Elko NV Jaietan July 5-7 Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events

Friday July 5th/Ostirala 5an Uztaila

6 p.m. – Kickoff/Txupinazua- Fronton
Enjoy the evening with your family and friends with a taste of what is to come during the weekend. There will be dancing by the Elko Ariñak dancers, Basque sport exhibition of weight lifting and wood chopping, and handball games. Stay for exceptional food, drink, bounce house and the North American Basque Organizations Txerriki contest, featuring homemade tripota, chorizo and sausage! And much, much more to start a Basque-filled weekend! Come early to purchase a commemorative wineglass or beer mug with an exclusive 50th Anniversary design!

Saturday July 6th/Laurnbata 6an Uztaila

7:00 a.m. – 5K Run/Walk – Eusko Etxtea – Elko Basque Clubhouse
$20 participation fee and you get a t-shirt
Registration is at 6:15 a.m. Race starts at 7:00 a.m. For more information contact Cody Krenka at 738-6479

8:00 a.m. – Golf Tournament – Ruby View Golf Course
$30 per person a $120 per team, DOES NOT INCLUDE GREENS FEES OR CART FEE
Registration is at 7:00 a.m. Shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. For more information contact Brad Martin at 777-7277
 

10:00 a.m. – Parade – Downtown Elko
Starting at the Crystal Theater on Commercial Street, continuing through Downtown Elko down Idaho Street, ending at the Elko County Fairgrounds.

1:00 p.m. - Games & Dancing – Elko County Fairgrounds
$10 Adults, $5 Children 12 & Under
Featuring the following dance groups: Elko Ariñak, Utah'ko Triskalariak, Reno Zazpiak Bat, Boise Oinkari, Gauden Bat from Chino, CA, Zazpiak-Bat from San Francisco, CA, Watch traditional Basque rural sports featuring weightlifting, wood chopping, weight carrying, bale toss, tug o war, and more!

9 p.m. – Dance - Eusko Etxea - Elko Basque Clubhouse
$12 Admission
Dance - featuring Boise's Amuma Says No; come enjoy a fun filled evening of dancing, catching up with old friends and making new ones

Sunday July 7th /Igandea 7an Uztaila

Eusko Etxea - Elko Basque Clubhouse
Please NO outside Food or Beverage

10:30 a.m. – Sheepherder’s Bread Contest – Auction to be held after Mass
11:00 a.m. - Catholic Mass
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Basque Picnic ($18 Adults & Seniors, $10 12 and Under)
Beef Tri-Tip, Lamb Stew, Basque Beans, Salad, Paella, French Bread, Dessert, Wine, and Coffee.
1:30 p.m. – Dance Performances & Basque Sport Exhibitions
4:00 p.m. – Jota and Irrintzi Contest

EuskalKultura is giving you another week to enter; the question is still “What does being Basque mean to you?”

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2013-06-10
raffle, news

EuskalKultura has extended the deadline for another week to enter the raffle to win the book Basques: Their Language throughout History. If you haven’t already, you have two more days to enter, until Sunday, to send us your answers to the question: What does being Basque mean to you? You can respond via email, or through our comments section or on Facebook and be entered in the raffle. IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to include your information at the end of your submission, or you may be disqualified since we won’t be able to contact you.

Donostia-San Sebastian.  If you would like a copy of Xamar's Basques: Their Language throughout History by Xamar (Vascos. Su lengua a través de la historia liburua, by Pamiela), published by Pamiela, you still can.  We have extended the deadline by a week so you can still enter the drawing until Sunday June 16 at 23:59.  In order to participate all you need to do is answer the questions “What does being Basque mean to you?” We know that it’s not an easy question and that there is more than one answer.  You can send us your response in the three following ways:

Email: send your response to info@euskalkultura.com with “being Basque” in the subject line.  Also include your name, address and phone.

Facebook: Write on EuskalKultura’s wall also leaving your information there.

If you want to see responses submitted so far, click here.

IMPORTANT: Remember that you need to include your email at the end of your submission otherwise you may be disqualified since we won’t be able to contact you.

If you have already entered and you forgot to include your contact information, send us an email to: info@euskalkultura.com.

Press Release from the Oregon Trail Center: Oinkari at Allinger Community Theatre this weekend in Montpelier, Idaho

Click Here to Buy Tickets On-Line!   OINKARI BASQUE DANCERS AT THE ALLINGER COMMUNITY THEATRE! SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH, 7:30 PM, ALL TICKETS $12.00 KICKS OFF SPECIAL SUMMER BASQUE EXHIBIT ENTITLED "HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT" AT THE OREGON TRAIL CENTER   Saturday June 8th at 7:30 p.m. the Boise Oinkari Basque Dancers will officially open the summer exhibit at the National Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier Idaho. The dance group will perform in the Allinger Community Theater located at 320 N. 4th Street. Tickets for this special performance can be purchased at the Oregon Trail Center, Sunday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by calling (208) 847-3800.

This special performance by the Basque Dancers and the "Hidden In Plain Sight" exhibit at the center has been made possible by a generous donation from the Idaho Humanities Council. "The IHC has made it possible to bring many great exhibits the Trail Center", stated director Becky Smith. 

This concert is made possible by the following season sponsors: Direct Communications, Rocky Mountain Power, Clover Creek Inn, Bear Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau, Zions Bank, Bear Lake Memorial Hospital, Monsanto and Agrium.


  For more information, call (208) 847-3800, visit www.oregontrailcenter.org, or stop by the National Oregon/California Trail Center in Montpelier, Idaho.