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The Vice-President of the Government of Navarre, Manu Ayerdi, will visit Michigan and Alabama this week

11/28/2018

Manu Ayerdi speaking with authorities in Puebla during his tour of Mexico last October A delegation from Navarre led by the Vice-President of Economic Development, Manu Ayerdi, will visit the US this week, more specifically, Michigan and Alabama to make contacts for the Navarrese automobile sector.  Ayerdi will be accompanied by the Director General of Economic and Business Labor Policy, Izaskun Goñi, and the commercial representative of the International Plan of Navarre, Miguel Angel ...

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Gure Etxe Maitea in Olavarria joined in the city’s 151st anniversary fair with a food and cultural stand

11/28/2018

Basque stand at Olavarria’s 151st anniversary The city of Olavarria, in the province of Buenos Aires, celebrated its 151st anniversary with a party for 60,000 people in the Helios Eseverri Park.  Organized by the city and local collectivities and institutions, sixty stands were set up that provided the audience a “true cultural and gastronomic show.”  The local Basque club also joined in with a stand especially decorated for the occasion ...

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The Basque Community of Chile Basque Club presents its Semana Vasca 2018 with various activities in the Spanish Stadium

11/26/2018

The so called Colectividad Vasca de Chile (Basque Community of Chile) Basque Club will begin its Semana Vasca on Wednesday with a meeting of choirs.  The activities planned include the aforementioned choir meeting, a talk on Friday about “The Life of Margo Duhalde Sotomayor, 1st War Pilot of the Chile,” and mass on Sunday followed by a Pintxos Contest as part of the celebration of Euskera Day, ...

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Successful first FIVU camp in Uruguay for current club board members and others aspiring to become one

11/26/2018

First camp for members of club boards of directors and future ones in Uruguay The goal of the camp was to train people who are currently serving on Basque club boards of, as well as others who would like to become part of club administration, or who aspire to do so in aspects related to culture, and the current reality of Euskadi, including administration and relations with the Basque Government.  There were two workshops “Generalities of the Basque Country,” taught by Ainhoa ...

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Tribute to the Goicoechea- Quillehauquy family, a century since its arrival to Tres Arroyos (see video)

11/23/2018

Tribute to the Goicoechea-Quillehauquy family in Tres Arroyos In the city of Tres Arroyos, in the province of Buenos Aires, descendants of Francisco Goicoechea and Catalina Quillehauquy, both born in the Basque Country, were honored a century since their arrival to the city. The ceremony was held on November 18th in the Basque Plaza, where family members and representatives of the Basque community unveiled a plaque.  The event began with the raising of the flags and ...

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The Euzko Etxea in Villa Maria presented one of the most original offerings at the Festival of Collectivities: the Tamborrada

11/23/2018

Part of the group from the Euzko Etxea at the Festival of Collectivities in Villa Maria The amphitheater in the city of Villa Maria was full of colors, music and flavors to celebrate another edition of the Festival of Collectivities last Saturday, November 17th.  Organized by the city, the event included the participation of more than a dozen communities including Peruvian, Bolivian, Cuban, Spanish, Balearic, Italian, Indian, Syrian-Lebanese, and Basque.  The local Euzko Etxea represented the ...

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Baskos of the Confluencia debuted at the Festival of Collectivities in Neuquen and featured food

11/22/2018

Basque stand at the Festival of Collectivities in Neuquen The Festival of Collectivities in Neuquen took place November 9-11 and was attended by communities representing some 20 countries, including for the first time, the Basque Country.  The Euskal Etxea founded in 2016 called “Baskos de la Confluencia” was part of the event with two stands: one that provided cultural information and another food stand.  These were manned by some 15 people who ...

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The Etxepare Basque Institute is looking for a lecturer to teach Basque language and culture at the University of Helsinki

11/21/2018

The announcement published yesterday, November 20th in the Official Bulletin of the Basque Country (EHAA-BOPV) The urgent search is due to the current lecturer’s having to take time off, as published in yesterday Official Bulletin of the Basque Country (EHAA-BOPV) with the hopes of incorporating the new person by January 2019.  Among the requirements the position required a university degree and to also possess the PL3 or its equivalent, as well as level C1 in English.  Those with degrees in Basque philology ...

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The Alaiak Choir in Caracas welcomed colleagues “Dolça Catalunya” at a concert in Basque, Catalan and Spanish

11/21/2018

Basque and Catalan choir gathering organized by the Eusko Etxea in Caracas (photo Julen Azpiritxaga Zubizarreta) The Alaiak Choir from the Eusko Etxea in Caracas welcomed the Dolça Catalunya from the Catalan Center in the Venezuelan capital.  The concert, in return for the invitation of the Basque choir to the Catalan club in October, opened with the guests who began the recital in Catalan.  The performance by the Dolça Catalunya Choir include songs in Catalan and Spanish and were very warmly received ...

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Basque residing in New York are invited to a get acquainted event next week

11/20/2018

Eusko Etxea of New York.  Founded in 1913, the oldest Basque club in the states (photo EuskalKultura.com) The Eusko Etxea in New York and the Delegation of Euskadi in the United Sates, headquartered in the The Big City, invite Basques residing in the area to come to an event organized by both entities on November 30th to come and get to know each other.  The goal is to meet new people while catching up with old friends.

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