Buenos Aires Herald 
It’s sweltering out there, so if we’re being totally honest our Buenos Aires weekend recommendations would be to find a friend with a pool. However, “stay inside with the AC on” doesn’t make for the best article.
So, if you’re gonna venture out, we’ll help make it worthwhile. Cue: Drag queen brunch.
Drag Brunch
Saturday 18 — 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Maricafé (Honduras 4096)
ARS $4,000 entry fee, plus cost of brunch
Gossip without guilt to Maricafé’s queens as you gorge on champagne and rainbow cake. There are worse ways to beat the heat. Expect a talk-show style wild summer brunch full of games, trivia, prizes, lipsyncing, and decadent food.
Royalty Ay Brit and Camionera Travesti will be hosting, taking over Palermo and staging a rebellion at Maricafé, a refuge to cure your hangover or start the weekend off right. If you contact the cafe in advance, there’s also the option of having a drag brunch in Portuguese or English.
Fiesta Antiplaya
Friday 17 — 10 p.m.
Niceto Sala Humboldt (Humboldt 1358)
If you’re in the mood to jump around, this punk rock night is hosting three bands that promise a party — Las Vin Up, Nasty Neighbours, and Angry Zeta. Fiesta Antiplaya’s selling points for a “resistance refuge in the middle of summer” promise a guarantee of: no sand in your phone, no harmful UV rays, and a solid floor for jumping. Which, let’s be honest, is a pretty tempting offer.
Las Vin Up are a Ramones-style punk rock group. Nasty Neighbours is a cocktail of punk rock, indie punk, and glam punk. And Angry Zeta delivers sharp and intense versions of both classic and lesser-known bluegrass and old-time songs, infused with punk and street roots. There will also be an afterparty with DJs.