What to do this weekend in Buenos Aires

This weekend has an unmissable gastronomic highlight: the French Fair returns to the city with over 30 stands offering a wide variety of typical specialties from all regions of France, allowing attendees to travel through the country with its most traditional dishes.

On Saturday and Sunday, there will also be masterclasses by the best chefs, live music, and even French language classes while you enjoy sandwiches, macarons, croissants, éclairs, cookies, and much more.

The detail: entry is free. In case of rain, the event will be postponed to the following weekend.

Where: Plaza Francia, Av. del Libertador 1400.

On the corner of Guatemala and Gurruchaga, in the heart of Palermo, what used to be La Esquina del Sol—a place known for being where Los Redondos debuted and where Charly García played under a fake name—is now ORNO, a modern cantina that already has its regular fans.

There, as a tribute to Argentine rock, there will be an unmissable gathering next Friday starting at 6 p.m. with musician Juanse. It’s a chance to remember the history of the place, with great music and delicious food and drinks.

The detail: beyond this specific event, ORNO has a full agenda every week with karaoke and Drag Bingo.

Where: Guatemala 4701, Palermo.

Starting this Saturday and for every Saturday in April and May, "Las Juanas" will be performed at the Teatro La Carpintería at 8 p.m.

You might also be interested in: Where to celebrate your birthday

It’s a play praised at international festivals, telling the stories of women who marked history: Juana Manso, Juana la Loca, Juana de Arco, Juana Azurduy, the Papessa Juana, Giovanna Marturano, Juana de Ibarbourou, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

The play features dramaturgy and acting by Agustina Toia, with direction and staging by Severo Callaci. In this article, we also tell you about other independent theater productions currently on stage.

The detail: tickets are already available at this link.

Where: Jean Jaures 854.

April begins, and some of the city's museums are launching new exhibits. Starting this Friday, the Sívori Museum will host the exhibit "El aire vacilaba a su alrededor. Latin American Women Artists and Their Poetics of the World," curated by Sofía Dourron. This exhibit, supported by Carolina Herrera, brings together works by eleven invited artists from Latin America (Argentina, Peru, Mexico, and Brazil) whose practices create ways of perceiving and imagining the world as an interconnected whole.

Through the specific languages, narratives, and materials of each work, the exhibit will encourage reflection on how notions of space, territory, and landscape are shaped by the bodies, and how the bodies, in turn, are molded by the environments around them.

The detail: the exhibit will be available until August 9. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and holidays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays.

Where: Av. Infanta Isabel 555, Parque Tres de Febrero, Palermo.

Some of the best chefs in Buenos Aires will come together this Sunday at the El Abierto complex to cook at a charity fair to help Bahía Blanca.

In a picnic format, there will be 25 stands and 40 chefs, including  Dolli Irigoyen, Damián Betular, Narda Lepes, Maru Botana, Donato de Santis, Christophe Krywonis and Roberto Petersen. They will prepare different options like provoleta and avocado sandwiches, empanadas, eye of the rib sandwich, cookies, and many other things.

It’s a chance to eat delicious food, enjoy a nice day outdoors, and help the people of Bahía Blanca, who really need it.

The detail: the fair will be held from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Prices for the dishes will be fixed at $6,000, $8,000, and $15,000, and entry to the event will require a cleaning item. All proceeds will be donated to Fundación Sí.

Where: Av. Triunvirato 6385, El Abierto.