Oinkari at the 2013 Western Idaho Fair

Madelen Bieter Lete serves up shredded lamb for a sandwich at the Oinkari Basque Dancers booth. JOHN SOWELL — jsowell@idahostatesman.com

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Down food row, Madalen Bieter Lete grilled an order of Basque solomo, pork loin marinated in spices, sliced thin and served with roasted red peppers.

At the same time, she used a pair of tongs to scoop up shredded lamb from a pot and placed it on a bun with grilled onions.

The most popular item at the booth sponsored by the Oinkari Basque Dancers is a chorizo on a bun. During the fair's 10-day run, members of the dance troupe and other volunteers will serve up thousands of chorizos - mostly to a non-Basque audience.

"It's by far the most popular item," said Amy Hormaechea Wray, who has worked at the booth for a half-dozen years.

The chorizos are supplied by Gem Meat Packing Co. of Garden City.

The Oinkari Basque Dancers have operated a food booth at the fair - which helps raise money for the group's travel expenses and equipment costs - for more than five decades. The group started out with a booth at the old fairgrounds at North Orchard and West Irving streets and moved with the fair to its current location in Garden City.

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Trailing of the Sheep Teaser

Is anyone else getting pumped for the Trailing of the Sheep?  Oinkari attends every year, and it is one of our favorite events to participate in.  The Wood River Valley is beautiful in the autumn, and we love to perform our Basque dances with a scenic mountain backdrop.

To get you excited for this year's festival, here's a video compilation from the folks at the For 91 Days travel blog.  Visit their website for the full post!

Oinkari New Kids 2013

For anyone interested in joining Oinkari Basque Dancers in fall of 2013, we welcome all interested Basques 14 years of age and older to join during 3 Sundays in September: the 15th, 22nd, or 29th.  If you can attend all 3, that would be ideal.  Practice begins promptly at noon in the main hall of the Basque Center (601 Grove, Boise), and lasts until about 4pm.  Please wear comfortable workout clothes and closed-toe, flexible shoes.  We will have leather Basque dance shoes for purchase, which are a required part of the costume.  No previous Basque dance experience is necessary.

After practice (at 4pm) on September 29th, we have a required New Kid Orientation for new dancers and parents,  where we will introduce the Oinkari Board of Directors, distribute the New Kid Packet, give an overview of Oinkari as an organization, answer questions about responsibilities, costuming, traveling, etc.

Qualifications:
---  Must be at least 14 years old or in the 9th grade by  9/1/13
---  Must be enthusiastic and interested in learning Basque traditional folk dances.
---  Must belong to (or join by 1/1/14) Euzkaldunak, Boise's Basque club.  If the dancer is under 18, at least one parent must belong to Euzkaldunak, which is $40/year for a new member.  Members must be of Basque heritage or married to a person of Basque heritage (Euzkaldunak policy.)  For membership information, email secretary@basquecenter.com

Costs:
Dancing with Oinkari Basque Dancers is free.  However, dancers are responsible for the cost of their own traditional dance costume (we have a seamstress that makes all the costumes).  Men's costumes cost about $100 and women's costumes cost about $350.

For more information, email info@oinkari.org, or check out our calendar.  See you in September!

San Inazio is this Weekend!

See below for the Boise Basque Festival Schedule of Events.  Oinkari perform at 1:45pm on the Basque block, but the entire weekend is jam-packet with fun Basque-related events!  Hope to see you there.

Oinkari men perform Lesaka Dantza at San Inazio 2012.  Photo by Leah Nash, NYT

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.