06/13/2019

The San Ignacio Catholic Social Organization (OSCASI) carries out a commitment to support and finance schools in the Petare Barrio in Caracas, one of the most humble and largest neighborhoods in Venezuela. According to Pedro Javier Arriaga Aguirre, reference of the local Basque community, “in these schools students with few resources are provided the possibility to receive adequate food and excellent ...
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06/13/2019

Dantzaris from the Eusko Indarra dance group represented the club and the community at the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the local Alpenländerverein-Alpean Club. This club gathers immigrants that speak German who came from the Alps. After the dance performance that included dances like “Ipar Haizea jauntzi,” “Tafallako Jota,” and “Waltz from the Valley of ...
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06/12/2019

The training workshop will be held at the San Nicolas Basque Club and is aimed at “anyone, or any institutions interested in, or currently practicing the Basque culture and specifically the heritage of dance.” The event will be predominantly practice and is coordinated by Aitor Alava the leader of the Buenos Aires Ekin Dantzari Taldea. According to Alava, the gathering aims to “develop a ...
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06/12/2019

Yesterday the 439th anniversary of the second founding of the capital city was celebrated. In honor of the re-founder, Juan de Garay, the festivities took place at the plaza that carries his name, meters from the Casa Rosada and right next to the century’s old Tree of Gernika. Representatives of the local Basque community participated in the ceremony presided by the minister of Urban ...
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06/11/2019

The “Emakume Euskalduna Patagonian” (The Basque Woman in Patagonia) project at the Aberri Etxea Basque Club in Viedma and Carmen de Patagones is a project to recover family memories with a gender perspective in the north of Patagonia in Argentina. The project is led by Ruben Suarez, Ph.D. in history according to club sources. “There are a large number of life stories circulating in the ...
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06/11/2019

The Beti Aurrera Basque Club in Chivilcoy is a very active institution with cultural, artistic and recreational activities all year long. However, this last weekend was marked by two unique events. On Sunday they welcomed a visit by Cesar and Andoni Etcheverry from the Euzko Etxea in La Plata who along with local sukaldaris from the Amalur group prepared the winning recipe in the 2018 contest ...
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06/10/2019

Wednesday, June 12th, Euzko Etxea of Villa Maria will hold its annual General Assembly. When the time comes to vote for new board members, club members will need to choose between two ballots, according to the local El Diario newspaper and they have been the protagonists of a “media crossover.” The lists are “Gernikako Arbola,” that includes the incumbents led by Luis ...
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06/10/2019

There are ten from Argentina, three from the US, and 1 from Uruguay and 1 from Colombia. The Official Bulletin of the Basque Country (BOPV-EHAA) published the list of the participants, alternates and those that were disqualified. Since this year coincides with the celebration of the World Congress of Basque collectivities, participants will first attend the Gaztemundu program dedicated to managing cultural ...
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06/07/2019

Oskar Urzelai is a chef with a long trajectory, Pioneer ambassador of Basque gastronomy in various countries and in particular, in Asia, where he is now inaugurating his newest venture, Txoko, after previous experiences, and now more advanced in his career. His menu is that of a Basque chef that is modern and innovative, drinking from the robust tradition of Basque cuisine, to offer dishes prepared with the ...
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06/07/2019

The Zuhaitzaren Herria Basque Club in Marcos Paz in the Province of Buenos Aires received a subsidy from the city government to complete the steps for obtaining legal status. As Martin Garitonandia explained, “this is a subsidy that the local government gives intermediate institutions so that they can afford the expenses of the process. We already presented everything in La Plata, so it should be ...
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