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“Basque. Architecture and Design,” the first reprint of this collection dedicated to twelve Basque cultural expressions

03/08/2021

Three copies of the book “Architecture and Design,” now reprinted.  It is also available online For architecture and design to be considered part of the cultural heritage of a territory, both first need to be distinguished and defined, followed by a revision of its place within the cultural archive.  This is what Basque. Architecture and Design, is, the first reprint on paper of a collection dedicated to twelve cultural expressions supported by the Etxepare Basque Institute.

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The Boise Philharmonic Orchestra successfully debuted “The Basque Block,” a Basque music concert

03/08/2021

Boise Phil concert announcement with an image of a huge Lauburu on the pavement of Boise’s Basque Block On March 6th the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra debuted “The Basque Block,” a Basque music concert named after the local Basque neighborhood.  Since it took place after the pandemic started, the Orchestra rebroadcast its program through its online platform taking the music to the living rooms of each of its members and friends. The event also included the participation and collaboration of the Basque ...

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The Karibeko Euskal Etxea in Barranquilla invites everyone to participate in its “Euskaraz Kolonbia” campaign with a video

03/05/2021

The “Euskaraz Kolonbia” campaign is the result of the collective work of the Karibeko Euskal Etxea Iker Guillermo Lopez writes from the Karibeko Euskal Etxea to send an invitation to anyone wishing to support the Basque Club's new campaign called “Euskaraz Kolonbia,” that has just begin “aimed at everyone in the world, especially Colombians that don’t know Basque but would like to get more acquainted with the Basque language and culture.

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At the request of Navarrese centers, the Government of Navarre is now teaching Basque classes to students in Argentina and Uruguay

03/05/2021

The Centro Navarro in Buenos Aires, on Moreno 3682, in the Almagro neighborhood of the capital city In the name of the Federation of Navarrese Centers in Argentina, the President of the Centro Navarro in Buenos Aires, Martin Urtasun, has put forth a lot of effort to make this new opportunity possible.  This first course is now serving as a test to later be evaluated and decide the feasibility of the proposal. It begins from zero knowledge of the language and students and teachers are also working hard on ...

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32nd anniversary of the Euskal Etxea: For those close to Haize Hegoa in Montevideo, it is “family,” “hugs,” “udaleku,” “joy,” or “friends”

03/04/2021

Words used by members and friends to describe Haize Hegoa Haize Hegoa celebrated 32 years on March 1st, one year after the increasing of Coronavirus cases in the southern cone, and with celebrating at the clubhouse made impossible, they held two events on social media.  On the one hand, they asked their friends to define what the Basque club means to them in one word.  In the list terms appeared like, “Family,” “Hugs,” and ...

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Tribute to the Diaspora: the local folk group, Bitartean, presents its CD “Kreole,” this Thursday in Hernani

03/03/2021

Bitartean and the dancers of Ttarla taldea, both from Hernani, Gipuzkoa Bitartean, a folk group from Hernani, includes both Basque and Argentine ingredients.  Created in 2012, the group is comprised of Sebastian Ustarroz Dabadie, Garazi Navas Mundiñano, Ixiar Jauregi Loiarte and Haritz Ezeiza Zabala. “Four of us have connections to the Basque Diaspora, especially that in Argenitna,” they told EuskalKultura.eus.  “Born on both sides of the ocean, we ...

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The Basque Government approves the Budget for the 2021 grants for those in dire in Basque Communities Abroad

03/03/2021

To date, this aid has mainly gone to recipients in Venezuela, Cuba (in the image), Chile, Argentina and Uruguay The Basque Government’s Board approved the 2021 call for grants for individuals in dire need in Basque communities all around the world.  As every year, the grants will be passed through Basque clubs and this year’s budget is the same as last years, or 202,000 Euros.  The budget was passed yesterday and will be published in the Official Bulletin of the Basque Country in the coming days ...

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After 14 years in a row, the Cañuelas Basque Club will not hold its 2021 Aberri Eguna Dantzari Gathering due to the pandemic

03/03/2021

Archive image of a Dantzari Gathering on Aberri Eguna (photo EuskalKultura.eus) Every year this is one of the dates marked in red on the calendars of young dantzaris in Argentina. It could have been a huge celebration as the event marks its 15th anniversary this year.  However, “due to the health situation that still has not normalized in the city, nor the country,” the Denak Bat Basque Club in Cañuelas has decided not to carry out its traditional Dantzari Gathering on ...

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Well-known members of the US Basque Diaspora and the Basque Country on a Zoom Workshop beginning tomorrow

03/01/2021

The virtual workshop will take place on Zoom this Tuesday and Thursday, March 2 & 4, 2021 The “Basque Country-USA: Evolution and Future Relationship,” workshop will take place this Tuesday and Thursday, March 2nd and 4th as part of the “Euskal Herria-Basque Country Internationalization and its Global Perspective” Seminar co-organized by the Telesforo Monzon eLab Idea Labratory, and the Sabino Arana Foundation. The idea is to promote mutual knowledge and build bridges between ...

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The death of Basque-Venezuelan press designer, Karmele Leizaola is one of the articles in the Jazoera newsletter 119

03/01/2021

The Basque-Venezuelan press designer, Karmele Leizaola, passed away in Madrid from the Coronavirus remembered in Jazoera (photo Tal Cual) Last week number 119 of Jazoera the Basque-Venezuelan newsletter corresponding to February 2021 was published coordinated from Caracas by Pedro Javier Arriaga Aguirre.  It has two articles dedicated to Karmele Leizaola Azpiazu, a reference in journalistic design and layout in Venezuela who passed away in February in Madrid.  Born in Donostia, she grew up personally and professionally in ...

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