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Next Tuesday is the deadline to take part in EuskalKultura.com's November raffle. Hurry up!

11/18/2016

This time the prizes are: A guided visit through Donostia including a pintxo tasting in the city's Old Part; the book Euskadunen Amerika by Joseba Etxarri; CDs Elementuak by Kalakan and Mahai inguruko kantuak II” after dinner songs; and a paper notebook from the series “Euskaraz bizi nahi dut;” and the book Basque Literary History by Mari Jose Olaziregi.  Don’t wait and enter today!

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The bronze plaques stolen from the Basque Sheepherder’s Monument in Reno have been replaced and it once again looks like before

11/17/2016

Current appearance of the Basque Sheepherder’s Monument by Nestor Basterretxea, in Reno (photoSarahKapel)

Maybe even better, sometimes good things come from bad, and in the opinion of some the new plaques are nicer and they also took advantage to update and improve some of the texts on them.  The installation took place in October and now the monument can once again be visited as it was, having recuperated its original splendor in Rancho San Rafael Park. 

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Dance groups from Argentina and Euskal Herria did their best Saturday night at Semana Vasca 2016

11/17/2016

Dantzaris from Tandil and Tres Arroyos waving the Ikurriña

And when we say their best, we mean choreographies, costumes and attitude that took the stage.  The audience appreciated the work in spreading Basque culture done by the dantzaris and accompanied them during the show with warm applause.  In this new installment about Semana Nacional Vasca Argentina 2016 in Necochea, the second part of Saturday Night’s Gala. 

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Basque dances of varying styles, backgrounds and eras Saturday night at Semana Vasca 2016 in Necochea

11/16/2016

The Tamborrada opened the music and dance show on Saturday at Semana Vasca 2016

Saturday evening at the Semana Nacional includes a brief review of dances, rehearsed during the year, by the youth at the various Basque clubs.  This is their chance to perform what they have been practicing for hours.  The effort wasn’t in vain as each group received well-deserved applause.  Saturday was also full of applause and recognition of Basque teachers in Argentina who received awards during the Mintzodromo, as well as recognition from Basques in Zubieta. 

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Joseba Attard, Basque-English graphic designer, surfer and sheep shearer wants to recover the Olabe Baserri in Bedarona, Bizkaia

11/16/2016

Sunset behind the Olabe Baserri in Bedarona (photo Olabe Project)

Joseba Attard, is English whose mother is Basque, and is someone who isn’t afraid to take a 180 in his life and jump into an adventure.  At the age of 27 he came to the Basque Country to live so that his family wouldn’t lose Euskera.  Here, he has been a graphic designer, surfer and sheep shearer. Now, with his wife (who is also English) and their daughter, he has embarked on the recuperation of a 400 year-old baserri in Bedarona, Bizkaia to convert it into a cultural center. 

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Euskal Herria and the Diaspora gather once again at each of the activities during Semana Vasca in Necochea

11/15/2016

During Semana Vasca in Necochea 2016 dantzaris danced to live music provided by Patxi eta Konpania

The Semana Vasca in Necochea just concluded and has left us with a myriad of images that include Basques from both sides of the Atlantic in each enjoying the activities provided by the hosting Euzko Etxea: meetings, shows, meals, parades, and of course dances.  Following is our new chronicle of Semana Nacional Vasca 2016 with one more photo gallery. 

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A Basque Monolith is inaugurated in Venezuela, a tribute to the Indigo growers in the Valleys of Aragua

11/15/2016

The group that attended the inauguration of the Basque Monolith (photoJazoera)

The Basque community in Venezuela had a special day last Saturday with the inauguration of a Basque Monolith that commemorates the Basque presence in the Valleys of Aragua.  In 1768, a group of Basque decided to start growing Indigo, a key industry in the history of the area.  This inauguration is the first on the Route of the Basques, an initiative of recovery of the historic Basque memory supported by the Federations of Basque Centers in Venezuela.  Video coming soon on Jazoera TV.

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Marita Echave, among the smells and flavors of Basque food: Success on her appearance on the TV show “My Way”

11/15/2016

Marita Echave during her appearance on the TV show “My Way” on Channel 13 in Rio Cuarto in the province of Cordoba

Well-known Basque-Argentine writer from Coronel Moldes includes in her book Country Basque Cooking some 50 recipes inherited from her immigrant grandparents.  “The idea is to recovery the memory of our families,” she said in an interview (that follows) published in the local newspaper Puntal after her appearance on the TV show ”My Way” on Channel 13, along with others form the Gure Ametza Basque Club in Rio Cuarto. 

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Too bad it’s over! A meal for nearly 1,000 people put an end to Semana Nacional Vasca 2016 in Necochea

11/14/2016

Some of the participants in the dantzari parade that took place in Necochea on Sunday (photoEuskalKultura.com)

Throughout the weekend, various units from the large Necochea Basque club, as well as other streets and venues in the city were decorated in red, green and white with the presence of hundreds of people who came from all over Argentina, as well as Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile to celebrate Semana Nacional Vasca 2016.  Besides this article and images from today, EuskalKultura.com, will publish, every day this week, a summary with images and videos from the festival.  On egin! (Enjoy!).

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The Basque community in Venezuela debuts its You Tube Channel: follow their news on Jazoera TV

11/14/2016

Promoters of Jazoera TV, a new step in keeping the Basque-Venezuelan communities updated (photo JazoeraTV)

The electronic newsletter Jazoera has been keeping us apprised of news form the Venezuelan Basque community since 2011 directed by Pedro Javier Arriaga.  Now, the newsletter has announced that with the support of Yunior Lobo, it will now debut its own You Tube Channel that will include videos of activities that take place at Venezuelan Basque clubs.  Zorionak for taking this new step and Ongi etorri Jaozera TV! 

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