On May 21st, the Chino Basque Club will welcome Director Asier Altuna to discuss his recent film, Karmele. This film is based on Kirmen Uribe’s award-winning book, “Elkarrekin Esnatzeko Ordua,” the true story of Karmele Urresti and Txomin Letamendi, a couple who survived oppression from the Spanish Civil War through WWII.
The CBC NABO-qualifying Mus Tournament was held on February 7th. Twenty-one teams played, giving the Club the opportunity to send the first and second place teams to go to the national finals, which will be held in San Francisco on June 20th.
Our 1st Place Team: Javi Lesaca and Johnny Echeverria. Coming in second: Denis Petrissans and JP Iriart.
The Chino Basque Club and the Southern CA Basque Club will be managing Udaleku 2026 (June 21st through July 5th). This is a NABO-sponsored program for children ages 10 to 15. While this program provides classes in music, dance, handball, and culture, more than anything, it provides a venue for our young Basques to make life-long friendships with others from all around the United States. The organizers are currently seeking volunteers and donations, but more importantly, they need a commitment for housing the students. The average total of participants is around 100. Let us know if you can help by sending an email to info@chinobasqueclub.com. More information will follow in the newsletters.
The Chino Basque Club annual picnic will be held on Labor Day Weekend 2024. The festivities will begin with pilota games at the Aphessetche Trinquet on Saturday where both local players and pilotaris from the Basque Country will compete. The actual picnic will be held on Sunday at the Chino Fairgrounds, beginning with Aita Egiguren’s mass at 11 a.m. Lunch will include barbecued lamb, local dancers & klika will perform, and finally, entertainment will include musicians from the Basque Country, Jean Louis Bergara and Beñat Chaubadindeguy. CLICK HERE to stay on top of the schedule as we finalize it.
Handball Players from the Basque Country will be playing at the Aphessetche Trinquet on Saturday, August 31st at 3 p.m. The group is accompanied by Michel Etcheverry.
Nearly 80 members of our greater Basque community went to Dodger Stadium in June to enjoy a great Sunday afternoon at the ballpark. It was fun watching the LA Dodgers defeat the Colorado Rockies. Aupa Dodgers!
The National NABO Mus Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 15th at Gardnerville, Nevada. As previously reported, our President, JP Iriart and NABO representative, Denis Petrissans will be playing for the Chino Basque Club. The International Mus Tournament will be held in Peru during the month of October, 2024.
The CBC NABO Mus Tournament was held on Saturday, February 3rd. The first-place victors were CBC members JP Iriart and Denis Petrissans. They played against Johnny Echeverria and Javi Lesaca, both from Bakersfield but both also CBC members.
Begona Echeverria conducted research in the “cathedral of libraries,” Oxford University’s Bodleian. Among its treasures is one of the rarest books in the world, a Basque New Testament published in 1571 by Joannes Leizarraga (‘Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, 8° T 6 Th.Seld.’) Commissioned by the Protestant Queen of Navarre, Jeanne d’Albret, it is one of few books that uses “noka,” the second person pronoun used with a female addressee. Above are images of the New Testament, including the passage where the Angel Gabriel tells the Virgin Mary: “Blessed Art Thou Among Women.”
You will not want to miss this very special event hosted by the Basque Educational Organization (BEO) on Saturday, October 21st, 2023. Panel discussions will explore women’s past, present and future roles in Basque communities in America.
For more Information go to: https://www.basqueeducational.org/bcd2023/
