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BASQUE PELOTA

Community calls for help to save last Basque court in Arizona

Photo: EuskalKultura.com
The Basque court is seriously deteriorated and community leaders need $1 million to rehabilitate it so they are looking for the support of someone who can help them.

BASQUE ORAL POETRY

University of Missouri studies Basque oral poetry

Published in English, the special edition of Journal of Oral Tradition includes studies and interviews with prominent bertsolaris, such as Andoni Egaña or Joxerra Garzia, according to Euskalkultura.

CROSSING BORDIERS

Basque gastronomy reaches China

Basque chef Jon Alaña will open a restaurant in Shanghai shortly. Its name will be Kuluxka and it will offer the best of traditional Basque cuisine. Alaña believes that the star dish will be "hake in a green sauce".

BOOK ABOUT BASQUE STUDIES

Presentation of the book "A Candle in the Night" in Nevada

Cover of the book A Candle in the Night: Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, 1967-2007. Photo: EFE
A Candle in the Night will be presented by the University of Nevada Oral History Program and the Center for Basque Studies on Wednesday afternoon. Two events are also scheduled for the book's presentation.

DAVE BIETER

Basque-American mayor wins second term

Boise. Photo: Igor Lansorena
Bieter's landslide win was widely expected. With 100 percent of the results counted, the Basque-American Democrat got a total of 63.6 percent to 35.7 percent for Tibbs.

LOCAL VOTE

It's local election day in Boise

Boise. Photo: Igor Lansorena
Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. (local time) and close at 8 p.m. Exit polls will be made public immediately after with official results available from Tuesday night.

EUSKAL HERRIA MUGAZ GAINDI

Emigration and Basque presence abroad to examination

Head of the French department of eitb24.com, Frederik Verbeke, during his lecture. Photo: Euskosare
About twenty professors and journalists, including the head of the French department in eitb24.com, take part in the IV International Conference on Basques around the world held in Bayonne and Ustaritze.

BASQUE DIASPORA

New book will gather biography of almost 10,000 Basque Americans

The book Biographical Dictionary of Idaho Basques will gather data about almost 10,000 Basque Americans in the state of Idaho.

JULEN ABIO, TV PRODUCER IN US

"I prefer smell of hen run in Bakio rather than expensive perfume"

Sarai Campo visited Julen Abio's programme. Photo: Sarai Campo
By Sarai Campo. Sunday, 2pm. After doing the shopping in China Town, Julen comes to fetch me. Next stop, Basque Club in Newark.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Opening night in New York City

Sarai Campo, reporter. Photo: EiTB
By Sarai Campo. The Great Apple has officially presented the first promotion of subsidised "green" houses in the city. The new houses respect the environment and are energetically efficient.

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