Museum Visit — Thursday, September 18, 2014

Posted on September 5, 2014 by tq

Join us for a visit to Palacio Paz. We will take a guided visit in English to see one of the most beautiful places in Buenos Aires.

Visiting the Palace is a unique experience because it was the biggest and the most luxurious private residence in town. If we add the huge artistic richness and the anecdotes of that period, the visitor gets amazed. Walking along the ballrooms takes us back to a magnificent period of Argentina.

If Buenos Aires was the Paris of South America, the Palacio Paz is the greatest example of French architecture in the city.

Please RSVP before Tuesday Sept. 16 to

Jolanda Maltha

jmaltha@hotmail.com

Cost for the tour is 70 Pesos per person to be paid at the entrance.

Meeting point: the entrance of the Palacio Paz at 3:15 p.m.

Av. Santa Fe 750/Plaza San Martín

Duration of the tour approx. 1 hour 15 min.

After the tour we can get together for coffee at the corner restaurant. (optional)

www.palaciopaz.com.ar

Bi-monthly Meeting — ICANA — Graffitimundo Presents!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by tq

This month, graffitimundo, an art foundation that promotes the urban art scene of Buenos Aires, will give insight into the extraordinary stories behind the art; from its fiery political origins, to the modern context in which Buenos Aires has become one of the world’s most exciting cities for urban art. Graffitimundo works closely with some of the most talented and established urban artists in the city, runs tours, and workshops, and a gallery called UNION.

Address: ICANA, Maipú 672, Buenos Aires

Time: August 29, 2014, Presentation from 5pm to 6pm

Refreshments: Coffee, cookies, and cake

We will be getting together for a drink and/or picada after the presentation.

BAIN members and guests please join us.

Guest fee is 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)

Monthly Lunch — July 23, 2014

Posted on July 16, 2014 by tq

On Wednesday, July 23, at 1:00 pm we will have lunch at the Benihana restaurant next to the Alto Palermo shopping center. The chain is expanding and will shortly open a venue in Puerto Madero – let’s take advantage of their current bargain pricing as I suspect it will not last much longer!

Benihana restaurants are traditional Japanese hibachi steakhouses, which feature the Japanese cooking method known as “teppanyaki.” Your meal is prepared fresh and served by a performing chef, right before your eyes. For a nice write up on the history of the restaurants visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benihana. Our group has dined there previously with great reviews. Check out their Spanish language site at http://www.benihana.com.ar/ . Don’t believe the prices on the menu – they are very out of date!

You can choose the chicken, steak or shrimp teppanyaki. This includes soup, salad, water or gaseosa and the main course. Please note that the hibachi chicken rice is also included, as well as the tip!

The pricing for this event is quite “tight” – coffee, dessert, alcoholic beverages, etc. are not included in the price.

Date: Wednesday, July 23

Time: 1:00 pm

Place: Benihana, Arenales 3310 y Coronel Diaz (near Santa Fe)

Cost: 100 pesos

Please RSVP to mweldon213@yahoo.com

4815-4660

August Morning Coffee

Posted on July 15, 2014 by tq

Let’s meet again at our August Morning Coffee!

Come enjoy good company and pleasant conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.

This month’s coffee will take place on:

Tuesday, August 12 from 10:30 a.m. to noon

Location: Recoleta.

Exact address will be provided after you send your RSVP.

Please RSVP to Grace at estudio_sabatini@fibertel.com.ar

(note the underscore between “estudio” and “sabatini”)

We hope to see you there!

Ladies’ Night Out in July!

Posted on July 15, 2014 by dawngill

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!

Wine & Tapas, July 26, 2014

Posted on July 15, 2014 by dawngill

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 Group Meeting — August 12, 2014

Posted on July 15, 2014 by dawngill

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

Monthly Dinner — July 8, 2014

Posted on July 6, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

This month’s BAIN dinner will be on Tuesday, July 8th. The event will be organized by Dilya Austin, our new Dinner Coordinator!The event will be in Palermo. Here are the details:Time: 9.00 p.m. (the following day, July 9^th is a holiday- Independence Day in Argentina)
Place: 4141 Restaurante, Honduras 4141, Palermo
Cost: $ 230 per person, inclusive of a three-course meal, two glasses of wine, soft drinks and water, cubierto and tip.RSVP to Dilya, dilyatesh@gmail.com

Menu:
First course (this will be served fairly quickly as we have chosen two options to share)
Prosciutto and pear on top of arugula leaves
Hummus with Tzatziki sauce

Main Course, one of these options:
Brisket of beef with a salad
Squash ravioli with Blue cheese cream
Pork Shoulder and pineapple with mashed potatos (a favorite of almost all who have tried it at 4141)

Dessert, one of these options
Chocolate mousse
Fruit salad

May Ladies Night – Thursday, May 22

Posted on May 14, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Come with us and enjoy a different night at the Sofitel Bar.

On Thursday 22nd we will have the opportunity of experiencing the Aperitif Montmartre with a recreation of a Parisian neighborhood, live music and a caricaturist. We would also have the possibility of trying Chef Olivier Falchi’s terrines as well as 2×1 wine options.

Definitely something different and great fun!

Date: Thursday, May 22nd.

Location: Sofitel Buenos Aires- Arroyo 841

Time: 18h30 to 21h00

RSVP: To Silvia Portalanza silporta@hotmail.com

Hope to meet you there!

Book Group — May 15, 2014

Posted on April 18, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Come enjoy an evening coffee (or wine) along with some lively discussion at BAIN’s May Book Club meeting!

This month we are reading The Buddha in the Attic (2011) by Julie Otsuka, a book that grapples with the migration of Japanese picture-brides to the U.S. in the early 1900’s, and has won a number of literary prizes. The book, as always, is available electronically.

Book: The Buddha in the Attic (2011) by Julie Otsuka

Day: Thursday, 15th May

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Café Antonia, located inside the Libros de Pasaje bookstore in Palermo.

Address: Thames 1762

RSVP: loucrie@yahoo.com (Julia) – We will be calling the café the day before to reserve a large table for all of us, so please let us know to include you.

Please feel free to join us even if you don’t manage to read the book.

Important Note: We will dedicate the last 15-20 minutes of this meeting to selecting three booksto read from July to September. If you have a book to suggest to the group, please note the title and a description or review (either your own, if you’ve read the book, or from a place like Amazon, if you haven’t) so we can decide collectively which books we would like to read next.

For those who like to prepare ahead, our June book has already been set:

June: Please Look After Mom (2009, in English 2011) by Kyung-Sook Shin

A Korean best-seller about a family’s search for their mother who vanishes one day in the crowds of the Seoul Station subway.

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 next month,

Julia