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03/26/2015
Korrika 19 will arrive this Saturday in La Plata, starting at the Plaza Moreno in an open invitation for the entire community and anyone wishing to join in and support this race in favor of the Basque language. Without leaving La Plata, the lecturer at the UNLP let us know that Basque and culture classes will begin on April 8 and the deadline to enroll is Monday the 6th.
03/25/2015
Basque policy issues have been featured lately at the University of Liverpool thanks to activities organized by the Manuel Irujo Fellowship Chair. Tomorrow, Basque and international experts will discuss the Basque conflict at a conference entitled, “An End to the Basque Conflict?” Historian, Xabier Irujo (University of Nevada, Reno) will lead the discussion in which Juan Jose Ibarretxe (Agirre Lehendakaria Center) will participate, among others.
03/25/2015
Piperade, an institution for Basque food lovers in the Bay Area, organized, this past Monday, the first Basque Hotel Dinner of the season. 30 people, most of them from the fog city, gathered to enjoy with good food and good wine, since Rioja winemaker Rafael Vivanco, co-owner of Dinastía Vivanco winery, was invited too. “We had an interesting mix of people and everybody enjoyed,” said Hirigoyen to EuskalKultura.com.
03/25/2015
The goal is “to continue the human chain that began in 2014” between Durango and Pamplona, that included links and duplications in a large number of Basque clubs in the Diaspora. Now, the invitation is to “combine wills” as in the Basque Country but in a special format for the Argentine seamstresses. The invitation includes a day of activities in La Plata and an exhibit of the final product at “Buenos Aires Celebrates”
03/24/2015
Basque Californian writer, Begoña Echeverria is currently in Australia where she will present her first historic novel, The Hammer of Witches, a story of the witch trials that took place in the Basque Country during the 17th century. “Writing The Hammer of Witches has been a cathartic and enlightening experience because the events took place in Baztan, where my family is from,” she told EuskalKultura.com.
03/24/2015
The Feast of Patagonian Sovereignty is one of the largest celebrations in the Viedma and Patagones region, not just because of its significance but also because it involves many institutions in both cities that come together to celebrate. The Basque community participates annually in the event, thanks to the local Beti Aurrera Aberri Etxea Basque club.
03/24/2015
Little changes at the British Columbia, Canada’s Zazpiak Bat Basque Club after 2015's annual meeting, attended by 30 members. Elena Sommer will be the president for another year and Mirari Duñabeitia will share the treasurer and secretary positions with Jeanne Desotels. The lunch-meeting also served to present this year’s program. “It’s a small Club, so everybody helps with something and that’s really helpful,” said Sommer to EuskalKultura.com.
03/23/2015
Donostia-San Sebastian native Amaya Arberas is a well known soprano in the Basque diaspora, especially in the US. In 2010, she opened the exhibition ‘Basques: Hidden in plain sight,’ at Ellis Island, and in 2013, she performed at the New York’s Euzko Etxea centennial celebration. Those are just two of dozens of performances she has given in the US. She is her own agent. “It’s tiring, but I like it. And, honestly, nowadays that’s the only way to go,” said she, in conversation with EuskalKultura.com.
03/23/2015
Korrika 19 started last Thursday in Urepele and has travelled several thousand kilometers touring the Basque geography. In the Diaspora, in the meantime, the effort in favor of the Basque language has arrived farther than ever: South Africa, Nicaragua, Sahara, Mexico, Australia….Following photos and video from the various activities.
03/23/2015
The genealogical expert, Iñigo Rementeria, shared his work with readers of EuskalKultura.com last year. His book “Gure Abi Izenak” included a register of manor houses and farmhouses in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, and it's well known that many Basque last names come from farmhouse names. Now, he has taken another step and has included a list of farmhouses in Araba that is also available to our readers. Eskerrik asko, Iñigo!
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