Overview

• Zumarraga’s Aimarz has released his 12-track debut album, “Z,” and set live dates including Sept. 19 in Larrauri, Sept. 20 at Errenteria’s Atlantikaldia, Oct. 4 in Portugalete’s Sastraka Gaztetxea and Dec. 12 in Gernika, after a Sept. 12 slot at Donostia’s Boga Boga.
• The 8th DK poesia competition is now open to Basque long-form works by writers under 35 through Dec. 31, offering a €1,000 prize, an Imanol Larrinaga painting and publication by Balea Zuria.
• Deba Town Hall and Elkar have launched the 20th Tene Mujika grant with €8,000 for projects on recent Basque history, with proposals due Dec. 14 and a decision slated for Jan. 16.
• Zumaia readies Olarro Eguna on Sept. 20 with around 550 kg of octopus and a daylong cultural program, and hosts the “Zuk konpondu, zuk berrerabili” reuse-and-repair campaign on Oct. 10 with a second-hand market and free workshops.
• Oñati’s municipal government has publicly criticized EAJ over the street cleaners’ dispute, alleging the party chose to politicize the issue instead of contributing at the bargaining table.