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Txitxiburduntzi in New England
The New England Basque Club has sent their save the date for their upcoming Txitxiburduntzi Celebration on Saturday May 9th at Riki Lasa's Farm (426 South Grand Street, Suffield CT 06093). The event will begin at noon with an exhibition of Basque rural sports: aizkolaris (wood-chopping), sokatira (tug of war), txingaruten (weight carrying) and harrijasoketa (weight lifting). Following there will be a BBQ with a roasted pig. Everyone attending is asked to contribute $10 per adult and $5 per child and to bring your own beverage. There will also be a raffle and a Mus tournament after dinner, so much fun for all. The Basque club extends this invitation to friends everywhere and hopes to grow this event into an opportunity to gather Basque friends from near and far. Please RSVP by May 3rd by email.
Basque Soccer Friendly Announcement
At a press conference this morning, the Basque Soccer Friendly LLC finally announced the teams that will be facing off in Boise, Idaho on July 29th. The teams are Athletic Club Bilbao and Club Tijuana Xoloitzuintles, from Mexico. The match will take place at the Albertson's Stadium on Boise State University's Campus with proceeds from the match going to support Boise State's Basque Studies Program. Tickets for the match will go on sale on April 27th on the Basque Friendly Website. Basque Soccer Friendly also introduced the Kuadrilla. Kuadrilla means a group of close friends and in this case, if you become a member, you will also be able to purchase tickets before the general public, and will also receive other gifts for being a member. To join the Kuadrilla, or for complete information on this event, please visit their website. The complete team announcement can be found here.
8 Herrialde Zuzenean Tenth Annniversary
Our friends at 8 Herrialde Zuzenean, a radio program that airs on the first Sunday of the month, created by and for the Basque Diaspora, will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this June. As part of the celebration, they are planning a special event, but in order to carry this out, they need your help. They have launched a crowdfunding campaign, so if you would like to make a donation click here. The 8 Probintziak Association has run for the last 10 years completely on a volunteer basis, relying on the good will of Basques in the Basque Country and the Diaspora to make this program a reality month after month. The radio show runs from 8:00-9:30pm Basque Country time (11:00-12:30PM US PST) and can also be heard online here by clicking on the play button in the upper right-hand corner. You can also listen to past programs here. Don't miss this Sunday's program featuring the Basque club in Marseille, along with much more news.
