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A New Basque Cultural Center In March of 1982, a new Basque Cultural Center was inaugurated in the San Francisco Bay area. Constructed at a cost of over $1,000,000 (as well as much volunteered material and labor), the facility contains a magnificent fronton, restaurant-bar and meeting facilities. Currently, there are about 375 members drawn from throughout the Bay area and beyond. Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to realize this dream. Aurrera!! If you want further information, please write to: Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad Avenue South San Francisco, California 94129 (415) 583-8091 Basque Language Summer School The University of the Basque Country is sponsoring an International Summer School in the summer of 1982. The major focus will be upon intensive Basque language instruction for foreigners and is designed primarily for university students. There will also be lectures on Basque culture, history, folklore, etc., as well as excursions to events and points of interest. The program will be based at the Vitoria-Gasteiz campus of the University and runs from July 5 to August 22. Costs, including instructional fees and room and board, are 120,000 pesetas (about $1,150 at current exchange rates). Students must arrange for their own transportation independently. Some financial aid may be available. Applications must be accompanied by a $300 deposit. Registrations and requests for further information should be sent to: International Basque Language Course Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea – Universidad del País Vasco Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Calle Pedro de Asua, s/n Vitoria-Gasteiz Euskal Herria Spain Visitors During the past several months we have had several visitors. To mention but a few, Joseba Zulaika, a graduate student from Princeton University, spent the fall semester in residence preparing the first draft of his Ph.D. dissertation (an anthropological study of Itziar, Gipuzkoa). On September 24 the French Basque handball team stopped by during their US tour. In December Michael Morris, a graduate student at the University of Iowa, consulted with Mr. Gorka Aulestia regarding their respective Basque-English dictionary projects. Dr. Klaus Engelhardt of Lewis and Clark College (Portland) spent time researching his study of ethnic minorities in France. Novelist Jeanne Williams of Arizona used the Basque collection to gain insight into the role of women in Basque culture for an historical novel that she is writing. Dr. Pat Bieter of Boise State University visited Reno to discuss several possible areas of cooperation between our two institutions. In December Professor Rudolfo Ricardo Carrera of Buenos Aires, Argentine correspondent to the Anglo-American Basque Studies Society, assessed the Basque library collection. Donations Private support often means the critical difference in our ability to carry out some of our most important activities. This past year cutbacks in foundation and state funds placed the Basque-English dictionary project in jeopardy. Fortunately, the Summer Institute of Linguistics made a generous grant of $9,000 and an anonymous donor provided $20,000 to the project. Cash donations were also received from Mr. Mike Beroiz and Mr. Jean P. Arreguy. Book donations were received from the Comisión de Navarros in Madrid and from Ms. Mary Sarriugarte. Finally, Mr. J.M. Epalza of Bilbao, Bizkaia donated a rare nineteenth century poster of the tree of Gernika. It has been framed and now hangs at the entrance to the Basque Studies Program. Eskerrikasko denei!! |
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