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01/17/2019
The city of Montclair, California now has a new mayor, Basque-American Javier 'John' Dutrey, after being sworn in, after his election win in the fall. To date, Dutrey has served as a council member in this city of 40,000 inhabitants in the greater Los Angeles area. Descendant of Navarrese from both sides of the Pyrenees, Javier is the son of Jean Dutrey, from Mendibe Behe-Nafarroa and Maria ...
01/16/2019
The open selection process to determine what artists and musical groups will participate in Jaialdi 2020 in Boise, Idaho has resulted in three groups being invited from the Basque Country to participate in the event. These groups are Duguna, Iruñeko dantzariak, Korrontzi dance group as well as Esne Beltza. Organizers of Jaialdi would like to thank everyone who applied to attend.
01/15/2019
Today “Turandot” by Puccini debuts at the Sydney Opera House with Basque tenor Andeka Gorrotxategi playing the principal role of Calaf. Among those planning on attending is a group of friends of the opera from the Gure Txoko Basque Club, in Sydney who will support him with their applause. “Turandot,” will be performed at the Joan Sutherland Theater at the Sydney Opera House from ...
01/15/2019
Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu sent a congratulatory letter to the president of the Denak Bat Basque Club in Mar del Plata for their successful Semana Nacional Vasca 2018 that the Lehendakari also attended. He thanked them for the “affectionate welcome and treatment,” that he received on his recent official visit to Argentina. The Denak Bat Basque Club in Mar del Plata held its annual ...
01/14/2019
“Nevadan Basques,” is the title of an exhibit that is being inaugurated today at the Metro Gallery at Reno’s City Hall by painter and anthropologist Zoe Bray. The exhibit will be available to view through March 1st in this city that is sister cities with Donostia-San Sebastian. There will also be an artist’s reception on January 31st from 5-7pm that the artist had expressly wanted to ...
01/11/2019
This announcement was made by the Lehendakari at a meeting held yesterday of the Advisory Council on Relations with Basque Communities Abroad in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Urkullu said that the next World Congress would be “an opportunity” for coexistence between the new Diaspora and the traditional one. It would also support the design of a policy that would satisfy their demands and future plans in the ...
01/10/2019
…or if you already speak, why don’t you teach classes since there is a strong demand for professors in various states. The Federation of Basque clubs in the US (NABO – North American Basque Organizations) is very committed to teaching and Basque language development. This is reflected in the classes supported by Basque clubs and their members. Currently, 17 professors teach classes in ...
01/09/2019
This week in Elko, Nevada, began with the swearing in of Aitor Narvaiza as County Sherriff. Born in the Bizkaian town of Ermua, Narvaiza emigrated as a child along with his parents to Elko. After a career of 23 years of uniformed service, Narvaiza was elected Elko County Sheriff in last November’s elections. We would like to send our best wishes and best of luck in your new position to this member ...
01/09/2019
Do you want to feel it, and get excited? That is what the premiere of “Erraiak” (guts) was like in a theater filled with irrintzilaris and interested individuals. The documentary hopes to shed light on this iconic cry that is so present in every Basque festival and yet so unknown in its origin, history…Directed by Ekain Martinez de Lizarduy Stürtze and produced by Arteman ...
01/08/2019
Historian, originally from Getxo (Bizkaia, Basque Country), who is currently living and researching in the US will launch his first book on March 20th entitled, "Basque Immigrants and Nevada's Sheep Industry, Geopolitics and the Making of an Agricultural Workforce, 1880-1954" published by the University of Nevada Press. The work by Iker Saitua is 312 pages long and sells for $44.95 in paper, ...
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