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11/19/2015
More than 200 gathered at the Pelota Club in Chascomus to participate in the Basque Festival including Basque dancers from Cañuelas. Besides dinner and dancing, Graciela Basterra was also elected as the club’s new 'mayor' (honorary position) for 2015-2016. Chascomus also announced dates for Udaleku 2016 that will take place January 5-9.
11/18/2015
Saturday, November 21 at midnight, Euskadi time, is the deadline for voting for the Basque club you would like to receive the projector being raffled by EuskalKultura.com. You can choose from the 21 Basque clubs that have entered and complied with the contest rules. If you haven’t voted yet, what are you waiting for? The winner will be announced next Monday. Zorte on! (Good luck!)
11/18/2015
The Society Bascongada of the Friends of the Basque Country in Mexico and the Historic Archive “Jose Maria Basagoiti Noriega” at the College of Saint Ignatius Loyola, “Vizcainas,” in DF will host a cultural event on November 26 between Mexico and Euskadi that will be “a space for reflection and diffusion of Basque in the Mexican lands.” The conference will discuss the Basque-Navarre presence, music, fine arts, food and several historic personalities, among other topics.
11/18/2015
The presentation of “In the Footsteps of Euskera. The Basque Language and its Presence in Argentina,” took place last Monday at the National Library in Buenos Aires with an address from the director of the entity, Horacio Gonzalez; the president of FEVA, Hugo Andiazabl, and the Delegate of the Basque Government in Argentina, Sara Pagola. The exhibit will be open until December 9 from 9-21:00 in the Juan L. Ortiz Hall.
11/17/2015
Based on a true story by Josune, the show “GU, Us,” tells the story of so many immigrants that came to Argentina from Euskal Herria leaving the war behind, the misery and dictatorial persecution. The work is brought to the stage by dantzaris of all ages from the local Basque club, who fuse Basque and Argentine folklore in the show. The event is tomorrow at 20:30 at the Municipal Theater.
11/17/2015
The Associazione Culturale Euskara, Rome’s Basque club is currently involved in the “Visitazioni: International Festival of Sound Art,” a get-together where music and art facilities come together to explore new possibilities. The A.C.E.’s contribution is with Basque artists Xabier Erkizia, as well as artist Marcello Liberato, who is linked to the club and who will present is installation “Mobile,” today.
11/17/2015
The fourth video of 2015 of the Poziktibity project was presented yesterday in Bilbao by the vice-counsel of Linguistic Policy, Patxi Baztarrika, and ETB presenter, Ana Urrutia. This fourth video is directly related to the International Day of Euskera and its goal is to recognize the effort being made by Euskaldunberris (literally, new speakers, people that learned Basque as adults). In addition, in this the last video, other institutions have joined in the project like the Provincial Government of Bizkaia, the Provincial Government of Araba as well as the city halls of Bilbao, Gasteiz and Donostia. The presentation was also attended by representatives of these institutions.
11/16/2015
Basque writers, Mariasun Landa and Juan Kruz Igerabide will be at the Book Fair in Miami this week, on a trip that is supported by the Etxepare Basque Institute. The fair started yesterday, but Landa and Igerabide won’t be there until the end of the week. Both are participating in a panel “From Crocodiles under the Bed and Ink Roads in the Snow: Two Masters of Basque Children’s Literature,” among other activities.
11/16/2015
The World Mus Championships took place in Mar del Plata, Argentina, organized by the local Denak Bat Basque club, with 24 players participating. In this, its 38th edition, the Spanish team, Andres Fernandez and Norberto Rodriguez, won the txapela with the team for Euskadi coming in second and Venezuela third. The hosts were very satisfied with the event and also highlighted the new technologies used.
11/16/2015
Keiko Suzuki came to Navarre from Nagoya, Japan 20 years ago to study Spanish Philology. Today, she teaches Japanese at the Official Language School in Pamplona (EOLP), she speaks Basque and is a fan of pilota. The interview by Sara Huarte and Iñaki Porto was published last Wednesday in the Diario de Noticias in Navarre.
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