August - 2013 - San Francisco Basque Cultural Center

Gure Euskal
Etxea
Newsletter website: www.SFBCC.us.
Volume 32 Issue 6
Upcoming Events
• Aug. 4– 8HZ Radio Show 11:00am PT
• Aug. 24-25 –BCC Euskal Etxeko Jaialdia**
• Aug. 25 –Basque Theatre:
Domingo Ibarburu Antzerkia
• Sep. 8 -Women’s Club Meeting
• Sep. 28-BCC Golf Invitational
• Oct. 4 - Kalakan –time to be announced
• Oct. 5 - Txirrindulari Bike Ride
• Nov. 9 - BEO Basque Cultural Day—
Gaelic Zati Bat
**flyer enclosed
Basque Theatre
at the BCC during the
Euskal Etxeko Jaialdia
The theatrical group
"Armendaritzeko Antzerki Taldea"
will perform the play entitled
"DOMINGO IBARBURU" on Sunday, August 25th at the Basque
Cultural Center following lunch at
4:00 pm. The play will be in Euskara
and will have an English translation
on an adjacent screen. For more
details and to see a promotional video on this event, please check
www.SFBCC.us and click "Events."
Also see the enclosed flyer for the
BCC’s Euskal Etxeko Jaialdia August
24-25.
Board of Directors
President
Gracian Goyhenetche
Vice President
Christian Iribarren
2nd Vice President
Matthew Etchepare
Secretary
Arantxa Arriada-Brown
Kalakan coming to the bcc
Kalakan, the popular and contemporary Basque folk group
from Iparralde, will be making a special concert appearance
on Friday, October 4th at the Basque Cultural Center.
To see a promotional video of their 2013 tour, please visit
www.SFBCC.us and click Events and then click on Kalakan.
More details will be provided in the next newsletter.
On Egin!
Treasurer
Anita Arduain
C’
Assistant Secretary
Philippe Acheritogaray
Assistant Treasurer
Valerie Arrechea
Directors:
Xabier Berrueta
Jean Pierre Cabalette
Johnny Curutchet
Esther Bidaurreta
Pierre Etcharren
Gratien Etchebehere, Jr.
John Falxa
Jean Gorostiague
Basque Cultural Day - gaelic zati bat
On Saturday, November 9th, the BEO will be hosting its Basque Cultural
Day event, whose themes are based on the ones presented in the documentary
film Gazta Zati Bat. The event will start at 1:00pm and will include a presentation on self-determination by Dr. Xabier Irujo of the Center
for Basque Studies, Basque Cheese Making in Marin by Marcia
Barinaga of Barinaga Ranch, and Basque/Irish/Scottish dance
by Dr. Lisa Corcostegui. A cross-cultural folkloric dance
exhibition will be performed by the Zazpiak Bat dancers along
with Scottish Highland Dancers and Irish Step Dancers.
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Womens Club News
The Women’s Club will be selling hot chocolate, coffee
and croissants before Sunday Mass on August 25 on
the weekend of the Euskal Etxeko Jaialdia. Please support the youth of our club by purchasing this delicious
breakfast!
The Women’s Club is on summer break. We will begin
our meetings again on Sunday, September 8, 2013.
We hope everyone has an enjoyable and restful summer!
2013 NABO Calendars
NABO calendars are available for sale. They are the
same bargain price of $6 each.
Contact Mary Curutchet at 650-588-2249 to purchase
them.
BCC Golf Invitational
What: BCC Invitational
When: Saturday, September 28
Where: Sharp Park
Golf Course, Pacifica
The Center for Basque Studies is an international study center dedicated to
research into and publishing on Basque topics. In addition to its research
mission, the center provides basic Basque language instruction, gives undergraduate and graduate classes on many Basque topics, hosts international
scholars and conferences, promotes research, offers a Ph.D. and an undergraduate minor, and publishes a wide variety of books, many of which are
available at the Martin Minaberry Library.
www.Basque.unr.edu
Dinner: Basque Center
BCC Regular Membership
21 Years Old
Price: $125
RSVP: September 7
Limited to 40 Golfers
BCC Regular Membership for persons 21 years of age:
1.
The fee for a Regular Membership for children of Regular
Members who are 21 years of age shall be $1,000, until their
22nd birthday.
2.
The fee for a Regular Membership for persons who are 21
and who are of Basque ancestry shall be $1,500, until their
22nd birthday, and this Regular Membership will be nontransferable for ten (10) years.
Checks payable to:
Alain Camou
17 Arlington Drive, SSF,
94080
650.296.6302
Please contact Anita Arduain for more information or for
membership applications. 650-583-7018.
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Txirrindularia Bike Ride
It’s not too soon to begin ‘training’ for the next Txirrindulari Bike ride in the Woodside area on Saturday, October 5, 2013.
BCC Txirrindulari sighting in lapurdi
BCC friend Jean-Louis Bergara, whose has played at many BCC events, is not only a
talented accordionist and skilled makhila maker (AINCIART-BERGARA http://www.makhila.com), but also an avid cyclist. Here Jean-Louis is proudly sporting
his BCC Txirrindulari Jersey on a recent ride in his home province of Lapurdi. Aupa
Jean-Louis!
Pilgrimage to Emak Bakia
BCC member Chrsitian Iribarren shares a photo taken during his recent visit to the
Basque Country in June where he visited the famous villa, Emak Bakia. It was the inspiration for Oskar Alegria’s award winning documentary of the same name screened at
the BCC in May. Will you be near Emak Bakia during your next Euskal Herria visit? If
so email us your photo too at emakbakia@sfbcc.us. Emak Bakia is located at 9 Rue
Parlementia, Bidart, LAPURDI.
NABOs 2013 Convention and the
50th anniversary of Elkos National Festival
One of the highlights of the 2013 Convention in Elko was when NABO
President, Valerie Arrechea (photo center), presented NABO’s lifetime
achievement Bizi Emankorra awards to Bob Goicochea (photo left) from
Elko and Jim Ithurralde (photo right) from Eureka, NV. This award is voted on by the current NABO delegates and is presented to people who
have made an extraordinary contribution to Basque culture in the US. This
year's awardees were instrumental in the early days of NABO and have
made significant contributions to their local Basque communities. Jim
Ithurralde was NABO’s second president.
8 Probintziak zuzenean
The Basque Diaspora monthly radio show, 8 Probintziak Zuzenean (8 Provinces
Live) will next air on Sunday, August 4th, 11:00am PT (8:00pm CET - Central European Time). The show will be hosted again by Benoit Etcheverry along with BCC
member Robert Acheritogaray & Adélaide Daraspe, and will be broadcast in
Euskara, French, Spanish and English. The show previously will cover happenings at
the Basque centers around the world and events in the Basque Country. The show
will air every first Sunday of the month at 11:00am PT. You can listen on Euskal Irratiak:
http://euskalirratiak.info/