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
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)
Where: Agraz RestaurantAddress: Posadas 1232Time: 1 pmPhone 4819-1100
The 2014 edition of BAFoodweek is too good for us to pass up. With 42 top end restaurants offering lunch and dinner specials we are going to take advantage of the opportunity.Consequently I have booked our group at Agraz which is the signature restaurant of the Caesar Park Hotel in Recoleta. Billed as International, the restaurant specializes in modern Argentine cuisine. The following link will show you the menu: http://www.bafoodweek.com/menus/agraz.jpgFood week will run for the first two weeks in September and I can recommend two other choices for lunch. These are Marieta and Sivela 465.The cost for our lunch is 155 pesos and as usual, correct change will be appreciated. Please note that the cost does not include any beverage (other than a complimentary welcome cocktail). I am asking the staff to provide pitchers oragua ordinaire for the table.Date and time: Thursday 11/Sep 13:00 hsRSVP to: mweldon213@yahoo.com
Or: 4815 4660
The next BAIN Morning Coffee is coming up!
Date: Friday, September 12, 2014
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00
Where: Palermo Soho
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 roxannenodelanglois@gmail.com
*Exact address provided upon RSVP. We hope you can make it!
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)
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
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!
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
