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The Euzko Etxea in Villa Maria is getting ready for its traditional Cultural Week that will take place December 2-9.  In the coming days, the club will celebrate two events that are particularly important to the club: the International Day of Euskera and the End of Year Dinner.  The club also reported about its participation in the Festival of Collectivities that was extremely successful. 

Villa Maria, Argentina.   Basque Cultural Week that is traditionally organized by the club at the beginning of December has now reached its 61st edition.  As every year, “with the collaboration of all sectors of the club, they will be able to share a complete panorama of the work that they do with their community.

The program will begin on Saturday with the following activities:

Saturday, December 2:
-18hs, floral offering at the Basque pantheon of the La Piedad Cemetery
-19hs, floral offering at the Gernika Plaza

Sunday, December 3:
-10:30hs, Mass at the Parish of the Holy Trinity
-11:30hs, Visit to the Gernika Oak at Centennial Plaza. Performance by the Denak Bat choir and the Jai Alai dancers and the Tamborrada
-13hs, Lunch for the International Day of Euskera

Tuesday, December 5:
-20hs, Talk by the Women’s Commission and presentation of a book written by Liliana Fassi

Wednesday, December 6:
-21hs, Mus and Truco Tournament

Thursday, December 7:
-21hs, Basque film: screening of the documentary, Looking for Agirre

Saturday, December 9: 
-21hs, End of year dinner with a performance by Triama.

To reserve tickets for lunch or dinner, or form more information call the club’s office: 0353 453-4400.

Festival of Collectivities

The Festival of Collectivities 2017 in Villa Maria took place on November 4 at the Municipal Amphitheater, Tito Suarez and at the Music Plaza.  Participating were the Circulo Italiano, the Dante Alighieri Cultural Association, the Balear Club, the Sirio Libanesa Association, the Civil Flia Association Piamontesa and the communities from Bolivia, Cuba, Peru and the Basque club.

In the words of Basque club's Ismael M. de Alegria “in the year of the city’s 150^th anniversary everyone worked with the city of Villa Maria which resulted in a very successful event.  The festival included dancing and music, as well as costumes, but most of all the art of cooking from each community.  Each made its favorite dish and everything sold out in a few hours.”

The Basque club also stood out, not only with its stand with txistorra and tortilla, but also on stage with the Tamborrada, dantzaris of all ages and the standard bearers.

[Significant summary of the Festival of Collectivities 2017 in Villa Maria, Córdoba, Argentina]