Oinkari San Inazio Pics in New York Times Travel

These photos are from Boise's San Inazio Festival, held every July on the Basque Block.

Oinkari men performing Lesaka Dantza.  Photo by Leah Nash.

Read the original article here (photo credits to Leah Nash)

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/08/26/travel/26BASQUE-4.html

Jaclyn Lasuen and Lael Uberuaga waiting to perform.  Photo by Leah Nash.

Oinkari men performing Lesaka.  Photo by Leah Nash.

An Oinkari dancer steps over one of the cement blocks displaying Boise Basque surnames.  Photo by Leah Nash. 

Fun, fundraising, Western Idaho fair time

As per tradition, the Oinkari Basque Dancers participate in food sales at the Western Idaho Fair. The group has been doing this for over 40 years as one of their main fundraising events of the year. Countless hours are put in by the members' efforts, in hope to raise enough money for upcoming events. Chorizo, Solomo, lamb sandwich, croquetas, and the new "chorizo slider" are served in their prime. Other local Basque clubs and organizations generously donate their time as well in the booths, and are greatly appreciated.
If you are coming by the fair this year or in years to come, make sure you stop by and taste our delicious food, and see our smiling faces!

Oinkari is at the Western Idaho Fair!

Jill, Celia, and Madalen staff the garden booth to sell chorizo, lamb, solomo and croquetas to raise money for Oinkari Basque Dancers. Stop by and visit our booth!

Do you have tickets to WineFest yet?

Oinkari will be performing at 8pm this Friday (8/17) for the Basque Museum's annual WineFest.  Drop by, taste some great wine, support a Basque non-profit and see us perform!

 

Mountain Home Festival this weekend

From http://www.mountainhomenews.com/story/1874466.html:

People from Mountain Home and surrounding communities will relive the traditions, culture and language of the Basque people during an annual festival scheduled for Aug. 11.
 The 52nd Annual Basque Picnic will begin that afternoon at the pelota, or outdoor racquetball court, in the city's Basque Park next to the Bengeochea Hotel.

We have a new website!

After spending time rolling, editing, trashing, editing again, and general nerdery, we have finally introduced our new website!  There is a static website section for information, history and media related to the group, as well as our events blog at news.oinkari.org.  The blog comes complete with a mobile version optimized for smartphones.  Check back soon!