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Imparable: Buenos Aires Event Calendar Packed in 2011

On February 4, 2011, In buenos aires events, tourism, by InvestBA
InvestBA Privada Summer 2011

Check out the upcoming Buenos Aires event calendar in the new issue of InvestBA Privada.

We’re only five weeks into 2011, and the Buenos Aires social calendar is beginning to pick up steam. Fitting then that BA Cultural Minister Hernan Lombardi was just in Spain luring the madrilenos with a sneak peak of Coming Attractions. BA welcomed a record 10 million visitors in 2010 and of those 120,000 were from Spain, a number that is sure to rise in 2011 given the quality of arts, cultural and sporting events BA plays host to in 2011.

Lombardi showcased some of the biggest events for the Spanish press including ArteBA 2011, the International Book Fair, the BA International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI), the BA Marathon and seven other events that draw tens or hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.

Lombardi explained the City’s chameleon-like quality during the calendar year: “The large number of events in Buenos Aires give tour operators the ability to offer a destination constantly rotating its cultural offerings: art, music, theatre, dance, design, always with a touch of something unique and cutting-edge.”

According to Ciudad1, some of the most important events this year include the ATP Copa Telmex (February 12-20), Ciudanza (March 5, 6, 11 & 12), BAFICI (April 6-17), the International Book Fair (April 20-May 9), ArteBA (May 19-23) and the BA Jazz Festival (December). (Full article in Spanish)

For a full calendar of upcoming Buenos Aires events, be sure to download the new issue of InvestBA Privada.

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VanityBA: The Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival Is Underway

On December 6, 2010, In arts & entertainment, ba government, buenos aires events, creative class, culture, vanityba, by laura
BA Jazz Festival 2010

BAJF 2010 features international stars, local emerging artists and Argentines who found success abroad.

As the weather heats up in Buenos Aires, the city’s cultural calendar appears to be following the same trajectory. The 2010 Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, organized by the City of Buenos Aires, has taken over cultural centers and theaters throughout the city. The annual event features some of the world’s top jazz talent as well as local emerging artists.

Musicians from Argentina, the U.S., Chile, Italy, France, Spain and Brazil are converging in Buenos Aires for concerts, workshops and films during the six-day event. Concerts throughout the city feature avant-garde performances as well as more traditional fare allowing musicians from opposite ends of the world to collaborate.

In the “Repatriated” portion of the festival, BA welcomes back talented Argentine expats whose work abroad has helped Argentine jazz gain international respect. Featured “repats” include trumpet player Diego Urcola, pianists Sergio Gruz and Federico Lechner, and drummer Guillermo Nojechowicz.

Realizing the importance of creating an educational space where the festival’s musicians can share their expertise with young and emerging artists, the JazzFest’s organizers have placed great importance on El Aula (The Classroom) section of the event. Open classes, master classes, clinics and workshops in singing, bass and drums are being offered throughout the festival.

Following the formal concerts, there will be an opportunity for the featured musicians and the public to come together for a relaxed jam session. As Minister of Culture Hernan Lombardi said of the festival, “Six days of jazz in Buenos Aires will bring an ideal combination of great music to a city that breathes culture.”

For more information about arts and cultural events in Buenos Aires, download the new issue of InvestBA Privada.

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Cultural Warriors: Why Buenos Aires Loves Her Books

On August 10, 2010, In arts & entertainment, buenos aires events, culture, tourism, by InvestBA
El Ateneo bookstore in Buenos Aires

When you've got bookstores like this, who needs a Kindle? BA's cultural commitment garners praise.

As governments around the globe are seeking ways to curb spending and slash deficits, Andrew Cohen says “cutting culture” is not an option in Buenos Aires. Cohen, the president of Canada’s Historica-Dominion Institute, pens a smart op-ed praising the cultural commitment one sees daily on the streets of BA from the bookstores to the theater to annual gatherings like arteBA and the Feria del Libro.

Cohen describes BA as “a city in love with books” where small, independent booksellers are on equal footing with the big box hipermercados thanks to laws requiring books be sold at the same price throughout the country. He then traces Argentina’s modern-day obsession with books back to the cultural priorities and donations of founding fathers like San Marti­n and Belgrano.

The piece concludes with a 1-on-1 conversation with a serious BA cultural warrior, Hernan Lombardi. “If you don’t invest in culture, you go home,” Culture Minister Lombardi tells Cohen adding “In a crisis, we worry about losing identity. That’s when we need to support culture.”

When Lombardi was named Minister of Culture, it coincided with a decision to place the city’s tourism promotion arm under the umbrella of culture. At the time of his appointment in 2007, La Nacion said it showed the Macri administration’s commitment to attracting more domestic and foreign visitors to BA for major cultural events. The renovation and re-opening this year of the Teatro Colon was another feather in the City’s ever-expanding cultural cap. (Cultural Capital by Andrew Cohen)

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