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BEO's Basque Cultural Day
The Basque Educational Organization will host it eleventh edition of its Basque Cultural Day on Saturday, October 28th beginning at 1pm at the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center. The day's focus will be "Basque Mythology & Spirituality, themes inspired by Denise Orpustan-Love and the Angeles Arrien Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research, and will feature four distinguished speakers: Mia Arostigui, Miren Asumendi, Begoña Echeverria, and Denise Orpustan Love. Orpustan Love will be the keynote speaker who will also present her book The Millhouse Speaks: Seven Pathways to the Ancestral Basque Homeland. For more detailed information on the presentations, or to read their abstracts click here. The presentations are free and open to the public. After the presentations, at 7pm, a six-course dinner will be served with entertainment being provided by the Aire Ahizpak, and dancing by Ardi Baltza visiting from Nevada. Pre-paid dinner reservations are required by October 21st. Cost of the meal is $50 per person and includes a complimentary raffle ticket for door prizes (children under 12 $15). To find out how to RSVP and pay for dinner by check, or to purchase tickets online visit their website which also includes information on two more guests at the event. Information is also available by emailing: Info@BasqueEd.org.
Sister City Event at Kern County Basque Club
The Kern County Basque Club will be welcoming a delegation from St. Jean de Luz as part of their sister-city project at an event on Sunday October 22nd. Everyone is invited to come and make these friends feel welcomed. The day will begin at the clubhouse with mass at 10:30am followed by lunch. Complete information, including cost of the meal is available on this flier. Please RSVP today, October 19th, by emailing jiturriria@aol.com.
Fall NABO Meeting
A belated but very heartfelt "Mila Esker Handi Bat!" to our friends at the Euskaldunak Quebec Basque Association for hosting the fall NABO meeting. We truly appreciate the effort that this young group put forth to make us feel welcomed, and the warm weather didn't hurt either. It was a wonderful weekend, and we were so happy to see some old friends, while making some new ones. For a taste of the weekend enjoy these photos taken by Lisa Corcostegui, which include some beautiful images of the Jean Talon Market where the Saturday afternoon and evening events were held. Mila esker berriz!
10/19/2017
