The Boedo group is launching its first painting exhibition in 3 years on 3rd June at 7pm in the Casal de Catalunya, Chacabuco 863. Fifty six artists from the group each have a piece on show. The exhibition continues until 15th and is free from 3pm til 8.30pm Monday to Saturday.

Got the mid-week blues? Never fear, Soul Cafe (Las Cañitas, 246) will liven up your Wednesday with its new rock n’pop nights, which host a different emerging artist from 10pm every week. Today’s is the turn of Solaris: www.myspace.com/solariss. For more info or to make a reservation at Soul Cafe, call: 4778 3115

To mark the 11th Human Rights Film Festival, Italian photographer Valerio Bispuri is showing his work in the Centro Cultural Recoleta, Junín 1930. His exhibition, ‘Inside Look’, which is in room 13 until 16th June, includes images taken in prisons in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Mendoza. For more information, write to prensa@derhumalc.org.ar

Valerio Bispuri visited 74 penal institutions in South America over nine years, with the aim of showing them as a mirror of these countries. To learn more about the photographer visit: www.valeriobispuri.com

La Tribu, alternative community radio station in Buenos Aires, hosts the premier of ‘Harmonic Distortion’, a documentary about 12 community radio stations in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The showing begins at 8pm at La Tribu, Lambare 873.

Juan Viton and Juan Carlos Grassi, both experts in the event management field, with give presentations at the conference.

 

 

Catch ‘Vibraciones del alma’ in Teatro Broadway every Wednesday for some spectacular tango. Av Corrientes 1155, 9pm, tickets from $50, $60 or $100.

In concordance with the launching of their new website, Proyecto Cartele is displaying the majority of its archived photos and some more recent work at an exhibition running from 4th May to 26th June. So head along to the Spanish Cultural Centre, Florida 943, Monday to Friday from 10:30am to 8pm and Saturdays until 2pm. Entrance is free of charge. For more information visit www.proyectocartele.com.

The 11th International Film Festival on Human Rights comes to Buenos Aires on 27th May and runs until 10th June. The DerHumALC organisation presents films a variety of “social film”, “committed to the progress of the fundamental rights of individuals and communities”, including investigations into and documentaries on native culture, gender issues and madness. For programming and locations, go to http://www.derhumalc.org.ar/en/#.

In collaboration with the International Festival of Human Rights Cinema, the Sustainable Tourism Project in La Boca and Barracas presents Cine al Sur, “a unique opportunity to get closer to historic sites and areas in the southern barrios, which are notable for their cultural and artistic practices”. Cine al Sur includes talks from directors, guided visits, audio-visual workshops, photographic exhibitions, musical shows. All activities are free and open to all the public. Cine al Sur begins 25th April at 7pm at Cine Teatro Brown (Av. Almirante Brown 1375, La Boca), with the presentation of the award-winning Spanish film “Nomadak” and finishes on 7th June in the Circuito Cultural Barracas (Avenida Iriarte 2165) with the 6pm showing of Italian film “I moti spontanei”.

A complete list of programming is available via telephone: 54 11 4302 1472, or email: infoturismobaires@icei.it or infofestival@derhumalc.org.ar.

The 11th “Festival Internacional DerHumALC Cine de derechos humanos” is in session in Buenos Aires from 27th May to 10th June. A timetable of screenings is available at http://www.derhumalc.org.ar/en/#. The three venues involved are Cine Gaumont, Alianza Francesa and Centro Cultural Recoleta.