04/11/2019

The largest activity of the Denak Bat Basque Club took place last weekend April 6-7. Besides the local dantzaris also attending were those from the following clubs Laurak Bat,in Buenos Aires; Urrundik, in Paraná; Euzko Etxea, in La Plata; Unión Vasca, in Bahía Blanca; Denak Bat, in Mar del Plata; Anaitasuna, in Maipú; Euskal Herria, in Lanús; Hiru Erreka, in Tres Arroyos; ...
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04/10/2019

According to an announcement by Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu last November at the Argentine Basque National Week, the 7th World Congress of Basque Collectivities Abroad will take place at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao October 2-4, with representatives of Basque collectivities abroad in behalf of 193 Basque clubs established in 25 countries. The Secretary General of Foreign Action, Marian ...
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04/10/2019

Last Monday afternoon, Harriague Week began in Salto that includes various activities over the coming days aimed to pay tribute to Pascual Harriague, Basque pioneer, and introducer of the Tannat grape in Uruguay. As an extension of these activities, they will also pay tribute to all Basque pioneers who have contributed to the development of the department of Salto and the entire country, according to the ...
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04/10/2019

Los Toldos celebrated its 2019 Cheese Festival and even if the local Basque club is at an impasse, the nearby clubs and food businesses filled the third edition of the event with the colors and flavors of the Basque Country, March 30-31. The dance group from the Guillermo Larregui Basque Club in Chacabuco, participated for the third year in a row at the event, not only with a dance performance including ...
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04/09/2019

The invitation is aimed at youth between the ages of 21-30 years old that wish to travel to Argentina to teach Basque culture workshops on topics like dance, music, Euskera, or gastronomy. It requires knowledge on at least two of the aforementioned topics, although a certificate is not required. The event will take place July 5-21 and so you must be available during those dates.
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04/09/2019

The radio program has returned to the airwaves on FM Capital in the capital city and province of Neuquen where it is broadcast on Saturdays produced and conducted by members of the Euskal Etxea in Comahue, with Sonia Beltran, Francisco Sevila, Manu Molina and Sebastián Inzunza comprising the staff for this second season. “Voices of a Noble Land,” focusses mainly on relevant aspects of the ...
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04/08/2019

Published by the Autonomous University in San Luis Potosi, the book is entitled The Rise and Decline of a Dynasty of Entrepreneurs, Navigators, and Basque Scribes on Horseback between the Old and New World: The Basurtos of Getaria by historians Roman de Basurto Larrañaga (Euskadi) and Ramon Alejandro Montoya (Mexico). The book was presented last week in San Luis Potosi, as reported in this ...
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04/08/2019

The local Basque club invites everyone to participate in a new initiative that aims to “acquaint the community with knowledge about the Basque culture and reality, as well a provide a space for information exchange and camaraderie.” They hope to do this “focusing on promoting the perspective of human rights, gender and linguistic equality, and hopes of strengthening networks with local and ...
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04/05/2019

Korrika began yesterday afternoon in the plaza in Gares, Navarre surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd. It was the beginning of a march that will travel 2,500 kilometers to arrive on April 14th in Vitoria-Gasteiz. However, the race in favor of Euskera goes beyond these geographic and physical limits, thanks in large part to Basque clubs and Basque language and culture lectureships in universities all ...
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04/05/2019

The Basque PEN Club (Euskal PEN Kluba), along with Garabide Elkartea, Erroa Publishers, and the University of Maya Kakchiqel in Guatemala, is putting together a book of poems with works in different indigenous languages of the world. The hope is to support and share the literary treasure that they entail by publishing them. All of this is part of the International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019.
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