The unique and colorful history of the Basque people will soon be showcased during a high-profile exhibit at Ellis Island in New York City.

Professor John Bieter of Boise State University will be leading a discussion October 3 about the history of Basque people in Lincoln County and elsewhere in Idaho.

By Nancy Zubiri and Ane Albisu Basque filmmaker Imanol Uribe received a special award at the Donostia Zinemaldia (San Sebastian Film Festival), in the Basque Country on September 23.

Carson City will be a hotbed of cultural activities this Sunday during the popular St. Teresa of Avila Basque Festival. As many as 2,000 people have attended past festivals. This weekend’s event, which will be held at the city’s Fuji Park, is again likely to be a huge draw.

This is one in a series of Euskal Kazeta reports leading up to the huge Jaialdi 2010 International Basque Festival. Here are links to other Jaialdi reports: Pelota Takes Center Stage at Jaialdi Oinkari Dancers Plan Jaialdi Reunion Hotels Booking up for Jaialdi Jaialdi Tickets on Sale New California Dance Group to Perform at Jaialdi View Jaialdi 2010 in a [...]

By Nancy Zubiri The Chino Basque Club annual picnic on Sunday, Sept. 6 was a showcase for Basque folk dancing, with exceptional performances from youth of all ages. Chino has so many young dancers that it boasts of four dance groups, and its male teens are part of a fifth group that also includes boys from Bakersfield. The groups include [...]

By Steve Bass This is one in a series of chronologies on historic contributions of Basques posted in Euskal Kazeta. RELATED CHRONOLOGIES: Basques in the Americas 1492-1592 Basques in the Americas 1592-1692 Basques in the Americas 1692-1792 Religion, Politics and Ranching Juan Francisco de Bodega y Quadra 1792- British negotiator George Vancouver and Spanish negotiator Juan Francisco de Bodega y [...]

Juanita M. Ermigarat Laxague May 22, 1917 – September 3, 2009 Juanita Mary Laxague passed away in her sleep of natural causes on her wedding anniversary, Thursday September 3, 2009 in Bakersfield, CA.

California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi is likely going to Washington D.C. after winning a crowded election in September.

By Xabier Berrueta The Basque Cultural Center hosted the 34th Annual NABO Pilota Championships August 28 and 29. It marked the 12th time the Basque Cultural Center has hosted the Txapelketa. It was an action-packed event.