November 7-8 agenda: Louis Vuitton World Series Sailing

(AFP PHOTO / Brendon O'HAGAN)

This weekend's selection: a sailing event in France, a Bauhaus exhibit in New York, a photo event in Mali and more

Louis Vuitton World Series Sailing
November 7-22
Nice/France

Louis Vuitton and the newly formed World Sailing Teams Association team up to present the first stage in their World Series, following the success of the LV Pacific Series and initial uncertainty over the 2010 Americas Cup.
http://www.louisvuittontrophy.com

Bamako Encounters
November 7 - December 7
Bamako/Mali

For this eighth edition of the Bamako Encounters, the theme of "Borders" will be tackled with many exhibitions featuring a pan-African one bringing together more than 40 photographers and 13 videos. Monographs of emerging international artists of African origin are also on the program this year with Baudouin Mouanda from Brazzaville (Congo), Fazal Sheikh, born in New York, Angèle Etoundi Essamba from Cameroon, among many others.
http://www.fotoafrica.org/

Motorcycling: 2009 Valencia Community Motorcycle Grand Prix
November 8
Valencia/Spain

This is the last race of the 2009 MotoGP season, and the weekend's racing marks the last for the 250cc class which in 2010 will be superseded by a new Moto2 600cc class.
http://www.motogp.com

Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity in New York
November 8-January 25
New York City/USA

After Berlin, New York celebrates the 90th anniversary of the foundation of Bauhaus -- the well-known interdisciplinary school for architecture, design and art that exerted great international influence -- with the largest exhibition ever on this theme and over 400 works that reflect the broad range of the school's productions.
http://www.moma.org

Anti-Aging Conference
November 8-9
Dubai/UAE

The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, which is active in 65 countries, will showcase medicines and technologies that are at the cutting edge of this field in a trade-only conference.
www.anti-agingevents.com/dubai