Everyone loves the Bakersfield festival. Here are four events not to be missed.

Basque festival season has arrived. Check out Euskal Kazeta’s interactive map for all the details on Basque festivals across the U.S.

The high-profile theft of bronze plaques from the National Monument to the Basque Sheepherder in 2011 has helped prompt a new bill by Nevada lawmakers that would stiffen penalties for stealing scrap metal.

Gateau Basque Gateau Basque is the French word for Basque cake. This is the classic Basque dessert. It has a crunchy tart-like exterior and a soft filling. Two completely different kinds of filling are traditionally used. More commonly, it is made with an almond-flavored cream filling, but it can also be made with black cherry jam, specifically the jam from [...]

Veteran journalist Louis Amestoy rediscovers his Basque roots working in Bakersfield

  The strong work ethic that has been a hallmark of Basque immigrants is recognized in a glowing review about the book “The Basques of Kern County” that was recently published in Bakersfield Californian. The book, written by Steve Bass and George Ansolabehere, chronicles the history of the Basque community in Kern County, which is one of the largest Basque [...]

Basque dancing, bertsolaris and Basque art and theater are all subjects of videos presented in an online presentation by the website Euskal Munduak (Basque World). The website’s exhibit, Batekmila Basque Worlds, is a contemporary and multilingual view of the world of the Basques. The online exhibit includes photos, music, videos, recordings of normal everyday sounds, to showcase the Basque culture. [...]

The history of local families is recounted in “The Basques of Kern County.”

According to the Spanish newspaper El País, the sailing expedition Pakea Bizkaia, with surfer Kepa Acero aboard, navigated through icebergs and snow to reach Antartica’s South Shetland Islands Saturday, Jan. 11. Captain Unai Basurko had to sail the boat through a storm and winds with speeds from 30 – 70 knots Temperatures ranged that day near 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and [...]

In the next few days, Basque surfer Kepa Acero will try to ride a huge wave in the Antarctic Ocean. If he succeeds, he will be the first European surfing this untamed, frigid ocean. He is joining the sailing expedition of Pakea Bizkaia, a Basque sailboat heading to Antartica for the first time. Acero’s adventure is part of his “5 [...]