October Ladies Night Out

Come join us for BAIN’s Ladies Night Out

Thursday, October 17

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

By popular demand we return to La Confitería La Paris at Hipódromo, Av. del Libertador 4104, (esq. Av. Dorrego)

Happy Hour will be outside on the front patio (weather permitting)

RSVP:  Teresa Ezcurra (tezlg@hotmail.com)

We look forward to seeing you for another entertaining evening of endless laughter and fun with friends!

Morning Coffee

The next BAIN Morning Coffee is coming up!  Mark your calendars!
Date: Tuesday, October 22nd
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.

This month we’ll be joined for a brief talk by Lauren Dulberg of Acupuncture Buenos Aires who will speak about the acupuncture and the new facial rejuvenation technique she has brought to BA. Moreover, all BAIN members will be offered a discount package!

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 Niccole De Campos  at niccoledecampos@me.com

*Exact address provided upon RSVP. We hope you can make it!

Book Discussion Group–Monday, November 18, 10am to noon

The book selection for our next meeting is Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power by Jon Meacham.   If you have not yet attended a BAIN book club meeting or are looking to start, please join us!  

Like to talk about books? Please come to the November Book Group Meeting, whether you have read the book or not. Bring names of books you would like to read and discuss together.

Meeting will be held in Almagro.  Please email your RSVP to: tonilin@aol.com.  Exact address will be sent upon receipt of RSVP.

Here is a link to a summary and some critic and reader reviews on Amazon.

Here is the information for the November book club meeting:   

Book choice: Thomas Jefferson, The Art of Power, by Jon Meacham
Date: Monday, November 18
Time: 10 am – 12 am
Location: Almagro
Please email your RSVP to: tonilin@aol.com
Here is a link to a summary and some critic and reader reviews on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Art-Power-ebook/dp/B0089EHKE8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=


We hope to see you on November 18th!

October Wine & Tapas

SAM_1414The 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 pass. We will meet up in Recoletta at 8 pm on Saturday, October 12.

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

RSVP to Teresa at tezlg@hotmail.com to get exact location. Looking forward to seeing you there.

September Ladies Night Out

Spring is just around the corner so it’s a perfect time for a new venue for Ladies Night Out.  Come join us at the Confiteria La Paris, Av. del Libertador 4041 (corner of Av. Dorrego)

Time:  6 to 8:30 pm

Date:  Wednesday, September 18

RSVP:  Teresa Ezcurra, tezlg@hotmail.com

September Morning Coffee

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.

coffeepic

The next BAIN Morning Coffee is coming up! Mark your calendars!

Date: Tuesday, September 24th

Time: 10:30 am – 12:00
Where: Puerto Madero

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 Katarina Nyssens at katarina.nyssens@gmail.com
*Exact address provided upon RSVP. We hope you can make it!

September Luncheon

The date for the September luncheon is Thursday, September 19. Please note this is a week earlier than we normally have the luncheons.

On Thursday September 19, at 1:00 pm we will have lunch at the Benihana restaurant next to the Alto Palermo shopping center,  Ave. Coronel Díaz y Arenales (one block from Santa Fe), one of our most reliable and enjoyable venues.

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 writeup on the history of the restaurant visit  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benihana. Our group has dined there previously with great reviews.

You can choose the chicken, steak or shrimp priced at 95 pesos for the chicken or 100 pesos for the other options. This includes soup, salad, water or gaseosa and the main course. Please note that the hibachi chicken rice is an optional extra. If this is offered by the waitress, it is an additional 10 pesos!

Check out their Spanish language site at   http://www.benihana.com.ar/Benihana

Date:          Thursday September 19

Time:         1:00 pm

Place:        Benihana, Coronel Diaz y Arenales

Cost:          95 or 100 pesos depending on menu choice

Please RSVP to secure a place.

mweldon213@yahoo.com

Spring at the Sivori

BAIN DOWNTOWN MONTHLY MEETING

ANNUAL SPRING AT THE SIVORI EVENT

with champagne and hors d’oeuvres!

September 27th at 3 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE:  SPECIAL VENUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR RSVP

For the past six years, we have held our popular “Welcome to Spring” meeting at the Museo de Artes Plásticas Eduardo Sívori.  Join us as we return to the Sivori Museum’s beautiful garden courtyard to toast the arrival of spring!

The Sivori event is one of our favorite meeting venues due to the lovely location and relaxed atmosphere. This is a catered event, with champagne, sweet and savory treats to celebrate the arrival of Spring.  Note that the event takes place earlier in the day than our normal monthly meetings, and is a perfect place to bring a friend and enjoy the outdoors!  Children are welcome!

PLACE:  Museo de Artes Plásticas Eduardo Sívori, Av. Infanta Isabel 555 in the Parque 3 de Febrero

  • For a map click here: http://goo.gl/maps/2sU6y
  • For directions and information on the current art exhibits, please visit the museum’s website at www.museosivori.org.ar)\
  • There is a nominal admission to enter the museum (one peso for Argentines, three pesos for everyone else)

TIME:  3 to 5 p.m.

RSVP: Unlike for our normal monthly meetings, we need you to RSVP to this event.  This is a catered event that requires a deposit, so we need to know in advance if you are coming – AND if you plan on bringing guests (children under 10 are free).  

Please RSVP to bain.downtown@gmail.com, by Wednesday, September 25th.  

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  The meeting itself is FREE TO BAIN DOWNTOWN MEMBERS WHO RSVP.  The cost for non-members is $120 pesos.  A yearly membership with BAIN is $250 pesos, and if an RSVPed guest signs up for a BAIN Downtown membership at the event we’ll waive the guest fee!

 

September Monthly Dinner

 DEMETRIA RESTAURANT, SAAVEDRA

Though it’s further from our usual locations, this is a special restaurant in Buenos Aires you’ll be glad you got to know. You go through a garden to get to the restaurant.  It’s got a “je ne sais quoi” worth remembering.

Address: Ramallo 2626, entre Av. San Isidro y Vidal, Saavedra (1 block from Cabildo and 3 blocks from Puente Saavedra)

Date: Thursday, September 12th

Time: 8:30 pm

Price:  AR$160 a person which includes first course (2 options), main course (3 options), dessert (2 options) and one drink (1 soft drink or 1 water or 1 porron de cerveza or 1 glass of wine)

Please R.S.V.P. to Teresa Ezcurra at tezlg@hotmail.com.

Menu options:

First course options:

  • Milanesitas de muzzarella con mix de verdes y croutons.
  • Pinchos de pollo con verdes y mayonesa de albahaca.

Main course options:

  • CARNE — Ragout de ternera con ñoquisitos de espinaca
  • PESCADO — Crocante de lenguado y papa con colchon de wok de vegetales
  • VEGETARIANO — Lasagna de calabaza, espinaca y queso con salsa de tomates

Dessert options:

  • Tarta tibia de manzana y canela con helado de Crema Americana
  • Mousse de chocolate con helado de maracuya

Drink options:

  • Un agua
  • Una gaseosa
  • Una copa de vino
  • Un porrón de cerveza

Wine & Tapas

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

You are invited to the September Wine & Tapas event.  Bring wine and a finger food to share in Palermo at 8:00 pm on Saturday, September 21.

RSVP to  smecham25@yahoo.com   to let us know you will be there and to get the exact location.  We look forward to seeing you.

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New to Buenos Aires?  New to BAIN or is this your first Wine & Tapas? It’s easier than you think!  One of our members has graciously opened her doors to create a social environment for any BAIN member who wants to attend.  If you are interested in becoming one of these fabulous hosts or if you have any questions about the event, please contact Toni Quintana: tonilin@aol.com.