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07/25/2016
EuskalKultura.com is launching another raffle today for its readers: deadline, next Thursday. Prizes include two books Modern Basque History: Eighteenth Century to the Present by Cameron Watson (UNR) and Aita deitzen zen gizona (A Man called Aita) by Joan Errea edited by Pello Salabur (Pamiela); the CD and CD-Rom, Dantzaz-ele, by Burgaintzi (Agorrila) and the CD My Trip: from New Leon to NY Island by Sonia de los Santos, that includes the Basque song “Txoria Txori,”; and a selection of Basque stickers.
07/25/2016
The vocation displayed at the store in Amorebieta-Etxano (Zornotza) is close to its roots. Born in Venezuela, Itxaso Uzkanga designs t-shirts and accessories from her Basque culture and heritage. The article by Kevin Doyle on her store Ekin Harriari and Itxaso Uzkanga was published yesterday in Deia.
07/22/2016
The Azkue Foundation has created the app “Soka” in hopes of spreading Basque dance. Based on the exhibit “Soka, euskal dantzaren urratsetan,” (Soka, in the steps of Basque dance), a complete tour through the world of Basque dance was designed by Euskal Kultur Erakundea. The app has two parts; the first is a calendar and a map of dance performances in the Basque Country; and the second is a game with questions on Basque dance. The app is free and is available for iOS and Android.
07/22/2016
The Gure Txoko Basque Club in Valladolid will now go on vacation but before that, they had the last performance of their season. The group visited the city of Toro where they performed a recital at the San Julian church. The trip was complemented by a meal where members of Gure Txoko enjoyed wines form the area. The Basque club ended its season with the feast of San Juan.
07/21/2016
EuskalKultura.com is launching another raffle today for its readers: deadline, next Thursday. Prizes include two books Modern Basque History: Eighteenth Century to the Present by Cameron Watson (UNR) and Aita deitzen zen gizona (A Man called Aita) by Joan Errea edited by Pello Salabur (Pamiela); the CD and CD-Rom, Dantzaz-ele, by Burgaintzi (Agorrila) and the CD My Trip: from New Leon to NY Island by Sonia de los Santos, that includes the Basque song, “Txoria Txori,” and a selection of Basque stickers.
07/21/2016
The month of July has been a whirlwind of travel and concerts for the folk band Korrontzi. They have already covered thousands of kilometers and in more than a half dozen countries. In the beginning of July they played at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC, and since then they have traveled to Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, and Hungry. Day after tomorrow, they will perform at the Warwick Folk Festival in England.
07/21/2016
Entitled, “Etxetik at.Euskal Diaspora,” (Away from home, the Basque Diaspora) the exhibit leads up to the European Heritage Conference, organized by the Provincial Government of Bizkaia that will be held in October. The exhiit will be inaurated today at 6pm at the Museum that is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
07/20/2016
The Kern County Basque Club, in Bakersfield, CA has organized a concert by the New Orleans band, The Iguanas. The event’s goal is to raise money and create a scholarship for a university student to intern as part of the Memoria Bizia oral history program that preserves the testimonies of older members of the local Basque community.
07/20/2016
The annual Board of Trustees meeting of the Etxepare Basque Institute took place yesterday at the Lehendakaritza in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Led by Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, also attending were the Minister of Education, Linguistic Policy and Culture, Cristina Uriarte, and the Director of the Etxepare Institute, Aizpea Goenaga, as well as Marian Elorza, Patxi Baztarrika, Josean Muñoz, Lorea Bilbao, Koldo Martinez, Xabi Paya and Felipe Juaristi, among other members.
07/20/2016
The Euskaldunak Quebec Association is 20 years old and its members have organized a huge celebration to mark the date. The events will begin on August 26 with an exhibit on the history of the entity, and will continue throughout the weekend with a pintxo contest, herri kirolak exhibitions, traineras…here is the program.
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