09/02/2020

While he continues the never-ending work of publishing the monthly newsletter Jazoera, Pedro Javier Arriaga has undertaken a new project compiling and disseminating material that accounts for the strong link between the Caribbean country and the land of the Basque language. According to Arriaga himself, “The Venezuelan Basque” is comprised of a series of files that account for that relationship, ...
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09/02/2020

“Zirimiri” is a project that came about during quarantine, a context in which art, creativity patience for processes emerged….” Estefania “Chicho” Abasolo explained the face and soul of the enterprise. A reference of the Euskaldunak Denak Bat Basque Club in Arrecifes and of Euskaltzaleak in Buenos Aires, the Argentine dantzari has been working on ceramics for some time, ...
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09/02/2020

As one of its many attempts to unite, inform and “entertain members and friends,” the eldest Basque club in Sao Paulo has begun publishing Eusko Alkartasuna Comunica on its social media as well as sending it to 300 recipients. The newsletter, which is presented as "a summary of the 'postcards,' that we share online and a way to inform everyone of virtual activities,” is a ...
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09/01/2020

Martiniano Etchart is a Basque Argentine that has lived in the US since 2018. Despite the distances, he maintains a strong relationship with the Denak Bat Basque Club in his hometown of Cañuelas, and during these two years, he has participated in the majority of its initiatives. "Taking advantage” of the pandemic situation, during 2020 he hasn’t missed one activity held virtually ...
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09/01/2020

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Office for the Basque Community Abroad of the Basque Government is advocating the celebration of a virtual edition of the Basque Diaspora Day in 2020. That is why they are opening the date to the whole week of September 8 (usually the specific date of the celebration), so nobody is compelled to celebrate on the same day or time.
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09/01/2020

This past weekend, the BCC cancelled its annual August “Jaialdia” due to the pandemic, and the economic situation generated by the closing of is popular restaurant in March due to the same cause continues. To help provide some relief, the Basque Cultural Center – Gure Euskal Etxea has organized a "Drive Through" dinner on Saturday, September 12th. The menu includes rack of ...
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08/04/2020

August is here, and the EuskalKultura.eus daily bulletin will take a break until the end of the month. However, this doesn’t mean that we are stopping. We will continue to work behind the scenes, preparing stuff, trying to solve financial problems, responding to calls and emails, as well as updating the agenda during this time, and we will still be present on social media. We will resume the ...
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08/04/2020

The comic book about the Basque whaler Joanes begins a new journey with the release of volume four, a work like the previous three by the New York-based Basque cartoonist Gillermo Zubiaga (Barakaldo, 1972). COVID-19 and sheltering in place provided the last boost and, the first trilogy published by the Center for Basque Studies Press at the University of Nevada-Reno, now includes a second trilogy and a fourth ...
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08/04/2020

With the motto “Land of Creativity, Discover the Land of Euskera” the website can be read in Basque, Spanish and English (the French version is forthcoming). The “portal to creativity and Basque culture” provides a panorama of the reality and the cultural contribution of Euskal Herria, both traditional and the Avant Garde. It is useful for Basques as well as for foreigners: for individuals, ...
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08/03/2020

This year of the pandemic has affected all face-to-face gathering and will also influence the upcoming Diaspora Day on September 8th. This year’s event will be much more virtual than last year’s edition, that included an event in Ispaster, Bizkaia presided by the Lehendakari. Last year’s crowded events won’t be repeated in different Basque communities around the world either, and so ...
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