Category Archives: Activities in BsAs
August Book Club Meeting
Join us for the August meeting of BAIN Book Club!
Date: Wednesday 29 August 2012
Time: 13h00 – 15h00
Location: Recoleta
The book club meeting for August will feature The Emperor’s Children by: Claire Messud
The New Yorker book reviews writes:
“In this witty examination of New York’s chattering classes, which opens in the spring of 2001, the despot of the title is Murray Thwaite, a famous journalist who made his name in the Vietnam era. The next generation, however, is having trouble gaining traction. Murray’s daughter, Marina, unable to complete a long-overdue book on the cultural significance of children’s clothing, has moved back into her parents’ Upper West Side apartment and is doing a lot of yoga. Her two best friends—Danielle, a television producer, and Julius, a gay freelance critic—are similarly ambitious and entitled, without being particularly driven. All three find sex the easiest way to transform themselves. Only Murray’s brainy and profoundly disenfranchised nephew from upstate aggressively pursues his belief in the true and the good, but he proves to be a sort of literary terrorist, threatening to blow the family apart. The humorous intimacies of Messud’s portraits do not, finally, soften the judgments behind them: If this is what’s become of the liberal imagination, is it worth fighting for?”
Book Exchange – Now in a New Location!
The BAIN Book Exchange Has a New Home!
Date: Monday, August 20
Time: 11 am
The book exchange has moved to a new location in Palermo Viejo. After some thought and discussion about how to improve the book exchange, we begin this month with a slightly different approach, with the aim of bringing readers together to exchange quality reading material and chat about our books and more.
Please join us by bringing 1 or 2 really interesting books to lend or give away in exchange for someone else’s great book. You don’t necessarily have to part with your book, you can loan it to another BAIN member who will be held accountable to return it. We want our book exchange to offer participants an opportunity to access high quality reading material in English, which can be hard to find, and expensive to buy in BA. Please don’t bring books you would like to get rid of. Instead, bring the book you would like your best friend to read.
Place: contact Danielle Gold at dgold@counselingba.com
Please RSVP in advance for directions and exact location
*This event is limited to current BAIN Downtown members only. Please contact bain.downtown@gmail.com to learn how to become a BAIN member, or visit our How to Join page.
Light refreshments & good conversation will be served
Monthly Morning Coffee
Please come join us for the next BAIN Morning Coffee!
Date: Tuesday, August 14th
Time: 10:30am-12:00
Where: Palermo Chico
The Morning Coffees are a great way to meet new BAIN members and reconnect with old friends while enjoying coffee and goodies.
Never been to a coffee event before? New to BAIN or Buenos Aires? We’d love to have you join us. Let me know in your RSVP if you have any questions!
*Exact address provided upon RSVP.We hope you can make it!
BAIN Monthly Dinner – Cafe de los Angelitos
Join us for the August BAIN Monthly Dinner!
This month, we will dine at Cafe de los Angelitos, which is one of the most traditional Argentine cafes and cultural centers. Large groups of people visit the elegant rooms and enjoy their delicious food and wonderful atmosphere. This cafe has witnessed “porteña” history for over a hundred years and is in the vanguard of Tango. Though this dinner is limited to the cafe, you may want to return to Cafe de los Angelitos to experience a spectacular dinner and the elaborate and distinguished Tango Show they offer, which was awarded the prestigious award by the Asociación de Cronistas del Espectáculo for best costume and choreography.
Date: Thursday, August 16th
Time: 8:00pm (20.00h)
Location: 2100 Rivadavia Ave, at the corner of Rincon (the extension of Junin)
Cost: AR$160 per person for a 3-course menu and beverage (see attached menu for details)
Please RSVP to Celia Jakimczuk celiacriseo@rauljak.com.ar, by Monday, August 13.
We hope to see you there!
Cooking Courses with Chef Daniel Taddese
August-September
Mediterranean Cuisine Series
Light French ( 7 Class Sessions)
Offered on Wednesdays or Thursdays: 10:00 am-1:00pm
Wednesdays, August 15, 22, 29 & September 5, 12, 19, 26
or
Thursdays August 16, 23, 30 & September 6, 13, 20, 27
Reservations: 15-3227-0154 or daniel@conviviobuenosaires.com
Mediterranean cuisine is characterized by flexibility, a wide range of ingredients and regional variations. Mediterranean cuisine comes from the 21 countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea. Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon, are some of the countries best known for their culinary traditions. Last month we explored Spain & Italy, for this session in the series, we will focus on France, taking inspiration from the work of Michel Guerard to produce lighter French dishes, while retaining authentic flavors.
We’ll be using seasonal fresh produce, alongside meat, seafood, and poultry preparations. Our cooking techniques will include grilling, broiling, and sautéing.
Demonstrations will be provided and students will gain hands-on experience. And we’ll all sit down to share our dishes in a convivial setting along with a glass of wine and a good conversation!
Attend three classes for AR $ 1,400
all seven classes in this session for AR$ 2,800
Single classes AR$ 500
These are small classes of 4 participants which fill quickly.
More classes coming, including: Dinner Planning, Markets of Buenos Aires, and Cooking is Cool for teenagers. Call for details or check website for updates.
July Monthly Meeting/Social
BAIN DOWNTOWN FRIDAY, JULY 27!
BAIN Downtown members are invited to join in this month’s Strictly Social Meeting. We will enjoy food, drinks and great company at Porte Zuelo, a Lounge Bar and Music Club on calle Vicente Lopez. The meeting’s start time is later, beginning at 5:30pm, and there is a 2 for 1 Happy Hour menu available until 9pm!
Place: Porte Zuelo, Vicente Lopez 2160: http://www.portezueloweb.com/
Date: Friday, July 27, 2012
Time: 5:30 p.m. – A change from the usual, hopefully some of our working members can join us after the workday!
Program: Conversation! Meet someone new! Bring a friend and introduce them to BAIN! We will provide light appetizers and finger foods while our members and their guests enjoy the Happy Hour specials of 2 for 1 beverages for purchase until 9pm!
Fees: BAIN Downtown Members – no charge, BAIN Suburbs Members – $AR10, Guests – $AR20 *If you sign up for BAIN Downtown at the meeting, your guest fee is waved!
For more information, or to join BAIN Downtown, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com
Gringo Stand Up in Buenos Aires
Join us EVERY TUESDAY at the one and only English-language stand-up comedy show in Buenos Aires!
Next Tuesday 10 JUL 2012
LIVE and IN PERSON (opening show @ Café Rivas)
Casa Mun – Monthly Dinner
An amazing closed door dinner experience you can not miss. One of those places where everyone has been and said it was amazing – and yes, you need to go!
July 13, Friday
5-course tasting menu (soda/water) – 245 pesos
5-course tasting menu (Wine pairings) – 275 pesos
* prices already include tip.
Please RSVP to bain.downtown@gmail.com
Visit Casa Mun’s website for a full menu description and more details about the Casa Mun experience!
Wine and Tapas
Please come join us for the next BAIN Wine and Tapas!
Friday, July 6th at 8pm in Recoleta
Bring along a beverage and a tapas-style dish to share, and look forward to a relaxing, casual evening with friends. Never been to Wine and Tapas 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 via email to bain.downtown@gmail.com
*Exact address provided upon RSVP.
We hope you can make it!

