04/17/2019

You can now read and download the first 2019 issue of the magazine “Eguzkia” published by the Euzko Etxea in La Plata. The Basque club is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and has dedicated this issue, number 5, to the event. Along with the anniversary, other topics are also covered throughout the 28 pages of the magazine including the Basque club's sports activities, its ...
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04/17/2019

Even if the date of the club’s foundation is the end of January, the Loretako Euskaldunak Basque Club in Las Flores usually celebrates the anniversary after its yearly activities begin. This year the festivities took place on April 13th and it was a complete success, “Our hall, that we named “Paulo Vidaurreta,” a couple of years ago appeared small,” Federico Inchauspe, club ...
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04/16/2019

The celebration of Korrika 21 in the Diaspora, a race in support of the Basque language and its instruction was once again a complete success. The race ran from April 4-13 through Euskal Herria, and in the Diaspora groups of friends, language students, Basque clubs and Basque communities joined in in several ways, with the exciting point in common, a bond to join in the support of the language that unites ...
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04/16/2019

Aberri Eguna, or Day of the Basque Homeland, is celebrated on Easter Sunday, this year April 21st, and as every year, some Basque clubs celebrate on that day. However, in other cases, Euskal Etxeas celebrate either before or after depending on their local traditions. This year Basque clubs in Argentina in Cañuelas, Pergamino, Posadas and Gerora in Cordoba already celebrated, but the majority of ...
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04/15/2019

The Eloise Bieter Garmendia Chair, at the Basque Studies Program at Boise State University, is developing a program, beginning today through April 25th that includes seminars, conferences and post-graduate activities to analyze various aspects of Basque art. These will be taught by Dr. Ismael Manterola (Zumaia, 1966) Art History Professor at the College of Fine Arts at the University of the Basque ...
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04/15/2019

Joana Ourthiague, from Lower Navarre and Edurne Altune, from Lapurdi, are currently in Gral. Belgrano in the province of Buenos Aires where they will spend a year to work, and deepen their knowledge of agriculture all while collaborating with the local Basque club. In regards to the latter, the Basque club reported that the two will teach Euskera and dance classes, available to adults and children ...
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04/12/2019

All over the world, Korrikas of all types continue to join in at a distance from the official Korrika that is reaching its goal next Sunday in the Basque Country, in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Most are initiatives that start with members of Basque clubs and Etxepare Basque Institute lectureships, although there are also others that include Basque residents and euskaltzales that gather simply to organize a local chapter of the ...
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04/12/2019

The Video Contest organized by the Etxepare Basque Institute and the AEK Cooperative, as part of Korrika 21, boasted a first prize of a stay in the Basque Country with travel and stay covered to study at a Barnetegi, now has two winners. Among the videos submitted by Basque club students, the winner was Enzo Damelio from Argentina who had 1470 “Likes.” Among the videos submitted by ...
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04/12/2019

Geroa Bai Argentina reached out to us in regards to the upcoming Navarrese regional elections. Remember that in the coming weeks Navarrese citizens will go to the polls on two occasions; April 28 for Spanish Parliamentary Elections, and again on May 26th for Town Hall and Navarrese Parliamentary elections that then designates the president of Navarre, along with choosing its representative to the European ...
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04/11/2019

The naming will take place as part of the Extraordinary General Assembly that will take place on Saturday April 27th, as a continuation of the Regular General Assembly. The extraordinary call is to name the President of Navarre, Uxue Barkos Berruezo, and Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu Renteria as honorary members of this veteran institution. This will increase the list of honorary members now to five ...
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