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A word from the Delegate Dear Readers, This month’s edition of The Newsletter highlights two important areas related to Catalonia’s internationalization. First, this year’s United Nations Day commemoration was observed by the Government of Catalonia via a conference co-organized with the United Nations Organization of Spain, spotlighting the important role that decentralized governments have assumedContinua llegint “Info – Delegació Generalitat als EUA: Newsleter de Novembre 2011”

Celebrate with us La Castanyada, a Catalan All Saints’ Eve tradition On the occasion of the All Saints Day, the Catalan community in Washington, DC will hold the traditional festivitiy of “La Castanyada” on Sunday, October 31th hosted by Casal Català (Catalan House). Location: 2125 14th St NW (14th St. between V and W), LobyContinua llegint “It’s Time for ‘La Castanyada’”

Informació necessària sobre com votar des dels Estats Units o Canadà a les properes eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya que tindran lloc el 28 de Novembre de 2010: Web de les eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2010 Vot per correu: els catalans que siguin temporalment a l’àrea de Washington, DC, i vulgui, podran sol·licitar elContinua llegint “Info – Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2010”

Dear Friends, I think you will find that this month’s edition of the Newsletter highlights not only the quality of the Catalan cultural activities on offer in the United States over the past month, but also its diversity. On the one hand, the globally renowned Sónar electronic music festival kicked off its first Chicago edition,Continua llegint “Info Delegació NYC – A word from the Delegate”

A group of Catalan friends met on Saturday for a BBQ. The chosen spot was the R shelter on Rock Creek Park, northwest Washington, DC. The sunny day was excellent for the barbeque. Some get the place by bike and others by car. Here you can see some pictures.

We want to remind you of the upcoming Catalan composer Isaac Albéniz centennial commemorative piano concert on October 1st which will take place at 7:00 PM at the United Methodist Church (1920 G Street, NW, Washington, D.C.). This is the concert we had originally scheduled for February 5th, but had to reschedule due to inclementContinua llegint “Catalan composer Albéniz Centennial Commemorative Piano Concert on October 1st ($20)”

Dear Penyistes, FCB is facing tomorrow Sporting Gijon in an interweek matchday of La Liga. Lionel Messi is out after Thomas Ujfalusi’s tackle the last Sunday but the team is good enough to face and win this game at Camp Nou You can find more info about the game in our website here. We hopeContinua llegint “Info PBWDC – FCB v Sporting Gijon. Wed. Sept 22nd at 2pm at E&C ( 19th & I St. NW)”

The Catalan worldwide known viol player Jordi Savall will perform a concert in the Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center on Monday, September 27th. The concert also includes the Catalan soprano Montserrat Figueras, vocal ensamble Capella Reial de Catalunya, and instrumental chamber ensemble Hespèrion XXI, and Tembembe Ensemble Continuo, which blends Hispanic baroque music with contemporary sonContinua llegint “Info Delegació de NYC – Jordi Savall performs at the Kennedy Center (Sep. 27th/ $15)”

Aquest any, acabat de crear-se, el Casal Català de Washington DC va celebrar la Diada amb dos actes: un pícnic a Rock Creek Park (on un centenar de celebrants amb molta canalla ocupaven l’espai de la Zona 7 del parc); i un concert a la bella Dacor Bacon House, on el virtuós Carlos Cesar RodríguezContinua llegint “La Diada de 2010 a Washington DC”

12pm — Family Barbeque at Rock Creek Park (area #7) How to get there? By bike: join a group of people who are going to meet in Dupont Cercle at 11am (contact person: Raimon Puigjaner raimonplg@gmail.com or at (202) 549-2494. By car: see the map (click here). Please, note that participants going to the areaContinua llegint “Catalan National Holiday – Info”