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02/20/2019
Basque director, Maider Oleaga, will present her documentary this Saturday in the Argentine capital city entitled “Muga deitzen da pausoa,” (Step to the limit). The film was shot in Donostia in Euskera and will be shown with Spanish subtitles. The film focusses on the meeting of two women in an area of San Sebastian, one of them is alive and a film writer, while the other, Elivra ...
02/20/2019
Aimara came to the Basque Country when she was just a year old from Colombia with her parents and her brother. She came to Donostia at just over a year old and this is where she saw the ocean for the first time. The family was able to settle with the help of the Red Cross who opened the door to them and provided them the opportunity to educate their children at the Koldo Mitxelena Ikastola in ...
02/19/2019
The first gathering of active musicians organized by FEVA took place last Saturday, February 16 in Mar del Plata and gathered representatives from Basque clubs in Bahía Blanca, Tres Arroyos, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires (Euskaltzaleak and Laurak Bat), Villa María, Maipú, Necochea, as well as the locals in Mar del Plata. During the entire day, the artists rehearsed individually, by ...
02/19/2019
Another issue of Jazoera, number 95, is now available from the Eusko Etxea in Caracas edited by Pedro Javier Arriaga Aguirre with news, commentaries, newspaper clippings, and diverse articles referring to the past and present of the Basque Venezuelan community in Venezuela and Euskadi. As Arriaga says in the editorial “This year, 2019, has special significance as it marks the 80th anniversary of the arrival of ...
02/19/2019
Although it is only February, the middle of summer in the Southern Hemisphere, some Basque clubs are beginning to develop their annual activities. In the case of the Askatasunaren Bidea in San Miguel, in the province of Buenos Aires, enrollment has already begun for Basque classes for the new school year. The institution will provide beginning Basque on Mondays 15:30 - 18:30 and advanced will meet on ...
02/18/2019
Guadalupe has taught Basque dance classes at the Bordaleko Euskal Etxea for two years. Normally this would not be big news, except that she is 23 and is from Argentina. She is in Bordeaux pursuing a Masters in Agro-Sciences. According to Guadalupe, “I learned how to dance and love the Basque culture in Buenos Aires and when I arrived in Bordeaux I approached the Basque club to share this ...
02/18/2019
The Txoko Ona Basque Club in Homedale, Idaho has elected its board of directors. According to club sources, the General Assembly held on January 27th where elections were held resulting in the following being selected to join the board of directors: Marc Asumendi, Clay Haylett, John Lejardi and Jim Ryska, with Lisa Cowger as an alternate. John Lejardi and Lori Aguirre were then elected by the newly-formed ...
02/18/2019
Some months ago, we let you know about the visit and rehearsals of Joan Manuel Serrat at the Laurak Bat Basque Club in Buenos Aires before his concert at the famed Colon Theater. Today we do the same with another international artist, from Colombia, Juanes, Juan Esteban Aristizabal, who was born in Antioquia and who has recorded in Basque thanks to Kepa Junkera (a big hug to Kepa with our best wishes). ...
02/15/2019
With the Saltoko Euskaldunen Taldea as the main promoter, the city of Salto has organized Harrriague Week that will take place April 8-14 in honor of Pascual Harriague, founder of the Harriague Bodega, birthplace of the Tannat grape that is actually a symbol of Uruguay. During the entire week, there will be cultural, sportive, and recreational activities as well as food events, tastings and ...
02/15/2019
The Basque club’s anniversary is on February 28th and the celebration of its 60th anniversary, complete with a varied cultural program including tributes, recognitions, food stands, exhibits, and food classes, is being planned for the entire community.
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