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Halloween Party at Basque Cultural Center
The BCC Women’s Club will host its annual Halloween Party on October 19th at the Basque Cultural Center. The event, beginning at 12:30pm, will include a costume parade and lunch. Lunch RSVPs are due by October 12th so don’t miss out. For complete information including meal pricing, click here.
“A Basque Soundscape" in Reno
The Basque Educational Organization, in collaboration with the William A. Douglas Center for Basque Studies, presents “A Basque Soundscape,” a recital for txistu and piano on October 13th at 5pm at Hall Recital Hall on the UNR Campus. Josu Oikiñena, pianist, and Garikoitz Mendizabal txistulari will perform classical music composed and/or arranged by Basque musicians. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, click here.
International Mus Tournament Wraps Up
As we reported last week, the forty-sixty annual International Mus Tournament took place last week hosted by the Union Vasca Basque Club in Macachin, La Pampa Argentina. Thirteen teams representing nine different countries, Euskadi and Navarre, participated in the week-long tournament, with Bittor Lopez and Juan J. Meneses, representing Peru taking first place followed by Argentina’s A team, Mariano Iribarne and Edgardo Ratto, in second place. We are very proud of our NABO representatives Carmen Salaburu and Tony Huarte representing the U.S. and Julia Etchart and Patxi Altuna from Canada, each of whom held their own throughout the tournament. Again, the week was about way more than playing Mus. Besides the various fieldtrips, dinners etc. our own Pilota Chair, Tony Huarte also held pilota workshops between Mus games, while our Mus Delegate, Valerie Arrechea, worked with the local dance groups. Needless to say, a great time was had by all. Please enjoy these photos courtesy of Valerie Arrechea, Pierre Etcharren and Julia Etchart Christy. On behalf of NABO, Zorionak Deneri!
Iparreko Ibarra's 21st Annual Besta
Our friends at the Iparreko Ibarra Basque Club will host their 21st Annual Besta this Saturday, October 11th in Lincoln, CA at the McBean Hall. The festivities will begin with Mus Tournament registration beginning at 8am with play beginning at 9am. At noon there will be a Tri-Tip sandwich meal followed by dance performances at 1pm, and a weight carrying competition at 4pm. Stick around for a BBQ Lamb and Chicken Dinner a 6pm and public dance at 8pm. There will be raffles too. For complete information, or to purchase your dinner tickets, click here.
10/09/2025
