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Santa Fe, Mexico. The University Iberoamericana of Santa Fe will be the sight of an exhibition of art and Basque culture that will take place on Monday May 2^nd.  This cultural week will feature various aspects of the Basque Country today including art, cooking, literature, and business to name a few.

The activities will begin on Monday with a screening of shorts from the program Kimuak. On May 3^rd, Mikel Alonso, originally from Irun and chef of the Biko restaurant in Mexico City, will do a cooking demonstration entitled, “New Basque Cuisine,” followed by the official inauguration of the event by the exposition of Gorka Larrañaga’s work.

At midday, a symposium on contemporary art will take place with artists Iñigo Manterola, Tasio Ardanaz and Gorka Larrañaga.  Finally at 2:30pm gourmet products and cultural initiatives like “Euskara Mundiala” will take place in the lobby of the Jose Sanchez Villaseñor auditorium.

On Wednesday May 4^th, various presentations will take place on the subject of the Basque business world, and in the afternoon the Basque writer Joseba Buj will present his book, De nuestra sola incumbencia (Our Sole Concern.)  To conclude, on Thursday May 5^th, the Basque week will close with a cooking demonstration by the group Sukalde and a master’s class in Basque literature by writer Iñigo Aranbarri.

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