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10/04/2011
Two technicians from the Historic Ecclesiastic Archive of Bizkaia (HEAB) will travel to Boise, Idaho next week as guests of the Cenarrusa Foundation to give several talks and offer a genealogy workshop. The goal is that participants will be able to search the internet for information on their ancestors on the HEAB’s online database. As explained by its director Anabella Barroso, to EuskalKultura.com, the hope is “to teach them how to use the database, because it is very important to us that they successfully use the archive.” In order for that to happen, Barroso affirmed that the HEAB will be available to present talks and practical workshops at other Basque centers who may be interested in a visit from them.
10/04/2011
The international festival of narrators “I Love Stories” is being celebrated in Bogota Columbia, from the October 1st through the 8th, in which Gipuzkoan storyteller Joxemari Carrere is also participating. This is the eleventh edition of the festival which brings writers together from Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico and the US, along with Carrere. The Basque presented his show “Todo lo que se nombra existe. Los vascos en el País de las Maravillas” (All that is named exists. Basques in Wonderland), by which he seeks to convey a piece of Basque oral tradition to this Caribbean country a truly unique opportunity for the local Basque community.
10/03/2011
The World Mus Championship of Basque Collectivities will begin this Saturday in Angelu-Anglet (Lapurdi) where this week representatives from different nations will compete to win the coveted txapela. This is the 35th edition of the tournament which rotates between countries that belong to the World Mus Federation. Last year’s tournament took place in Los Angeles, California. The mus players, besides competing in various rounds of cards, will also have the opportunity to visit various places in Iparralde such as Donibane Lohizune, Ainhoa, Donibane Garazi , Larrun Mountain, Baiona, as well as the Grotto at Lourdes.
09/30/2011
Liburuklik is already online, a powerful search tool that allows online access to the Digital Basque Library, or thousands of documents and books published in the Basque Country, or related to the Basque language and culture. The archive is limited to documents prior to 1940, to avoid any copyright laws with more recent publications, and even though it was created with 3,000 titles, it is expected to include 300,000 new pages before the end of the year.
09/30/2011
The Center for Basque Studies of the University of Nevada, Reno is now accepting applications for the William A. Douglass Distinguished Scholar Award for the academic year 2012–2013. The Douglass Scholar must be a specialist in some aspect of Basque Studies and will be chosen on the basis of his/her contribution to Basque Studies and consistent record of research, achievement and scholarly innovation. For 2012-2013, the Center is seeking a specialist in Art (Fine Art; Theory, History and Politics of Art) and the deadline for completed applications is December 16, 2011.
09/29/2011
It’s a tour that was forged in the Diaspora, since Anne Etchegoyen, from Lower Navarre, came into contact with the world of Argentinean music during a tour of Basque clubs in that country. Now two icons of Argentinean music, María Volonté and Mavi Díaz, will travel to Europe to give three concerts with Anne where tango will be fused with Basque folk and rock music. This Tuesday they will perform in Bayonne, Thursday the 6th in Bordeaux and on Saturday the 8th in Burgos.
09/29/2011
The Zazpirak Bat center was built by Basques in Rosario, Argentina in 1912 and has since worked tirelessly to preserve and disseminate the Basque culture on this side of the Atlantic. It has not only had the support of its partners and friends, but also the city that surrounds it and the Basque Autonomous Community, which appreciates and supports the initiatives carried out in the Diaspora. Now that the time has come to celebrate a very special birthday, “Zazpi” is inviting all of its partners to join the festivities, Argentinean Basques, as well as other cultural references, including sports and political figures of Euskal Herria. In order to contact people and extend invitations, a delegation from Rosario is currently touring the main cities of Euskadi.
09/29/2011
For another year Eusko Ikaskuntza’s Asmoz Fundation is offering full scholarships for people in the Diaspora who are interested in pursuing graduate level Basque Studies online. It consists of an online course with a degree from the University of the Basque Country, the National University of Distance Education and the Public University of Navarre, who has joined the postgraduate in this its 12th edition. The cost of the course is 1,350 Euros but there are 20 scholarships available for those in the Diaspora to cover the entire amount. Registration closes on October 14, 2011.
09/28/2011
Berlin’s Basque club extends an invitation for all to attend the event entitled, “Gernika and the Germans,” that will take place this Friday at the Cervantes Institute there. The event consists of two parts: the first will be the screening of “Gernika” by Klaus Ihlau, in which survivors of the bombing are interviewed as well as the German pilots of the Condor Legion; the second will include a talk by historian Walther Bernecker on the influence that the tragic event had on Basque and German relations. The event was organized with the collaboration of the Etxepare Basque Institute and the Cervantes Institute.
09/28/2011
2009 marked the first edition of 'Jauzi Eguna' or day of the Jauzi at the Eusko Kultur Etxea or Eusketxe Basque Cultural Center clubhouse on Mexico Street. The goal of this celebration is to show, teach and dance this typical Basque circle dance. Other activities will also be interspersed between these three activities on October 1st at the club on Mexico Street established in 1880. Events are being organized by the group headed by Aitor Alava, which will also include a dinner, dance and a drawing.
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