Museums and More — Evita Museum — Wednesday, June 17

Posted on May 30, 2015 by tq

BAIN Museums and More has organised a guided tour of the Evita Museum in English.

When: Wednesday, June 17 @ 11am

Where: Lafinur 2988

Price: with DNI AR$40 and without AR$90

RSVP: Jolanda Maltha

The tour takes about 45 min and afterwards we will have time for lunch in the restaurant.

On July 26, 2002, fifty years to the day after Evita’s death, her grandniece, Cristina Alvarez Rodriguez, inaugurated the Evita Museum in Buenos Aires.

Evita, an icon whose historical importance spans two centuries, now has her own museum.

The Evita Museum is housed in a mansion constructed for the Carabassa family during the first decade of the 20th century. Architect Estanislao Pirovano gave the mansion its formal image which combines elements from both the Plateresque and Italian Renaissance styles.

This beautiful building was declared a National Historical Monument in 1999.

MUSEO EVITA

Lafinur 2988 | (C1425FAB) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tel./ Fax. +54 11 4807-0306
info@museoevita.org

www.museoevita.orgHow to get there:Metro:
Línea D, Station Plaza Italia (via Av. Santa Fe)Bus:
12, 29, 36, 39, 55, 68, 111, 152 (via Av. Santa Fe)
10, 15, 37, 41, 59, 60, 64, 93, 95, 108, 110, 118, 128, 141, 160 y 188 (via Av. Las Heras)

Ladies’ Night Out — Thursday, June 11

Posted on May 29, 2015 by tq

This month we will enjoy an amazing blend of elegance and tradition at thelobby lounge of the Park Tower (the Luxury Collection Hotel attached to the Sheraton in Retiro).

Place: Park Tower, Av. Leandro N. Alem 1193
Date: Thursday, June 11th
Time: 6:30 pm
Deal: 210 pesos includes a picada, wine and champagne.

Please RSVP to silporta@hotmail.com

Bain Downtown social meeting – Friday, May 29, 2015 at 6 p.m.

Posted on May 8, 2015 by tq

BAIN Downtown members and guests are invited to join in this month’s social get-together. This popular meeting will be held at the Plaza Bar, in the lovely Plaza Hotel.

The event will start at 6 p.m. BAIN will provide light appetizers and finger food, and members can purchase drinks from the extensive bar menu.

Location: The Plaza Bar, in the Plaza Hotel (Retiro, in the city center) across from Plaza San Martín. There are two ways to reach the Plaza Bar:

You can enter via the main lobby at Florida 1005. Walk to the back of the lobby, go left and down the stairs, go left again towards the Plaza Grill. Another left gets you to the Plaza Bar.

Or, proceed to Florida 1025, go through the revolving door and down the stairs, and the Plaza Bar is on your right.

Date and Time: Friday, May 29, beginning at 6 p.m.

Fees: BAIN Downtown members – no charge
Guests and BAIN Suburbs members – 50 pesos*

*If you join BAIN Downtown at the meeting, your guest fee is waived. The fee to join BAIN for about one year’s membership is 250 pesos.

Social Meeting – Friday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m.

Posted on April 15, 2015 by tq

Please note the change of venue!
Still at the Plaza Hotel, but now in the Plaza Bar

BAIN Downtown members and guests are invited to join in this month’s social get-together. This popular meeting will be held at the Plaza Bar, in the lovely Plaza Hotel.

The event will start at 6 p.m. BAIN will provide light appetizers and finger food, and members can purchase drinks from the extensive bar menu.

Location: The Plaza Bar, in the Plaza Hotel (Retiro, in the city center) across from Plaza San Martín. There are two ways to reach the Plaza Bar:

You can enter via the main hotel lobby at Florida 1005. Walk to the back of the lobby, go left and down the stairs, go left again towards the Plaza Grill. Another left gets you to the Plaza Bar.

Or, proceed to Florida 1025, go through the revolving door and down the stairs, and the Plaza Bar is on your right. (The Florida 1025 address can be a bit confusing, as it’s actually around the corner from Florida Street.)

Date and Time: Friday, April 24, beginning at 6 p.m.

Fees: BAIN Downtown members – no charge
Guests and BAIN Suburbs members – 50 pesos*

*If you join BAIN Downtown at the meeting, your guest fee is waived. The fee to join BAIN for about one year’s membership is 250 pesos.

Wine and Tapas — April 11

Posted on March 30, 2015 by tq

Please join us for an evening of wine, tapas, and friendly conversation.

Location: Exact address provided upon RSVP
Date: Saturday, April 11th
Time: 8:00 p.m.

How does it work? Bring wine, finger food, and your sparkling self to join other BAIN members in a night of socializing and making new friends. We look forward to catching up with you!

Please RSVP to walcotth2@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, and their personal guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN Downtown, please contact bain.downtown@gmail.com

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Current members may (subject to approval) send e-mails to bain.downtown@gmail.com for forwarding to the membership.
BAIN accepts no responsibility or liability for the contents of this message.

April Book Discussion — April 7

Posted on March 14, 2015 by tq

On, Tuesday, April 7 our BAIN book club will meet to discuss The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. Please feel free to join us whether you have read the book or not.

Meeting Details:

Date: Tuesday, April 7

Time: 3:30pm

Place: Cafe In Bocca al Lupo

Address: Bonpland 1965

RSVP: jendan@gmail.com

We are taking suggestions for the next three to four months for book club. We are hoping to select a mix of genres for the next few months.

When making suggestions, please consider the following:

is this book available in Kindle or electronic version
number of pages (below 400 is best)
genre
any “classics” that you want to read (or re-read)?

Please send any suggestions to Jennifer at jendan@gmail.com. When sending a suggestion, please note full title, author name and brief description. At the end of the next meeting we will discuss our suggestions.

March Social Meeting — March 27 at 6 pm

Posted on March 14, 2015 by tq

BAIN Downtown members and their guests are invited to join in this month’s social get-together. We will be returning to the ever-popular La Terrasse, in the lovely Plaza Hotel.

The event will start at 6 p.m. BAIN will provide appetizers, and members and guests can purchase their drinks from an extensive bar menu.

Location: La Terrasse, in the Plaza Hotel, Florida 1005 (Retiro, in the city center) across from Plaza San Martín. La Terrasse is on the first floor, which happens to be up two floors from the lobby. You can find it by going into the Fitness Center. Should you need further assistance, the staff are very helpful.

Date and Time: Friday, March 27 at 6 p.m.

Program: Conversation. Meet someone new. Bring friends and introduce them to BAIN. We will provide light appetizers and finger food.

Fees: BAIN Downtown members – no charge

Guests and BAIN Suburbs members – 50 pesos*

*If you join BAIN Downtown at the meeting, your guest fee is waived. The fee to join BAIN for about one year’s membership is 250 pesos.

March Morning Coffee — Wednesday, March 18

Posted on March 8, 2015 by tq

Let’s enjoy excellent coffee, lots of goodies, and great conversation.

We’ll meet with our old friends and make new ones.

Location: Mary Ann Murphy´s home in Retiro

(You will receive the address after you send your RSVP.)

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 18

from 10.30 until noon

Please RSVP to: Mary Ann Murphy murp4@aol.com

**The Morning Coffee is held in a member’s private home. Please extend your host the courtesy of an RSVP, and if it turns out that you can’t come, inform your host of that fact in advance of the event.

**This event is limited to current BAIN Downtown members and their personal guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN Downtown, please contact bain.downtown@gmail.com

March Wine & Tapas — March 14

Posted on February 28, 2015 by tq

Please join us for an evening of wine, tapas, and friendly conversation.

Location: Palermo – Exact address provided upon RSVP
Date: Saturday, March 14th.
Time: 8.00 p.m.

Our host this month adds:
Show up anytime between 8 and 9; the party generally ends at 11 or so. People are truly welcome to stay and sip wine thereafter until I change into my pajamas, which is my subtle way of hinting that it is time to go home. Which might be at 12, or might be at 3.

How does it work? Bring wine, finger food, and your sparkling self to join other BAIN members in a night of socializing and making new friends. We look forward to catching up with you!

Our host this month further adds: if you bring your own serving dish and utensils that would help, as I have a limited supply to share.

Please email RSVPs to jisaacs61.com

The address will be sent to you via email response.

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, and their personal guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN Downtown, please contact bain.downtown@gmail.com

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Visit our website: https://baindowntown.com/ and follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BAINDowntown
Current members may (subject to approval) send e-mails to bain.downtown@gmail.com for forwarding to the membership.
BAIN accepts no responsibility or liability for the contents of this message.

February Book Group — Tuesday, February 10

Posted on January 26, 2015 by tq

Meeting Details:
Book: Fury by Salman Rushdie

Date: Tuesday, February 10th
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Café In Boca al Lupo, Bonpland 1965 – Palermo (click here for map)
RSVP: jendan@gmail.com

Our Book Club will meet next on Tuesday, February 10th. Bring suggestions of future books you would recommend for discussion.

Come enjoy your afternoon coffee with us, and participate in a lively discussion with other BAIN members (feel free to join us even if you don’t manage to read this month’s book–it’s totally fine).

Please RSVP so we know how many to expect!

February 10: Fury (2001) by Salman Rushdie

“Life is fury. Fury-sexual, Oedipal, political, magical, brutal- drives us to our finest heights and coarsest depths. This is what we are, what we civilize ourselves to disguise-the terrifying human animal in us, the exalted, transcendent, self-destructive, untrammeled lord of creation. We raise each other to the heights of joy. We tear each other limb from bloody limb.”

Malik Solanka, historian of ideas and dollmaker extraordinaire, steps out of his life one day, abandons his family without a word of explanation, and flees London for New York. There’s a fury within him, and he fears he has become dangerous to those he loves. He arrives in New York at a time of unprecedented plenty, in the highest hour of America’s wealth and power, seeking to “erase” himself. Eat me, America, he prays, and give me peace.

But fury is all around him. Cabdrivers spout invective. A serial killer is murdering women with a lump of concrete. The petty spats and bone-deep resentments of the metropolis engulf him. His own thoughts, emotions, and desires, meanwhile, are also running wild. A tall, green-eyed young blonde in a D’Angelo Voodoo baseball cap is in store for him. As is another woman, with whom he will fall in love and be drawn toward a different fury, whose roots lie on the far side of the world.

March 10: The Underground Girls of Kabul (2014) by Jenny Nordberg

In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated from Dari as “dressed up like a boy”) is a third kind of child – a girl temporarily raised as a boy and presented as such to the outside world. Jenny Nordberg, the reporter who broke the story of this phenomenon for the New York Times, constructs a powerful and moving account of those secretly living on the other side of a deeply segregated society where women have almost no rights and little freedom.

**If anyone happens to have hard copies of any of the books, or is traveling and is willing to bring back copies for other members, please let us know either by email or at the next meeting**