REMINDER – Get your tickets for the Fall Fling! Thursday, March 27, 6 p.m.

Posted on March 21, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Additional contact information at end of message!

FALL FLING!

Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 6.00 to 10.00 p.m.
Venue: Pur Sang in Recoleta, Quintana 191 (corner Montevideo)

Dress code? Anywhere from cocktail to casual!

Cost: Members – AR$150
Non-Members – AR$250*
*Guests who join at this event will pay the AR$150 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)

Join us for BAIN Downtown’s newest event of the year

Fall Fling will be reminiscent of the NovemberEnd of Year Party, but on a slightly smaller scale.
Enjoy sweet and savory appetizers, juices and soft drinks, red and white wine, and champagne.
Saxophone, guitar and vocals performed throughout the evening by Fabián Giuri

For more information or to purchase your tickets, come to any BAIN Downtown event, contact a BAIN Downtown Board Member:
Toni at tonilin@aol.com
Bonnie at bonniekraft@yahoo.com
Silvia at silporta@hotmail.com
Solange at shmecham25@gmail.com
Raisa at raisa.rautala@formin.fi
or send a note to bain.downtown@gmail.com

Book Discussion Group — April 10

Posted on March 20, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Join us next month at BAIN’s Book Club meeting for a lively and thought-provoking evening!

Our discussion will center on the book Of Mice and Men. (Please note that we have replaced the previously announced title (The Luminaries) on account of that book’s length. We hope this decision does not inconvenience anyone.)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (ca. 112 pages) is a classic must read, “the tragic story of the complex bond between two migrant laborers in Central California. They are George Milton and Lennie Small, itinerant ranch hands who dream of one day owning a small farm. George acts as a father figure to Lennie, who is a very large, simple-minded man, calming him and helping to rein in his immense physical strength.”

The book is available electronically, as always.

Meeting Details:

Book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Day: Thursday, 10th April

Location: Almagro

Time: 6:30 p.m.

RSVP: tonilin@aol.com

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

For those who like to prepare ahead, we have selected book titles for the next couple of months as follows (click on titles to view Kindle version on Amazon):

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

This book revolves around the migration of Japanese picture-brides to the U.S. in the early 1900’s, and has won a number of literary prizes.

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

March 12 — Ladies Night Out

Posted on March 5, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Join us for this month’s Ladies Night Out at Bella Italia Cafe in Palermo!

There will be lively conversation and libations. First time? Don’t be shy. We are waiting to welcome you.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014
6:00 to 8:30 pm

Bella Italia Cafe in Palermo

Republica Arabe de Siria 3330

RSVP: tonilin@aol.com

Wine & Tapas — March 15

Posted on March 3, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

The monthly Wine & Tapas get together is a chance for BAIN members and their guests — old hands and new — to come together to visit and catch up.

This month a special Wine & Tapas in Palermo Botanico. Bring wine and savory finger food to share. The hosts will prepare dessert. The message is — bring savory, not sweet.

Socialize, have a bite, have a sip, have fun. The evening begins at 8 pm.

RSVP to tonygildamercedes@gmail.com.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

March Book Group

Posted on March 1, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Come join us to discuss The Attack by Yasmina Khadra, the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul.

Time: 6:30 pm

Day: March 13, 2014

RSVP to ssgaby@hotmail.com

Whether you have read the book or not, we will welcome your participation.

Future books we will be reading together are listed below.

April

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Note: this book is over 800 pages)

May

The Buddha in the Attic, a 2011 novel written by American author Julie Otsuka about Japanese picture brides immigrating to America in the early 1900s

June

Please Look After Mom, a novel by South Korean author Kyung-sook Shin

BAIN DOWNTOWN MONTHLY MEETING – FEBRUARY 28

Posted on February 6, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Join us at the Monthly Meeting at ICANA on Friday, February 28 at 4 p.m.

This month’s meeting will center around a talk by Facundo Piperno, whose bio follows. The topic will be “The Constant of Contrast in Argentine Literature.” His talk promises to contain information and insights about Argentine literature that you haven’t heard before.

Facundo Piperno Franco is 38 years old. He is a freelance writer, translator, editor and journalist. He writes a column for Barzón and has collaborated on many Argentine and foreign media (Perfil, Panenka, Ñ magazine, The Guardian, Lateral, Chimera). He coordinates the literary project La Cofradía, along with Gonzalo Garcés, Luis Mey, Martin Kasañetz and Francisco Zappia. As a translator and editor Facundo has worked for RBA, El Aleph, Lince, CLASCO and FINN literary contest.

Location: ICANA, Maipú 672 (between Viamonte and Tucumán) in the City Center, on the ground floor in the library.

Date: Friday, February 28

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

4.30 p.m. – the program begins

5.30 p.m. – (approximately) – after-meeting social at Torcuato y Regina,

Santa Fé 770 (Santa Fé y Maipú)

Program: Facundo Piperno on “The Constant of Contrast in Argentine Literature”

Fees: BAIN Downtown members – no charge

Non-members/Guests – AR$50

We look forward to seeing you on Friday the 28th!

February Ladies Night Out — February 19

Posted on February 6, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Join us for this month’s Ladies Night Out at Torguato & Regina Bar-Bistro!

There will be lively

conversation and libations. First time? Don’t be shy. We are waiting to welcome you.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

6:00 to 8:30 pm

Torguato & Regina

Across the street from Plaza San Martin, Torguato & Regina Bar-Bistro, is a delightful spot for this month’s BAIN’s Ladies Night Out.

Santa Fe Avenue 772, Retiro

RSVP: tonilin@aol.com

Weekly English/Spanish Conversation Class — Thursdays

Posted on February 5, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Starts: Thursday, Feb 6

Meets every Thursday

Time: 13:00 hrs.

Hospital Fernandez

Ave. Cervino 3356

7th Floor – Look for the BAIN sign

Questions: Email Solange at shmecham25@gmail.com

February 15 — Wine & Tapas

Posted on January 29, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

The monthly Wine & Tapas get together is a chance for newcomers, old hands and new, to come together to visit and catch up.

Bring wine and finger food to share. We meet this month in Palermo at 8 pm on Saturday, February 15.

Socialize, have a bite, have a sip, have fun.

RSVP to LTalluto@gmail.com to get exact location. Looking forward to seeing you there.

January Luncheon — January 30

Posted on January 21, 2014 by BAIN Downtown

Those of us who are still in the city have a treat coming. We dine this month at Club Danes. This unpretentious Danish restaurant on the edge of Retiro is on the 12th floor of the building that houses the Danish embassy. They took an alternate route to the lowered traffic and are open only for lunch! The view over the river is great.

The menu has four options and includes a beverage plus coffee or tea for 80 pesos. Dessert (a large selection) is an additional 28 pesos. A wide range of open-face sandwiches are about 40 pesos each.

Hoping to see you all on Thursday the 30th.

Time: 12:30
Date: Thursday January 30
Place: Club Danes, L. N. Alem 1074, Piso 12
Phone. 4312-9266

Cost: 40 – 120 pesos depending on choices

RSVP please to Michael at: mweldon213@yahoo.com
Phone: 4815-4660