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04/24/2013
Representatives of all ages were invited to participate in the Former Dantzaris Festival at the Euzko Etxea in Necochea. The event was extremely successful and gathered members of the Basque club dance groups from the last 60 years. As part of the event, old costumes and photos were exhibited. There was also a game of question and answer that sparked memories of anecdotes and moments shared. There was also a souvenir presented to those dantzaris present. After the dinner, the dance lasted into the night.
04/24/2013
Thanks to the scholarship “Goazen Txinara/Let’s go to China,” supported by the artistic study of Beijing MA Studio and in collaboration with the Etxepare Basque Institute, Alain Urrutia, painter from Bilbao, has had the opportunity to spend several months working in China. Now his exhibit will open in Beijing, where he will show some of the work completed during his stay. The show will open this Friday and can be seen through June. It is the first exhibit by an individual participating in this program.
04/23/2013
Beatriz de Elguezabal Aristizabal will travel from Venezuela to Euskal Herria to spend two nights in an “Agroturismo” or rural farmhouse of her choice; a weekend raffled by us in collaboration with the Association of Agro-tourism and Farmhouses in Euskadi “Nekatur.” Congratulations, Beatriz!
04/23/2013
In yesterday’s Governing Council meeting, which was pushed ahead due to the Lehendakari’s trip to Brussels, Ibon Madariaga was named the new Delegate of Euskadi in Mexico. With this appointment, the Basque office in this North American country regains its Delegation since in the prior organizational chart, the prior administration had made this office dependent of the Delegation of Euskadi in New York.
04/23/2013
Ikasbil, by HABE, now provides a new resource to learn and practice Euskera online that can be very useful for students in Euskal Herria as well as those in the Diaspora. It is a book in PDF format called Gramatika gaitasuna lantzen, from level 3 (C1), complete with a series of exercises that can be done and corrected easily online. Ikasbil has also published a reading guide for Basque students ranging from levels A1 to Level 4.
04/22/2013
The Eduardo Chillida Chair is underway, sponsored by the Etxepare Basque Institute at the Goethe University in Frankfurt that, in its first year, has Dr. Ana Maria Rabe as the invited scholar. Rabe, an expert on Chilida, will be in charge of teaching two seminars on the art of this Donostia native that will last through the beginning of July. The goal of the chair is to publicize Basque art and, in particular, the vast artistic creation of Chillida, within the framework of University studies.
04/22/2013
Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu will meet with the heads of the European Institutions during a two-day trip to Brussels. Tomorrow he will meet with Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the Commission; with Joaquin Almunia, Vice-President and Commissioner of European Competency; and with the Commissioner of Internal Affairs, Ceclia Malmstron. Tomorrow, Urkullu will be welcomed by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. In addition, the Lehendakari will host a reception for the Basque community in Brussles at the headquarters of the Delegation of Euskadi, with members of Brussels’ Basque club members attending, among others.
04/19/2013
Asier Vallejo Itsaso, the Basque Government’s Director for the Basque Community Abroad, arrives in Argentina today, as part of his trip to South America that will last until the end of next week. Vallejo started his trip last Wednesday in Chile, accompanied by the Delegate of Euskadi for Chile, Rafael Kutz. During his stay in Argentina, followed by visits to Uruguay and Brazil, he plans to meet with various Basque clubs and national federations, accompanied in this case by the Delegate of Euskadi for Argentina-Mercosur, Sara Pagola.
04/19/2013
Thanks to the Juan de Garay Foundation, FEVA and Eusko Jaurlaritza, the Basque community will once again participate at the end of this month in the Buenos Aires Book Fair, which has reached its 39th year. With this year’s motto “Books are bridges,” the international exhibit will take place from April 25-May 13 and will include, at its heart, the traditional Basque stand, located this year at 1908 in the Yellow Pavilion. During the fair, four Basque-themed books will be presented: 2012 List of Basque Families and Protagonism in Argentina; The Institute of Basque Studies; Martin de Alzaga and Basque Cuisine.
04/19/2013
The Park of Basque Adventure in America located in Trois Pistoles, Quebec, is an open-air museum dedicated to the imprints made by Basque whalers on the Atlantic coast of North America. In June, they will inaugurate a new museum, and to celebrate it, they have organized a cultural festival on June 15-17. In addition to the festival, a group of rowers from the Basque Country will be visiting as part of the Indianoak expedition that is traveling the St. Lawrence River from Trois Pistoles to Montreal. The park is inviting Basques in America to join in the festivities.
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