2013 Buenos Aires Children´s Book Fair

Posted on July 3, 2013 by dawngill

From July 8th to July 27th, 2013, the 23rd edition of the Buenos Aires Children´s Book Fair (Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil) will take place at Centro de Exposiones de Buenos Aires, with the motto “The Magic Continues” (La Magia Continúa) The Fair is a place destined for the cultural and educational upbringing of children, in an entertaining and joyful environment.

Apart from the exhibition and sale of books, the Fair will offer numerous activities for youngsters and children:

Workshops: drawing, story telling, painting, modeling, magic, science, illustration, comics, reading, cooking, creativity, music, puppetry, and much more.
Theater, puppet, circus, and music shows.
Games and contests
Story-telling
Talks with writers
Signing of copies
Children´s Library

Kids will be able to meet their favorite writers and cartoonists, participate in the workshops, read at the library or enjoy the shows organized by the exhibitors, that will take place at their exhibition stands.

During the course of the fair there will also be activities designed for professionals and students of the areas related to education and the world of children´s books.

This year for the forth time a Comics Festival will be presented during the fair, on July 26th and 27th. Distinguished Argentine authors will present talks, workshops and exhibits related to comics, their design, script writing, drawing, animation, and graphic humor.Every day at 5pm different choirs will be singing at the exhibition´s entrance hall.

Dates: July 8th to 27th, 2013

Location: Centro de Exposiciones de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Av. Figueroa Alcorta & Pueyrredón

Opening times:
July 9, 10, 11, and 12: 9 am to 6 pm

July 9 (National Holiday), Saturday and Sunday: 2 pm to 10 pm

July 15 to July 27: Monday to Friday 11 am to 8 pm.

Entry fee:

Adults: AR$30

Seniors, teachers and Children under 18: Free

Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil official website

Thank you to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide for the information below. To keep up with this an other events in Buenos Aires, we have added a feature called “Blogs We Read” to the lower right-hand corner of the BAIN Downtown site. Or, subscribe to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide and receive all of her posts though email!

August Book Club

Posted on July 1, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

We need to reschedule our August book club meeting. The book will remain the same but the meeting date and location are going to shift. We are going to take a slightly new approach and meet at a cafe for our next meeting and we hope you can join for the discussion. Here is the information for the book club meeting:

Book choice: NW by Zadie Smith
Date: Monday, August 26th
Time: 13h30 -15h30
Location: Recoleta, Starbucks in the Buenos Aires Design Center (next to the Recoleta Cemetery)
Please email your RSVP to: kerryspokorny@hotmail.com

For those interested in learning more about the book we will be discussing, here is a brief summary and a link to some critic and reader reviews on Amazon.

This is the story of a city. The northwest corner of a city. Here you’ll find guests and hosts, those with power and those without it, people who live somewhere special and others who live nowhere at all. And many people in between.

Every city is like this. Cheek-by-jowl living. Separate worlds.

And then there are the visitations: the rare times a stranger crosses a threshold without permission or warning, causing a disruption in the whole system. Like the April afternoon a woman came to Leah Hanwell’s door, seeking help, disturbing the peace, forcing Leah out of her isolation…

Zadie Smith’s brilliant tragi-comic new novel follows four Londoners – Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan – as they try to make adult lives outside of Caldwell, the council estate of their childhood. From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, their London is a complicated place, as beautiful as it is brutal, where the thoroughfares hide the back alleys and taking the high road can sometimes lead you to a dead end.

Depicting the modern urban zone – familiar to town-dwellers everywhere – Zadie Smith’s NW is a quietly devastating novel of encounters, mercurial and vital, like the city itself.

http://www.amazon.com/NW-A-Novel-Zadie-Smith/dp/1594203970/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372640751&sr=8-1&keywords=nw+zadie+smith

We hope to see you on August 26th!Regards,
The Book Club Organizers

*This event is limited to current BAIN members only. If you are interested in becoming a member of BAIN, contact bain.downtown@gmail.com*

Yayoi Kusama at the MALBA

Posted on June 30, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

Are you wondering why the trees in front of the MALBA are red with white dots? This will help explain the theme…

INSIDE BUENOS AIRES

(Photo by swh)

The new MALBA exhibit, featuring renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s work, kicks off this weekend promising a full house of art enthusiasts.

The artist, who is known for her ethereal light installations, sculptures, paintings a videos and more, is one of the most famous to come out of the New York avant-garde movement, and for good reason. Her works deal with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual themes, and presents a unique world of color and infinite lights, influences by minimal, surrealist, expressionist and pop art.

The exhibit opens to the general public on Sunday and will showcase over 100 works from the 50’s to the present day. It will run throughout winter until the 16th of September. Figueroa Alcorta 3415, Palermo. 4808-6500.

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One Table with Hernán Gipponi

Posted on June 29, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

Pick Up The Fork

Maybe I’m spoiled, hard to please, or just turning into one of those irritating food snobs, but rarely do I encounter a truly memorable restaurant dining experience. I’m talking about the big L, the big O, fireworks, a big brass band mind parade, the whole shabang. So imagine my delight when I found out that the capo in the kitchen, famed Argie chef Hernán Gipponi, began organizing a new way to dine on Monday nights at his restaurant in the Fierro Hotel: Hernán, one table, wine flowing like beer, and a feast inspired by seasonal market ingredients. Sign.Me.Up.Porfis. More... More...

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July Monthly Dinner

Posted on June 25, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

BAIN Monthly Dinner

La Casa Polaca: Jorge Luis Borges 2076, Palermo

Wednesday, July 10th, 8.30pm

Enjoy some delicious comfort food to warm you through the Buenos Aires Winter

Fixed Menu
Entrada
Fiambres tipicos y Placki (bunuelos de papa)

Principal
Pierogi – Pasta rellena de queso blanco y papa, con chicharrones de panceta y cebolla a la crema

Golabki – Ninos envueltos en hojas de repollo, con relleno de carne vacuna, arroz y cebolla en salsa de tomate y hongas a la crema

Goulash – Carne vacuna guisada a la paprika con crema de leche y papas natural

Postre
Sernik – tarta de queso en salsa de frambuesas

Bebidas
Vinos Finca El portillo
(1/2 bottle per person included)
Agua mineral, gaseosas
Cafe o Te

Total Cost $160 including tip (cash only)

RSVP: rosemaryfindley@gmail.com

Website: www.casapolaca.com.ar
Trip Advisor: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g312741-d952154-Reviews-La_casa_polaca-Buenos_Aires_Capital_Federal_District.html

*This event is limited to BAIN Downtown members only. If you are interested in joining BAIN Downtown, please email bain.downtown@gmail.com

June Monthly Luncheon

Posted on June 21, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

The Italian Gastronomy event “Mangia che ti fa bene”, in which 25 of the best Italian restaurants in the city will offer lunch and dinner menus at promotional prices, will be held in Buenos Aires from June 21 to June 28, 2013.

Get your taste buds set for Italian food this coming Thursday, June 27!

We will be having lunch about 2 blocks away from the Marriott hotel near Plaza San Martin.

Time: 12.30 pm

Cost: 100 pesos – includes tip and water or soda, (incluye una botella de vino Saint Felicien de 375 ml para 2 personas).

RSVP To: MWELDON213@YAHOO.COM

Please e-mail to reserve a spot with Michael: mweldon213@yahoo.com. If you are new to BAIN, or would like to join as a guest, let Michael know so that he can provide you with the exact address and location.

Food News and Events

Posted on June 11, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

BAIN Downtown’s June Monthly Meeting

Posted on June 10, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

“Emerging Chefs in Buenos Aires and Their Quest for a New Argentine Cuisine”

Friday, June 28, 4:00pm

Chef DANIEL TADDESE

Come join us!

Daniel Taddese was raised in Spain and Italy, studied agriculture at the Instituto Agrario in Cesena, Italy before moving to West Africa as a young man. He received his culinary degree with honors from the International Culinary Institute at the Philadelphia Art Institute in the US and has worked for 5 star restaurants including Lacroix and Il Pitrore before moving to Buenos Aires in 2012.

Daniel’s presentation is on Argentine food and wine and the effect culture has played to make Buenos Aires one of the top culinary world capitals. A dynamic speaker and culinary expert, this is one BAIN monthly meeting you will not want to miss. Happy Hour (not included in the presentation) to follow Chef Daniel’s talk.

Location: ICANA, Maipú 672

This meeting is free for all BAIN Downtown members, AR$50 for guests. The guest fee is waived if you join BAIN Downtown at the meeting!

Expo Cuisine & Vins: June 12, 13, 14

Posted on June 8, 2013 by BAIN Downtown

Over 300 first class companies will showcase their products on June 12, 13, and 14, 2013, at the Expo Cuisine&Vins 2013, the 20th edition of the wine exhibition organized by Cuisine&Vins Magazine, where visitors have the chance to taste some of the best wines produced in Argentina.

New and traditional wineries will present their premium labels, talks and tastings by enologists and wine makers. There will also be stands dedicated to spirits, cigars, luxury resorts, delicatessen, crafts from all over the country, as well as the new flavors of the most outstanding restaurants of the moment.

Wine tastings will be offered every day, with limited capacity and with previous accreditation at the Expo.

Location: Palacio Paz. Santa Fe 750, Plaza San Martin, Buenos Aires

Dates: June 12, 13, 14, 2013

Opening hours: 5 pm to 11 pm

Entry fee: AR$ 170, includes a complimentary tasting cup.

Tickets on sale at the venue.

More info: Expo Cuisine&Vins website.