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Organized by the Comahue Basque Club, the program will include workshops, roundtables, film screenings and touristic outings.  Clubs who have confirmed their attendance include Aberri Etxea from Viedma y Patagones, Mendiko Eusko Etxea in Bariloche, Etorritakoengatik from Puerto Madryn and Euskal Txokoa in San Martin de los Andes.  Nevertheless organizers think that others may still join in.

Neuquen, Argentina.   As agreed in September of last year at the meeting held in Puerto Madryn, the 3rd gathering of Patagonian Argentina Basque Clubs will be hosted this year by Neuquen.  

The organizers of the event is one of the local Basque clubs, the Comahue Basque Club, and as such EuskalKultura.com spoke to its president Manu Molina, who let us know that there are just some small details to be confirmed but most of the program is set and will develop as follows:

Friday, April 28

In the morning, reception and lodging of representatives;

12hs, Press Conference.  The Basque Club is making the arrangements so that the event is declared as municipal and provincial interest;

17hs, Workshop.  The platform from previous meetings will be adopted in hopes of strengthening relationships between clubs and propose ideas for mutual collaboration;

20hs:  Basque Film with Carlos Gabilondo.  Chosen titles include: Guernica (1950) by Alain Resnais and Robert Hessens, and Zerutik sua dator (2011), by Egoitz Rodríguez Olea. 

Saturday, April 29,

9hs: Touristic visit of Neuquen;

17hs: Roundtable with distinguished personalities in Basque culture.  TBD participation of Professor Mikel Ezkerro and FEVA president, Hugo Andiazabal;

19hs: Second Basque film with Gernika (2016) by Koldo Serra;

21:30hs: Dinner to conclude the meeting.  Participation of dance groups from Aberri Etxea Basque club in Viedma y Patagones, Mendiko Eusko Etxea in Bariloche and Euskal Echea in Comodoro Rivadavia.

“This program is practically complete, but we want to go a little further and we’d like to organize something on Sunday morning,” Molina told EuskalKultura.com.  “We still need to talk to other club members and see if we can parade the city’s main street to celebrate Aberri Eguna.” 

Information will be updated on the club’s Facebook page: Comahue Euskal Etxea.