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02/09/2012
Imanol Bilbao, founder of the Gure Ametza Basque club, continues to be very present in Rio Cuarto, (province of Cordoba), in spite of his passing away in August of last year. In his memory, pilotaris from this club and that of the Zingirako Euskaldunak in Chascomus competed on February 4th and 5th in Rio Cuarto. Imanol Bilbao was originally from Gallarta, Bizkaia and immigrated to Argentina in the 50s. In 1994, he was involved in the founding of Gure Ametza and served as its president until 2006.
02/08/2012
With the help of its mentor, chef Itziar Aguirre, the Lagunen Etxea Basque club of Laprida carried out the first presentation of “Pilpileando Argentina,” a project whose objective is not only to share the secrets of Basque cooking with the public, but also and above all, to help those who live in conditions of extreme poverty, and in particular those in the province of Chaco. The opening of the 2012 edition of “Pilpileando” took place at the Paradise Amphitheater in Laprida. Deemed a success it gathered a great number of non-perishable food items that will be delivered through the Small Gestures Foundation. The gastronomic tour of solidarity will continue throughout the year, with the next stop being Laurak Bat in Buenos Aires on March 16th, and in La Plata on the 17th. If you would like to enjoy good Basque food as well as help those in need, join “Pilpileando Argentina!”
02/08/2012
Berlinale kicks off this Friday in the German capital, one of the most important film festivals in Europe and worldwide. This year’s program of events includes a very special day for Basque culture, “Basque Day” that was organized in collaboration with the Basque Government, the Etxepare Basque Institute, and the Basque Culinary Center. It will take place on Monday and will include presentations of the Basque food industry, a concert by Txalapartari Felipe Ugarte, director of the film “Mugaritz Soundtrack,” that is on display at the festival. Berlin’s Basque club will also contribute to the Basque ambience with a concert by Ruper Ordorika this Saturday.
02/07/2012
The feast of Santa Agueda was celebrated last weekend in several Basque clubs, who brought together choirs, and club members to sing the traditional verses throughout the streets of their cities and towns. The event left interesting images behind such as the members of London’s Basque Society singing during a heavy snowstorm in the streets of the English capital. In Madrid, the Basque club’s choir again toured some of the more central places in town. There were also singing activities in the US in places like Boise and Rhode Island.
02/07/2012
The program of activities for San Francisco’s Basque Cultural Center’s 30th anniversary has been published. It will take place on February 17-19th and will gather folks invited from the Basque Country as well as friends from all over the west. The festivities will begin with the Second Bertso Jaialdia with Amets Arzallus from Lapurdi, Julio Soto from Nafarroa along with three US bertsolaris. Ketxo, from Iparralde, will also be attending and is in charge of providing the music for the public dances throughout the weekend. On Sunday the Center’s Bizi Emankorra awards will also be presented.
02/06/2012
Eusebio Zamacola’s character has lived for a long time in Fabio Echarri’s imagination. Echarri is a writer, professor and founding member of the Kotoiaren Lurra Basque club in Chaco, Argentina. That Basque who would occasionally visit Echarri’s grandfather, was also a legendary character in the area, a bandit, outlaw and adventurer that never killed or wounded anyone and never stole from the poor. After years of resisting, Echarri finally decided to investigate his life, regardless of what he might find. The result was the novel Zamacola, a Basque Bandit in el Chaco. Journalist Koldo Landaluze interview Echarri in this report in Gara provided here.
02/06/2012
As announced last year, Rosario’s Zazpirak Bat Basque club will be celebrating its first 100 years throughout 2012. Excited by the historic moment that they get to be a part of, the club’s authorities assure us that no effort will be spared. The program of activities began with the total renovation of the club’s website and the inauguration of the “Centennial Micro-site.” This new page offers, among other things, information on the centennial festivities program and images of the city that it will host Argentina’s 2012 National Basque Week.
02/06/2012
Feeling the squeeze of the crisis, Madrid’s Basque club has begun an initiative to help its members, and especially the youth, get through it. It is a simple idea that encompasses one of the original goals of many Basque clubs around the world: solidarity and assistance among members. The “Help Network” created by Madrid’s Basque club will serve two purposes, to help members find jobs or a place to live. The center itself has said that it remains to be seen if they make a difference or not, but for the time being it is much welcomed and is worth a try.
02/03/2012
That last week of January was very special for students, professors, and the organizers of Latin America’s 'Euskara Munduan'. This initiative allows Basque students and teachers to advance, and has closed another phase of its objective, to provide Basque teachers to several Basque centers. In addition, it served as a great learning opportunity as well as a chance to say good-bye for some. Now, some of the advance students will prepare for their exams with HABE while the project will evaluate the possibility of a new training plan in July of this year. During the event, authorities from FEVA came to Tandil in order hold a council meeting as well as accompany the Basque students.
02/02/2012
The Basque culture will be featured at the University of California this month, more specifically on the UC Santa Barbara campus (UCSB). This university offers classes in Basque language and culture and since last year, along with four other US universities, has created the Basque Studies Consortium whose goal is to support Basque studies in higher education. This month the UCSB has two Basque culture events planned: next Monday writer Christine Echeverria Bender will present her research on Basque whalers; and on February 23 and 24 the Basque language will be featured at a conference organized in recognition of International Mother Language Day.
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