Basque Club Aldizkaria Negua < 2011 < Winter Odolki Jatea & Mus Tournament Lehendakari Patxi López Visits The Basque Cultural Center The Basque Club’s Members’ free lunch and mus tournament will take place on Saturday, February 5th at the San Francisco Basque On July 27th, 2010, the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center. The entire mus tournament will be played in one Cultural Center received the , day, with finals being contested immediately following lunch. Patxi López, who attended a warm meeting Teams that qualify for the finals, will be seated together at a spe- with the Board of Directors of the local cial reserved table for lunch. This table will be served first to en- Basque Clubs in the Bay Area. The Lehenda- sure that the qualifying teams can begin the finals promptly. kari then went on to participate in a recep- Mus tournament registration will start at 7:00am, and teams will be tion, which was attended by Basque business- seated at 7:45am. The registration fee is $40 per team. The Members’ men and businesswomen from California. free lunch will be at 12:30pm. Addressing this audience, López insisted that, If you have already qualified for the NABO mus tournament, you in addition to keeping their pride in being are still strongly encouraged to participate in this mus tourna- alive, they join forces "on either side ment. of the Atlantic" to enable Basque companies to establish themselves in the U.S. and ensure Saturday, February 5th, 7:00am / 12:30pm that the Basque Country "continues to grow." To this end, López announced that the Basque Government will "resolutely support" the possibility of integrating CAF within the North American Fiftieth Anniversary Gala Culminates trade-show model. "The United States, in general, and California, Year Long Celebration in particular, represents a priority space for the development of those areas where Basques excel, in order to connect with the Metropoli of talent, a definition that we hope to apply to the Basque Country in the future," he pointed out.

While visiting the Bay Area, López signed an agreement with U.C. Berkeley and discussed a future agreement with Stanford Univer- sity for joint research and exchange programs.

The event began with a performance by the Zazpiak

Continued on Page 8 Zazpiak Bat Dancers Celebrate 50th Anniversary

2011 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Zaz- Joelle Ourtiague and Mathew Fosse lead the Zazpiak Bat dancers at the 50th anniversary gala at the Basque Cultural Center. Photo courtesy of Marie-Jose Durquet. piak Bat Dancers, which made its debut The Basque Club completed its year long 50th anniversary celebration performance in 1961. with a special gala at the Basque Cultural Center on September 25th, The Zazpiak Bat Dance 2010. The evening included special performances by Bertsolaris Johnny group was initiated Inside Curutchet and Gratien Alfaro in honor of the bertsolaris Xalbador and under the leadership of Mattin, who played a special role in the founding of the club. The Basque Frederic Fuldain and NABO News 2-4 Club’s Zazpiak Bat Dancers and Elgarrekin Basque choir also gave special Juan Tellechea, who 50th Anniversary 6 performances during the evening, along with the Basque band of Kitux, also served as the Euska Herria Brief 7 Basque musicians specifically assembled for this event. group’s first instructor Nomadak TX Live 8 Basque Club Honorary President Jean Gorostiague delivered a tribute to and who introduced the the late Frederic Fuldain, who was instrumental in many of the Basque group to dances from Basque Film Series 8 the Basque provinces Club activities in its formative years. Gaztemundu 8 of Bizkaia and Gipuz- The guests of honor were the seven surviving founding directors, Jean koa. The group started Basque Club Bus. 9 Acheritogaray, Andre Arduain, Paul Castech, Jean Cornu, Michel Du- practicing at the Union Joko Garbi at BCC 9 halde, Robert Gassuan and Gratien Ocafrain. Michel and Gratien trav- Espanola on Broadway 10 eled from the Basque Country to attend the gala. Basque Club President Street and at the upstairs room of the Basque Exhibit Christian Iribarren and Jean Gorostiague recognized their contributions 1 Continued on Page 5 Continued on Page 5 Basque Club Aldizkaria 2011 Negua

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NABO Hosts the International Mus Championships in Chino

Every several years NABO serves as the host of the international tournament of Mus. This was the fifth time that the tournament was in the United States (previously in San Francisco NABO Mus Tournament twice, Las Vegas & Boise). Eleven delegations participated (Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Euskadi, , Mexico, Peru, C.V.E (), USA, Venezuela), with the Euskadi Winnemucca winning this year followed by the French team. Team Euskadi has dominated this tourna- ment in recent years winning ten of the past fourteen tournaments and winning a grand total of fifteen since the inception of the international championship in 1978. Although most participating delegations represent a country a few represent regions, such as Euskadi and Nafarroa. The C.V.E. delegation (Comunidades Vascas del Exterior) represents Basque clubs in Spain outside of the Basque Country. The International Mus Championships this year will be hosted in Angelu, Lapurdi. Details and itinerary are posted on http://www.globalmus.com/ (click 2011 Agenda/Program).

International Mus Championships Year Host City Host Country Champion 1 1978 Azkaine, Lapurdi Euskal Herria Euskadi 2 1979 San Francisco, CA USA Euskadi 3 1980 Donostia, Euskal Herria Chile 4 1981 Mexico D.F. Mexico USA 5 1982 Buenos Aires Argentina Venezuela 6 1983 Santiago de Chile Chile Chile 7 1984 Caracas Venezuela Venezuela 8 1985 Donibane Garazi, Baxenabarre Euskal Herria Argentina 1986 Las Vegas, NV USA Chile The 2010 NABO Mus Championships were 9 played at Winnemucca, Nevada, on June 12th and 10 1987 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Euskal Herria Euskadi were hosted by the Danak Bat Basque Club. Al- 11 1988 San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina Euskadi berto Blanco & Pedro Sanz (pictured below) won 12 1989 Mexico D.F. Mexico Euskadi the tournament and represented the Fresno 13 1990 Aiegi, Nafarroa Euskal Herria Mexico Basque Club. Etienne Jorajuria and Josephine 14 1991 Santiago de Chile Chile Australia Curutchet (pictured above), representing Gardner- 15 1992 Baiona, Lapurdi Euskal Herria Argentina ville, won second place. Since NABO was hosting 1993 Mar de Plata Argentina Australia the International Mus Championships this year in 16 Chino, these top two teams qualified to represent 17 1994 Montevideo Uruguay Mexico the U.S.A. 18 1995 San Francisco, CA USA Mexico 19 1996 Valladolid, Castile and León Spain C.V.E 20 1997 Isla Margarita Venezuela Euskadi 21 1998 Iruña, Nafarroa Euskal Herria Euskadi 22 1999 Acapulco Mexico Euskadi 23 2000 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Euskal Herria Chile 24 2001 Boise, ID USA Euskadi 25 2002 Miarritze, Lapurdi Euskal Herria Euskadi 26 2003 Mar de Plata Argentina Euskadi 27 2004 Acapulco Mexico Euskadi 28 2005 Donostia, Gipuzkoa Euskal Herria Argentina 29 2006 Santiago de Chile Chile Argentina 30 2007 Mar de Plata Argentina Euskadi 31 2008 Barcelona Catalonia Euskadi 32 2009 Balmaseda, Bizkaia Euskal Herria C.V.E 33 2010 Chino, CA USA Euskadi 34 2011 Angelu, Lapurdi Euskal Herria 2 Basque Club Aldizkaria 2011 Negua

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The International mus players and delegates, sporting their cowboy hats that were presented to them by the U.S. hosts. NABO Convention at Jaialdi The Zazpiak Bat dancers and klika performed last year at Jaialdi 2010, an international Basque cultural festival that takes place every five years in Boise, Idaho, which includes six days of celebrations that drew thousand of attendees from all over the world.

For almost a week, , pelota tourna- ments, dances, bertsolaris, conferences, food, drink, music and lovely weather accompanied the red, green and white crowds that filled the Basque Block, down- town Boise, and the Expo Idaho Fairgrounds.

"Everybody wants to be Basque in Boise during the Jaialdi," many say in town. The festival does not just concern the Basque community, the whole commu- nity of Boise gets involved. "It has become an important city event. Certainly for the Basque community, but as time has gone on the broader community has become more aware of it and has embraced it to a certain extent," says Mayor of Boise Dave Bieter". Matt Etchepare (above) competing in The festival has been a great success, according to Jaialdi director Dave Eiguren. "I would say that it ex- the NABO Pilota Tournament in ceeded all our expectations by four. Very smooth," Dave says. Boise. San Francisco had a good showing at the 2010 NABO Pilota Director of the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, Patty Miller, who during the festival received the Finals in Boise at Jaialdi. Xavier Lagun Onari Award for the museum's contribution to Basque history and culture, is of the same opinion Ocafrain defeated Dennis Pet- as Eiguren: "It's been a great success. Wonderful crowds. The Boise Basque community really set up for rissans in the final for Handball Sin- this program and all the activities have been first class, so I think the people that came had a good experi- gles, then Xavier and Dennis teamed up to defeat Edu Sarria and ence," Patty Miller says. Lino Zabala in the Handball doubles

Nancy Zubiri, Euskal Kazeta editor, also agrees. "As a journalist, because I have been covering the Basque final. Aupa Xavier! In the Class A Paleta Goma final, community in the United States for a long time, I think this has been one of the biggest Jaialdis. This Jacques Uhalde and Robert Iriart- could only happen in Boise because it has that concentration of Basques to do that", she says. borde defeated Edu Sarria and Patxi

"As an enjoyer of Basque culture, this was a great party for the Basque people and I think everybody en- Kearns. joyed it very much," Nancy adds.

For more stories on Jaialdi 2010 check http://euskalkazeta.com and click Jaialdi.

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NABO News www.NABasque.org UDALEKU 2011: Franxoa Bidaurreta Awarded NABO Join the team! Bizi Emankorra Every four years the San Francisco Basque At the summer meeting in Boise, Idaho, NABO Cultural Center hosts the NABO Udaleku - a recognized Franxoa Bidaurreta with its Bizi summer camp for Basque children from the Emankorra award (lifetime achievement award). ages of 10 - 15 years old. This camp has been Frantxoa was NABO’s first Pilota Chairman in one of NABO's most successful programs, 1976 and formed the NABO Pilota Committee. teaching children about Basque culture, and The first NABO Pilota Tournament was held most importantly making friends and connections throughout the within one year of the committee formation. United States. Contacting the Federation Francaise de Pelote

Udaleku comes back to San Francisco from June 20th - July 3rd, Basque (French Federation), the committee was 2011. able to set up competitions between their players and NABO players, taking place every 2 years. This continued for more than 25 years. He For Udaleku to be successful, we need your help. We are looking for was instrumental in encouraging the reopening of the Boise Fronton volunteers to help with coordinating, housing, and transportation. If at the Basque Block which had been used as a warehouse for many you are interested, please contact Valerie Arrechea at 415-859-1154 years. ([email protected]) or Lisa Etchepare ([email protected]). Franxoa had a vision for the United States to participate in the Inter- national Pilota Tournament. In 1978, he was the coach for the Applications will be coming out in February - For more details NABO sponsored team to the world tournament in Biarritz. This led please check: to the formation of the United States Federation of Pilota in 1979. http://www.nabasque.org/NABO/Udaleku.htm Franxoa has been on the Board of Directors from its inception until today and was president for four years.

Team USA Just Misses Medaling At The 16th World Championships Of Basque Pelota By Xabier Berrueta

The championships took place in Pau, France this past October. Team USA had opportunities for Bronze medals but came up short. Roger Etchevers got hurt in the quarterfinals against Venezuela. So 26-year-old Mattin Ga- rateix stepped up for the next two games. He played Spain for the Bronze and lost 40-11.

Tony Huarte battled France and lost 22-10 to the Pampi Laduche-trained Alberdi from Hendaia. The game started 5- 0 for Alberdi, then Tony tied it 8-8. But from then on, Al- berdi ran away with it.

Overall, of the eight specialties in which Team USA partici- pated, two qualified for World Cup play (top four), and three others qualified for the 2011 Pan American games. Overall, a sense of pride and unprecedented team unity was Team San Francisco : From left to right (standing): Mireille Acheritogaray (Paleto Goma), Xavier Oca- displayed, and the future is bright with American talent on frain (Chief Representative U.S. Delegation), Remi Cuburu (Handball 36m court), Gratien Etchebehere Jr. (Paleto Cuero, Pala Corta), Christophe Alfaro (Handball), Aitor Berrueta (Vice-Representative U.S. both sides of the Atlantic in years to come. Delegation), Xabier Berrueta (President - U.S. Federation of Pelota). From left to right (kneeling): Tony

Huarte (handball) Josetxo Huarte (Paleto Cuero, Pala Corta), David Indart (Paleto Cuero, Pala Corta), Guadalajara, Mexico, 2014 awaits. See you there! Javier De Luz (handball).

To read more about the World Championships, please check EuskalKazeta.com.

4 Basque Club Aldizkaria 2011 Negua Gala - Continued from page 1 to the club by giving them the “The Claude Berhouet La- gun Ona” award (the club’s lifetime achievement award).

Video shorts were presented to commemorate Xalbador & Mattin, Frederic Fuldain and the Elgarrekin recording at Notre Dame des Victoires in 1983. A slide show video was also on display throughout the evening depicting photo- graphs from the club’s 50 year history.

Noemí Gonzalo-Bilbao of the Basque Delegation in New York City congratulated the Basque Club on behalf of Julián Celaya Loyola, director of relations with Basque col- lectives for the Basque Government.

The Zazpiak Bat dancers perform during the 50th anniversary gala. Photo courtesy of Marie-Jose Durquet.

Claude Berhouet Lagun Ona presented to (from left to right) Andre Arduain and Jean Acheritogaray by Jean Gorostiague and Christian Iribarren. Photo courtesy of Marie-Jose Durquet. Claude Berhouet Lagun Ona presented to (from left to right) Gratien Ocafrain, Robert Gassuan, Michel Duhalde and Paul Castech. Zazpiak Bat Dancers - Continued from page 1 Photo courtesy of Marie-Jose Durquet.

bowling alley adjacent to Helen Wills Playgroun. Initially, recorded music was used and a few years later the group was accompa- nied by accordionist Jim Etchepare and txistulariak brothers Juan Jose and Carmelo San Mames. Over the years various musicians assisted the dancers: Abel Bolumburu, Alain Erdozaincy, Jean Flesher, Jean Louis Curutchet, Idoya Urruty, Valerie Arrechea, Caroline Chiramberro and Isabelle Bushman. ( source: Gardeners of Identity: The Basques in The San Francisco Bay Area by Pedro Oiarzabal )

The Basque Club wants to collect photographs of the dance group from all five decades, the best of which will be used in a commemorative video clip. To submit your photo, please contact anyone on the board of directors (see page 9). Mil esker!

Members of the original 1961 Zaz- piak Bat Dancers, who attended the Basque Club’s 50th Anniversary Gala at the Basque Cultural Center on Septem- ber 25th, 2010. From left to right (back row): Paul Castech, Gratien Ocafrain, Michel Duhalde, Pierre Labat. From Left to right (front row): Louise Saparart, Christine Uharriet, Mayie Ocafrain, Denise Ourtiague, Bernadette Iribarren, Anita Arduain. Photo courtesy of 5 Marie-Jose Durquet. Basque Club Aldizkaria 2011 NNN 50th Anniversary Weekend On the spring weekend of June 4th and 6th the Basque Club collaborated with the Basque Cultural Center with a weekend long celebration of the Basque Club’s 50th anniversary. Friday, June 4th’s activities were held at the Basque Cultural Center and featured hand ball games with players from the Basque Country, which followed with a dinner and performance by the Basque musical group Luhartz. The theme of the evening was a look back at the pilota tournaments the Basque Club had organized in the sixties and seventies in San Francisco at Helen Wills Play- ground. Vintage photographs and the Basque Club pilota cham- pionship perpetual trophy were on display. During the course of the evening two distinguished Basque Club members were Angel Arriada receiving The Claude Ber- Franxoa Bidaurreta receiving The Claude recognized with The Claude Berhouet Lagun Ona award for houet Lagun Ona from Christian Iribarren Berhouet Lagun Ona from Christian Iribarren their work in supporting pilota during those years: Angel Ar- riada and Franxoa Bidaurreta. On Sunday, June 6th the celebration resumed in Petaluma at the annual Basque Picnic. The day started with a Basque Mass offi- ciated by Aita Jean-Michel Lastiri with the Elgarrekin Basque Choir and Zazpiak Bat dancers and klika. After mass, the Basque group Luhartz entertained while folks enjoyed their rack of lamb barbecued lunch, which included an impromptu per- formance by Kepa Junkera. The afternoon program included performances by the San Francisco Gazteak dancers and the Zazpiak Bat dancers and klika and the Los Banos Basque Club dancers. Pierre Poydessus, Anna Iriartborde and her late husband Ganix were recognized for their longtime service to the Basque Club in staffing the Basque Picnic for many years. Alain Erdozaincy and Aita Jean-Michel Lastiri Valerie Arrechea were recognized for their longtime service to Aintzane Uria (left) and Rafa Iriondo of Luhartz the cultural groups. Basque Club President Christian Iribarren presented each of them The Claude Berhouet Lagun Ona award.

Daniel Camou leads the Zazpiak Bat Klika and is followed by drum- Kepa Junkera Zazpiak Bat Dancers (left to right) Montserrat San Mames, Amaia mers (left to right) Gratien Alfaro, Christian Curutchague and Ryan Etcheverry, Christina Etcheverry, Joelle Ourtiague, Erica Fosse. Mendisco.

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Valerie Arrechea Alain Erdozaincy Anna Iriartborde Pierre Poydessus Basque Club Aldizkaria 2011 Negua Euskal Herria brief

Clearest Sign Radicals Have Em- Meanwhile, disarmament by the IRA and the advent of Islamist terror- braced Peace Over Irrelevance ism on the scale of the 2004 Madrid bombings, had made Eta seem by Paddy Woodworth, Irish Times, January 11th, 2011 increasingly anachronistic.

Otegi and his colleagues also found themselves the object of a devastat- ing offensive by the Spanish judiciary, which has kept many of them in prison for most of the last four years.

The charges against them often appear politically motivated and are sometimes dismissed when they come to court, but few in Spain had any sympathy for people regarded as cheerleaders for terrorists.

In the past, gross human rights abuses by the Spanish state, including the use of death squads, have provided Eta and with invalu- able propaganda tools in their own communities.

And such practices have not been entirely extinguished, as the convic- tion of four civil guards on serious torture charges against Eta suspects Spokespersons for outlawed pro-Basque independence party Batasuna (from left) earlier this month clearly revealed.

Miren Legorburu, Txelui Moreno, Marian Beitialarrangoitia and Rufi Etxeberria speak to the media following the declaration of a permanent ceasefire by Basque separatists Today, however, such cases elicit only shadows of past protests. A Eta in San Sebastian, Spain, yesterday. The government rejected the ceasefire, completely new political strategy was clearly needed if Batasuna was to saying it did not go far enough. survive politically.

EUGENIO ETXEBESTE, a leader of Eta during its bloodiest years in So the party has gone for broke on the concept of a “new scenario” – the peaceful but vigorous pursuit for self-determination. the 1980s and a participant in failed peace talks with the Spanish gov- ernment at the end of that decade, used to talk about having a recurrent The long delays in Eta’s responses to this strategy, however, show that political nightmare. a hard core remains resistant to dumping its weapons. But yesterday’s

His greatest fear, he said, was that the group would continue fighting statement goes much further towards doing so than the group has ever done before, despite little prospect of early prisoner releases in return. until long after most Basques had ceased to support it. In those circum- stances, it would finally fade away ignominiously, due to public indiffer- There is undoubtedly still a big reservoir of support in the Basque ence and successful police operations. Country for Batasuna’s new departure. But even if Eta does finally quit

In recent years, his nightmare has become daylight reality. Backing for the scene, the radicals still face the huge challenge of Spanish public opinion. Eta drained away in the Basque nationalist heartlands, and leader after leader has been captured by the police. The group had become virtually Not only most Spaniards, but also many Basques, are deeply hostile to incapable of carrying out a single successful operation more than a year renegotiating the status of the Basque Country under any circum- before it declared its current ceasefire on September 5th last. stances.

Etxebeste must wonder whether his nightmare has ended with Eta’s Nevertheless, the dream of a new, democratic and peaceful scenario is long-awaited statement yesterday, which clarifies that this ceasefire is infinitely preferable to the nightmare engendered by the bitter conflict “permanent, general, and verifiable by the international community”. of the last 50 years. Many other Spaniards and Basques must also be wondering whether their infinitely worse nightmare, the experience of being targeted for serving in the security forces, or simply speaking out against , is also finally at an end. Paddy WOODWORTH (born 1951, Bray, Etxebeste has been an influential if shadowy figure behind an unprece- Ireland) has written extensively for the Irish dented shift in the thinking of radical pro-independence leaders in the Times, where he was a staff journalist from 1988 to 2002, as arts editor and as an editor Batasuna party in recent years. and contributor on the foreign desk. He is Batasuna has long been regarded as Eta’s political puppet, and it was best known for his work on the Basque Coun- finally made illegal for playing this role in 2002. try and Spain and his previous book, , Clean Hands , was described by Franco After that, Batasuna leaders like began to assert them- biographer Paul Preston as "one of the most selves as autonomous voices, especially during the group’s last ceasefire important books about post-Franco Spain ever published." Paddy Woodworth’s latest in 2006. book is entitled The Basque Country (Oxford

That proved to be a bitter experience for Otegi and his colleagues, as 2008). Both works are available at the Martin Minaberry Library at the Basque Cultural Eta imposed its own ultra-radical agenda during negotiations with the Center. The library’s catalogue can be Spanish government. The group then brutally ended any hope of a viewed and searched online at resolution of the Basque conflict at that time by bombing a Madrid www.BasqueEd.org, click Library. airport terminal, killing two people.

Batasuna found itself in the wilderness, excluded from all political insti- tutions and any possibility of engagement with the government. 7 Basque Club Aldizkaria 2011 Negua Lehendakari - Continued from page 1 Bat Dancers, subsequent to which the Lehendakari took the floor in order to explain the current economic situation of the Basque Country and the importance of the mission he is currently spearheading in North The 2011 program will be hosted by Dr. Oscar Alva- America. For López, the U.S.A. is "an unavoidable reference point for rez, the William Douglas Distinguished Scholar of the development of strategic alliances within our business, university and the Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada technological system," to which end he has striven to improve relations at Reno. Dr. Alvarez will introduce each film and "on either side of the Atlantic." The Lehendakari has encouraged Ameri- lead discussion after the screenings. can Basques to construct "bridges to enable relations between a territory that, more than any other, combines its past with economic and business vigor in the most advanced production sectors and the great country of VACAS the United States." Friday, April 1st, 7:30pm Mr. López is the third Lehendakari to visit the Basque Cultural Center. 1992, Julio Medem, 96 min, Juan José Ibarretxe visited on February 16th & 17th in 2008 and José color in Castilian with Eng- Antonio Ardanza visited on March 19th, 1988. lish subtitles

OGRO Friday, May 20th, 7:30pm 1979 - Gillo Pontecorvo, 115 min, color in Italian with English subti- tles

San Francisco Basque Cultural Center Free admission

Please check www.BasqueEd.org for more details and to see the trailer.

The Lehendakari, Patxi Lopez (center), pictured with from left to right: Marisa Espinal, Tony Espinal, Danielle Espinal and Gina Aguerre at the reception at the Basque Cultural Center. Martin Minaberry Library Oreka TX Dazzles Audience At The Basque The Martin Minaberry Library, located at the Basque Cultural Center Cultural Center is now back in circulation. To check the newly updated catalogue and to make arrangements to check out books, please visit Oreka TX, the Basque Country’s www.BasqueEd.org and click “Library.” most prolific Txalaparta musi- cians, toured the U.S. in 2010 and performed at the Basque Cultural Center on September 23rd. In 2004 this duo of Igor Gaztemundu is a Basque Government program Otxoa and Harkaitz Martinez for the youth of Basque clubs from around the took their Txalaparta (Basque world since 1996. This offers an opportunity to instrument made of planks of travel to the Basque country and partake in a wood or stone and played with 2 two week program, which will be focused on people) around the world to collaborate musically with other indigenous youth directors this year. This will coincide with cultures in the Laplands, Sahara, India and Mongolia. The filming of the World Basque Congress which puts this at this journey let to their award winning documentary, Nomadak TX. the end of October, first week of November this year.

Their show brings the music created in the documentary back to life as The application will be posted on the NABO site so keep an eye here they play along side their musical collaborators, who are projected on a if you are interested: large screen behind them on stage. With this show, Oreka TX takes http://www.nabasque.org/Pages/Projects/gaztemundu.htm their audience back on this journey which becomes a huge window, to view and discover different places and different peoples.

To view a clip of this show please visit www.SFBCC.us and click on “Headlines” then click on “Nomadak TX Live at the BCC.”

8 Basque Club Aldizkaria 2011 Negua Basque Club Business 2010-2011 Board of Directors Events / Important Meetings Feb 5th 49th Mus Tournament and Members’ Free Jean Gorostiague Honorary President Lunch

Pierre Etcharren Director Emeritus Feb 18th- BCC Anniversary with Joko Garbi & Handball 20th players from the Euskadi Federation of Basque Christian Iribarren President, 650-588-8100, [email protected] Pelote. Yvonne Hauscarriague Vice-President, 650-892-4806, [email protected] Valerie Arrechea Secretary, 415-859-1154, [email protected] Mar 9th 7:30pm - General Meeting - @ BCC Philippe Acheritogaray Treasurer, 650-312-2011, [email protected] Jean-Pierre Elissetche Sergeant at Arms, 415-531-3293, [email protected] Apr 1st Basque Film Series - VACAS - 7:30pm page 8 NABO Delegate Jean-Louis Curutchet Director, 650-515-2957, [email protected] Apr 13th 7:30pm - General Meeting - @ BCC Johnny Curutchet Director, 650-922-3567, [email protected] Mary Curutchet Director, 650-588-2249, [email protected] Apr 17th Palm Sunday Mass @ NDV 9:00am. Lunch Charles Elliott Director, 650-873-2776, [email protected] Lisa Etchepare Director, 650-678-8895, [email protected] following at the Basque Cultural Center. Matt Etchepare Director - NABO Delegate, 650-255-9842, May 11th 7:30pm - General Meeting - @ BCC [email protected] Mayte Ocafrain Director, 650-589-2973, [email protected] May 15th San Mateo County History Museum Immigrant Juan Jose San Mames Director, 415-648-8990, [email protected] Day - 12:00pm-5:00pm - page 10 General Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep May 20th Basque Film Series - OGRO - 7:30pm page 8 & Nov, 7:30pm, San Francisco Basque Cultural Center. Jun 5th Basque Picnic - Petaluma 1983 Elgarrekin Jun 8th 7:30pm - General Meeting - @ BCC CD Jun 20th- Udaleku at the BCC - page 4 Jul 3rd To order online and to see a promotional video, please Jul 21st- NABO Convention - Buffalo, WY. check Jul 24th www.BasqueClub.com. To order a copy my Aug 27th- BCC Euskal Etxeko Jaialdia. mail, please mail a check written to “Basque 28th Club” in the amount of $12 to Basque Club, Sep 14th 7:30pm - General Meeting - @ BCC c/o Philippe Acheritogaray, 118 Yolo Street, Nov 5th BEO - Nafarroaren Eguna Corte Madera, CA 94925. Nov 9th 7:30pm - General Meeting - @ BCC

2010 Income Gardeners of Identity a history of the Basques in Misc 640.00 the San Francisco Bay Area is now available and New Board Member: Dues 5,986.00 can be purchased for $20 at events at the Basque Dance fees 520.00 Lisa Etchepare Mus fees 1,640.00 Cultural Center or from the Center for Basque 50th An.(4 events) 9,508.00 Studies website of Ongi Etorri Lisa! Picnic 13,970.00 http://www.basque.unr.edu/ (click on Books). Dividend 4,588.60 Basque Government 5,953.46 Total 42,806.06

Joko Garbi Coming To The Basque Cultural Center 2010 End of Year Balances The Basque Cultural Center will be fea- Checking 508.96 turing three days of Joko Garbi (The Vanguard 163,629.86 TOTAL ASSETS 164,138.82 clean or pure game) exhibitions during its 29th anniversary celebration on Feb- ruary 18th through the 20th (6:00pm 2010 Expenses Friday, 4:00pm Saturday & Sunday). Charitable contributions 100.00 Christmas/services 300.00 Unlike its more famous (especially in the Misc 129.00 US) variation of this sport called Jai Alai, Appreciation Dinner 668.26 the Joko Garbi xistera (whicker basket Insurance 817.00 used to handle the ball) is smaller in size Members free lunch 2,345.00 Mus tournament 253.00 and depth and Joko Garbi players can- NABO Mus fee 820.00 not “hold” the ball as the ball must glide 50th An. (4 events) 25,051.00 in and out of the xistera. Handball play- NABO Travel—delegates 1,000.00 ers from the Euskadi Federation will Newsletter 831.26 Picnic 12,811.54 also be featured on Saturday and Sunday. To make pre-paid dinner reservations for Friday Postage 251.00 (7:30pm), Saturday (7:00pm) or lunch on Sunday (1:00pm) please contact Anita Arduain at Storage Unit Rental 1,779.00 650-583-7018 or at [email protected]. For more details please check Dancers 1,466.99 www.SFBCC.us. Total 48,623.05 9

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The founding directors of the Basque Club, who attended the 50th anniversary gala, are pictured here at the Basque Cultural Center: (from left to right): Robert Gassuan, Gratien Ocafrain, Jean Acheritogaray, Michel Duhalde, Andre Arduain, Paul Castech. Photo courtesy of Marie-Jose Durquet.

Basque Presentation At The San Mateo County History Museum This past November 13th, Xabier Ber- families and performances. The date is Sunday, May rueta gave a presentation at the San 15th from 12:00pm-5:00pm.

Mateo County History Museum, as part The History Museum is located inside the 1910 County of their monthly “Court House Courthouse building at 2200 Broadway in Redwood Docket” speaker series. The presenta- City. Hours of operation are 10am to 4pm every day tion, illustrated with PowerPoint slides except Monday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for sen- and brief video clips, covered Basque iors and students and free for children 5 and under. For history, culture & immigration as well as more information about the Museum, call 650.299.0104. the history of the Basque Cultural Cen- ter. The presentation was followed by cultural exhibitions with Johnny Cu- rutchet singing bertsoak (improvised sung poetry verses in Basque) with Basque Club Aldizkaria translations by Xabier and a Txistu We hope you have enjoyed this issue of Aldizkaria. Special demonstration by Juan San Mames. thanks to this edition’s contributors: Xabier Berrueta , Marisa This edition of the Court House Espinal and John Ysursa . A very special thanks for all the Docket was organized to promote the photographs by Marie Jose Durquet and Jean-Paul Barthe . “Gardeners of Identity: Basques of San Please let us know what you think or if you have contributions Mateo County” exhibit at the museum, Artifacts and photos on display at the San to future Aldizkariak: which will run through February of 2012. Mateo County History Museum. Email - [email protected] The exhibit explores the ancient Basque Phone/Fax - 415-924-2151 (Philippe) culture and how its unique traditions have become a part of the San Mateo Mail - 118 Yolo Street, Corte Madera, CA 94925. County community. Philippe Acheritogaray - Editor Coming up later in the Spring is the Museum's annual Immigrant Day Festi- val , where you can discover the traditions immigrant groups have brought to San Mateo County and experience festival featured food, craft activities for