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San Fermin festivities begin today, July 6th in the Diaspora: virtually but with the same fervor as always

07/06/2020

Children’s drawings from the Navarrese Center in Mendoza for San Fermin 2020 As this virus that keeps everyone on edge has reached us, and above all, has taken away the possibility of getting together to celebrate, the truth is that the future has also reached us and thanks to new technologies, we can somehow overcome the traditional concept of distance and meet and celebrate in this new way, virtually.

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Aita Antton will celebrate mass online this Sunday, in Basque and English, commemorating the Elko and So. California Basque Picnics

07/03/2020

Aita Antton Egiguren celebrating mass last year in Winnemucca (photo Artzai Ona) Next weekend on the US Basque calendar includes the Basque Festival in Elko, NV and Southern California organized by the Elko Euzkaldunak and Southern California Basque Clubs respectively.  Due to the current situation, with the pandemic still out of control in the United States, the physical gathering is not a possibility.  Nevertheless, Aita Antton will celebrate mass online, corresponding to ...

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Benoit Etcheverry announces a new show on the radio and online: this Sunday Joseba Etxarri is his guest on “Diaspora eta Zu 2.0”

07/03/2020

Benoit Etcheverry begins a new radio program on France Blue Pays Basque; Joseba Etxarri Sunday’s guest on “Diaspora eta Zu 2.0” "Diaspora eta zu 2:0" (The Diaspora and you) is the name of the online program by Benoit Etcheverry that airs every Sunday from Baiona.  Next Sunday, on the 11th edition of the show, will feature Joseba Etxarri, Director of EuskalKultura.eus as his guest who will participate from Donostia.  The program runs and hour and can be followed on Facebook beginning at 7pm Euskal Herria time, 2pm in ...

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The Euzko Etxea in La Plata conducts a survey of its members to find out how they are doing during the quarantine

07/03/2020

Survey by the Euzko Etxea to see how folks are dealing with the preventative albeit obligatory social isolation The local Basque club has launched a survey for its members in hopes of finding out information on how they are doing during this period of social isolation, that is both preventative and obligatory that hast taken a step backwards over the last few days, and have returned the city in the province of Buenos Aires back to a stricter phase.  Many Basque clubs around the world have kept in touch with their members ...

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The Basque Museum in Boise announces a virtual “coffee break,” on July 10th, an exchange between Basques in North and South America

07/02/2020

Make yourself a coffee to share in a pleasant conversation with youth in the Diaspora After the confinement, the Basque Museum in Boise reopened its doors in June with reduced hours, complying with the protocols, limiting events and exhibitions.  Among the online proposals developed in June was the “History Happy Hour,” to celebrate San Juan with John Ysursa as the presenter.  Looking at July, the Museum has now announced that next week they will host an ...

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“Gozatu,” (sic) is born a line of handmade notebooks with covers illustrated by Argentine artist, Iñaki Echeverria

07/02/2020

The line of notebooks “Gozatu,” with covers motivated and inspired by Basque, works by Iñaki Echeverria If the idea was born and was realized in a short time during the quarantine, the notebooks of the “Gozatu,” line have a complete history.  A half Basque, half Argentine history.  In fact, the illustrations on the covers are cities in Euskal Herria, –Hernani, Getaria, Biarritz, Bilbo… -- sketched in situ by Argentine artist, Iñaki Echeverria during his last trip to the Basque ...

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Pride Week: New York Basque photographer, koitz, launches his book “koitz Gay Fire Island”

07/01/2020

Book by journalist from Pamplona established in New York, Luis Foncillas Etxeberria, Koitz, was published in June in time for Pride Week The book includes a prologue by American writer, Patrick Ryan, and an introduction by curator, Nicholas Davies, besides “notes,” by Koitz himself.  The atmosphere, reality and magic of the LGBTQ+ communities of Fire Island are gathered in the 90 photos, with the author always opting for joy and not the sad moments on the island that measures 96 kilometers east of New York City.

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The Mendoza Basque Club inaugurates its YouTube Channel with a video contest about San Fermin, “with a very appetizing prize”

07/01/2020

Video contest “Virtual San Fermin 2020,” at the Mendoza Basque Club The pandemic started 6 months ago, and the Coronavirus is far from being water under the bridge.  Fortunately, we still get good news that motivates us and uplifts us as the world continues forward. Today, the Denak Bat Basque Club in Mendoza announces the inauguration of its YouTube channel and does so in a fun way hoping to celebrate the main Navarrese festival, but also of course, providing visibility and ...

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Thirty-two diners re-inaugurated the popular Sunday meal at the Gure Txoko Basque Club’s restaurant in Sydney

06/30/2020

Jon, Nekane and Alvaro were in charge of last Sunday’s meal at the Gure Txoko Basque Club preparing tempting homemade Basque food After the establishment being closed due to the Coronavirus, the Gure Txoko Basque Club in Sydney opened its doors again last Sunday for its popular food service open to the public. The cold weather with temperatures only reaching 14 degrees centigrade, as well as the fear and precaution generated by the pandemic resulted in only 32 people gathering out of 40 reservations.

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The Laurak Bat Basque Club in Buenos Aires home of the “Well Protected” in solidarity with the Venezuelan community

06/30/2020

The Laurak Bat headquarters for the “Well Protected 2020” (Bien Abrigados) campaign Last Friday and Saturday the Laurak Bat Basque Club became a gathering and distribution point for donations for Venezuelans living in the Comuna 1 in the capital city.  The event was part of the “Well Protected 2020” (Bien Abrigados) campaign supported by Asoven (Association of Venezuelans in Argentina), that counts on donations from the UNHCR(United Nations Refugee Agency) and is part of the ...

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