Oinkari Garage Sale 2011

Oinkari Basque Country Trip

In July of 2011, Oinkari will be traveling to the Basque Country, the birthplace of our dances and culture. Trips to the Basque country are crucial for maintaining authenticity in our repetoire and forming and maintaining connections with native Basque dance groups. It will also be a chance to showcase what we have to offer in our unique place as  American-Basques traveling back to the homeland.

Most members cannot pay for our tour out-of-pocket, so in January we embarked on a 6 month fundraising campaign. We will be putting on fundraising events, seeking sponsors, and canvassing local and regional businesses for tax-deductible auction items and prizes. If you're interested in contributing to the group's fundraising efforts in any way, please email our President Tyler Smith. No donation is too small (or too large!)  Please see our Sponsors page for a list of those who are making our trip possible.

Oinkari invited to World Expo 2010 - Shanghai

In late September, Oinkari will travel to Shanghai, China to participate in the World Expo 2010. They will perform in the Spain Pavilion, which features, food, music, and dance from Spain's rich cultural regions. For more about the Spanish Pavilion, click here.

The theme for World Expo 2010 is "Better City, Better Life." About the World Expo:

Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be a great event to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century and a significant period in urban evolution. Fifty-five percent of the world population is expected to live in cities by the year 2010. The prospect of future urban life, a subject of global interest, concerns all nations, developed or less developed, and their people. Being the first World Exposition on the theme of city, Exposition 2010 will attract governments and people from across the world, focusing on the theme "Better City, Better Life." For its 184 days, participants will display urban civilisation to the full extent, exchange their experiences of urban development, disseminate advanced notions on cities and explore new approaches to human habitat, lifestyle and working conditions in the new century. They will learn how to create an eco-friendly society and maintain the sustainable development of human beings.

Expo 2010 Shanghai China will also be a grand international gathering. On the one hand, we shall endeavour to attract about 200 nations and international organisations to take part in the exhibition as well as 70 million visitors from home and abroad, ensuring the widest possible participation in the history of the World Expositions. On the other hand, we will put Expo 2010 Shanghai China in a global perspective and do our best to encourage the participation and gain the understanding and support of various countries and peoples, in order to turn Expo 2010 Shanghai China into a happy reunion of people from all over the world.