Not even Hurricane Irene could stop the the Rhode Island Basque Club from celebrating its summer picnic. As the hurricane prepared to bear down on the East Coast, the club quickly decided to move the picnic from Sunday to Saturday. As it turned out, it was great decision. By Sunday, the full force of Irene had hammered New England, causing [...]

Surge in Popularity is a Double-Edged Sword

The crew of the sailboat Pakea Bizkaia has been on a months-long journey to Greenland and Canada

The Basque Country has a rich film-making tradition, a fact underscored at this year’s Donostia Zinemaldi

Urko Menaia, a folk singer from Donostia-San Sebastian, is currently touring the United States, playing concerts in four Basque communities in the next two weeks. Menaia will play in Gardnerville, Nev., Littleton, Colo., New York City and Newport, R.I. He made a stop in Vancouver, Canada, playing for the Basque club there on August 6. He will be playing this [...]