921 0460. / www.shop-buenosaires.com

April Monthly Meeting!

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BAIN DOWNTOWN THIS FRIDAY!

Join us at the April Monthly Meeting for Buenos Aires International Newcomers!  We’ll be socializing over baked goods from Sugar and Spice; discovering new information about our adopted country, Argentina; and just having fun.

Place: ICANA, Maipú 672, (between Viamonte and Tucumán) in the city center. Our meeting will be on the ground floor in the library.

Date: Friday, April 26

Time:
4.00 p.m. – members and guests begin to arrive

4.30 p.m. – the program begins

5.30 p.m. – after-meeting social at Filo, San Martin 975 – a fantastic spot for pizza as well if you’re hungry!

Program:  The topic of this month’s presentation will be; The Direction of Argentina: Socially, Politcally and Economically by John Richards.  John Richards was born in Panama and spent his childhood in the US before moving to Argentina in 1984.  His years in Argentina have been spent in multiple industries all of which have used his mulitnational experience and bi-lingual skills.

Fees:  BAIN Downtown members – no charge

Non-members/Guests – AR$50

We look forward to seeing you on Friday!

 

Earth Day Bike Race

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In celebration of Earth Day, Sunday, April 21 at 10:00am there will be a FREE Bike Race starting at the Planetarium in Palermo (corner of Figueroa Alcorta & Sarmiento).

For participants that would like a more competitive race, the distance would be 15 km at a higher speed. For those that would like to enjoy the view or bring young family members the distance is 10 km at whatever speed you would like. If you choose to register for the event – go to mejorenbici.gob.ar –  you will have a chance to some nice prizes, if not just come and enjoy the ride.

For more information go to http://mejorenbici.buenosaires.gob.ar/2013/04/04/bicicleteada/

Rain Date set for April 28.

Celebrate World Malbec Day with 0800-Vino!

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Friday, April 19th we´re celebrating World Malbec Day with a selection of great Malbecs from all across Argentina. Featured wineries include Mauricio Lorca, Enrique Foster, Fin del Mundo, Margot, Septima and Palo Alto. Cost is a very nominal 90 pesos per person. Spaces are limited, please reserve by email to 0800vino@gmail.com.

0800-Vino Wine Store is located at Anchorena 695, corner Tucuman in Almagro. www.0800-vino.com
Viernes 19 de abril celebramos el día internacional del malbec con una selección de distintos malbecs de todas las principales regiones vitivinícolas de la argentina. Bodegas destacadas incluyen Mauricio Lorca, Foster, Fin del Mundo, Margot, Septima y Palo Alto. El costo es un muy nominal 90 pesos por persona. Por favor reservar su lugar por mail a 0800vino@gmail.com. NO ACEPTAMOS RESERVAS POR FB.

Buenos Aires Food Week & Spanish Gastronomy Week

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Two simultaneous gastronomic events will be taking place in Buenos Aires on the week of April 15 – April 21, 2013. 


Buenos Aires Food Week, a new annual event in which 25 of the best restaurants in the city will offer lunch and dinner menus at promotional prices, will be held for the first time in Buenos Aires from April 15 to April 21, 2013.

With similar editions in New York, San Pablo, Milan and other major cities worldwide, the goal of this Food Week is democratizing access to haute-cuisine, offering the general public the opportunity to learn about premium restaurants and taste unique dishes at attractive prices.

Each restaurant will offer a fixed three step menu (starter, main course and dessert) with a fixed price of $ 99 pesos for lunch and $ 169 pesos for dinner, not including drinks, service and tip.

The restaurants participating in the first edition are:

  • Agraz – Caesar Park Hotel
  • Astrid y Gastón
  • Azema
  • Bice
  • Blanch
  • Brasserie Petanque
  • Cardon
  • Casa Cruz
  • Club 31 restaurant-Grand Hotel
  • Drift
  • Doppio Zero
  • Dos Mares
  • Honor y Causa
  • La Brasserie – Marriot Plaza Hotel
  • La Rosa Náutica
  • Le Grill
  • Mooi
  • Mullu
  • Piegari Vitello e Dolce
  • Plaza Grill – Marriott Plaza Hotel
  • Pony Line Bar – Four Seasons Hotel
  • Root – Intercontinental Nordelta
  • Sivela 465 – Mio Hotel
  • Social Paraíso

For a complete list of restaurants, menus (“Carta”) and online reservations, visit: www.bafoodweek.com.

If places are left available, people may also attend directly the restaurant of their choice.

Payments can be made in cash, debit card, or credit card at the end of the meal.

The additional 15% discount with Mastercard Black or Platinum cards only applies to cards issued in Argentina.

 

semana-gastronomica-espanolaAt the same time, The Spanish Tourist Office of the Embassy of Spain in Buenos Aires organizes the 1st Spanish Gastronomy Week in Buenos Aires, which will also be held from April 15 to April 21, 2013.

The Spanish Gastronomy Week offers quality Spanish menus at a reasonable prices for both lunch and dinner throughout the week, at the best Spanish restaurants in the city of Buenos Aires and Mendoza. Prices range from $ 99 Pesos to $ 199 Pesos.

The Regions of Asturias, Galicia and Madrid will participate actively through top-level chefs that will display their skills in some of the participating restaurants.

 

For a complete list of restaurants and online reservations, visit:www.semanagastronomicaba.com

 

Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for the information above.  To keep up with this an 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!