BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20260228T153210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T220749Z UID:10000117-1776101400-1776105000@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BOOK CLUB / OBABAKOAK DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held via Zoom. If you are not currently a BEO Book Club member\, join today for FREE and get the insider’s scoop (like the Zoom details). \n\n\n\n\nJOIN TODAY\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK:A modern classic of Basque literature\, Obabakoak is a tapestry of stories set around the fictional and whimsical village of Obaba. Poetic and deeply rooted in Basque life and imagination\, Bernardo Atxaga’s novel is a standard on many bookshelves. \n\n\n\nA REVIEW:Distinctive\, subtle storytelling in a wide-ranging yet curiously cohesive novel\, awarded the Spanish National Prize for Literature\, from Basque writer Atxaga. Effectively combining the style and nuances of an oral tradition with themes exotic and surreal\, Atxaga makes use of a variety of settings–from the streets of Hamburg to the jungles of the Upper Amazon\, as well as the Basque and Spanish countryside–to create his imaginary land of Obaba. In a series of self-contained chapters\, tales of people in varying degrees of psychological distress unfold–such as that of a troubled boy of 14 who has a vision of an enticing young woman in Hamburg\, with whom he begins an intense if brief correspondence only to learn decades later that his father was really the one answering his letters\, as a way of giving him guidance. Substantially more attention is given to the unfortunate narrator of the final section of the story\, whose obsession with the possibility that a small green lizard could enter the human brain through the ear and cause idiocy\, and whose belief that an eccentric schoolmate with a passion for lizards had intentionally reduced another boy to a simpleton by this means years before\, ultimately lead him to suffer the same sad fate. Dark suggestions of suicide and sinister occurrences across centuries mingle with wry\, humorous moments and ironic discussions of literary theory and the value of plagiarism\, yielding a rich concoction of ideas and images. The work of an original voice and a considerable talent: a debut that’s as delightful as it is disturbing\, and full of surprises. — Copyright ©1993\, Kirkus Associates\, LP. All rights reserved. URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/book-club-obabkoak/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:BEO Book Club,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/book-club.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20260226T105829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T010441Z UID:10000104-1775584800-1775592000@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: JONE\, BATZUETAN / JONE\, SOMETIMES DESCRIPTION:Join the BEO for the screening of the “Jone\, Batzuetan” / “Jone\, Sometimes” at: \n\n\n\nSan Francisco’s Little Roxie Theater3125 16th StreetSan Francisco\, CA \n\n\n\nAdd to Calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FILMBilbao\, mid-August. Jone (20) lives with her father and her younger sister Marta. Her father has had to leave his job\, unable to continue due to the complications of Parkinson’s. Meanwhile the Big Week festivities kick off in Bilbao\, during which Jone will fall in love for the first time. During this summer\, Jone will alternate between the sensation of immortality she enjoys with Olga\, the girl she falls for\, and the fear of being left alone because of her father’s disease. \n\n\n\n2025\, directed by Sara Fantova\, 80 minutes\, color\, in Euskara and Spanish with English subtitles.2025 San Sebastian International Film Festival Selection \n\n\n\nPre-purchase tickets today for $15\, or pay at the door for $20. URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bfs-jone-batzuetan-jone-sometimes/ LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3125 16th Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94103\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jone-Batzuetan-www-still.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260306T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260306T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20260228T032223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T032233Z UID:10000112-1772825400-1772832600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: ITOIZ UDAKO SESIOAK DESCRIPTION:This film greatly complements Kokein’s U.S. Tour\, and visit to San Francisco’s Basque Cultural Center on March 28th. Join us for the screening at: \n\n\n\nBasque Cultural Center599 Railroad AvenueSouth San Francisco\, CA \n\n\n\nAdd to Calendar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FILMThe discovery of a series of unpublished tapes prompts Juan Carlos Pérez\, leader of the iconic band Itoiz\, to reflect on their break-up at the height of their fame\, following an obvious shift in style towards pop music that he continues to spurn today. Juan Carlos therefore sets out on a cathartic journey into the essence of the group\, reliving its early days as a prog-rock group in the Mutriku of the early 70s as he comes to terms with the past. \n\n\n\n2024\, directed by Larraitz Zuazo & Zuri Goikoetxea & Ainhoa Andraka\, 102 minutes\, color\, in Euskara and Spanish with English subtitles.2025 San Sebastian International Film Festival Selection URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bfs-itoiz-udako-sesioak/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2026 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Itoiz-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251111T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251111T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20251023T025939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T032934Z UID:10000098-1762884000-1762891200@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: BIDEAN JARRAITUZ / FOLLOWING THE PATH DESCRIPTION:Join the BEO for the screening of the documentary Bidean Jarraituz / Following the Path at San Francisco’s Roxie Theater. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWATCH THE TRAILER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FILMBingen Mendizabal\, film music composer\, was commissioned to compose the soundtrack for a documentary on the writer Bernardo Atxaga\, “Atxaga: euskaldunen barne (Atxaga: within the Basques)”. For some time now\, due to the economic crisis of 2008\, Bingen had seen that he was hardly working in the film industry. This new assignment brings him back to his memory and reminds him of his career in film and music from the 1980s to the present day in the Basque Country\, The film reviews through different testimonies the artistic maelstrom that took place and all the great names that made their way in the cinematographic and musical world\, names that put the Basque Country and its culture on the artistic map of a generation and that served as an example for the following generations. Throughout this review\, Bingen Mendizabal reflects on what success really is\, following one’s own path. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdd this event to your calendar URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bfs-bidean-jarraituz/ LOCATION:Roxie Theater\, 3125 16th Street\, San Francisco\, California\, 94103\, United States CATEGORIES:2025 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BIDEAN-www-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250912T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250912T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250819T223720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T055239Z UID:10000092-1757705400-1757712600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: Haizea eta Sustraiak (The Wind and the Roots) DESCRIPTION:Join the BEO for the screening of the documentary Haizea eta Sustraiak (The Wind and the Roots) at the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Note: The BEO has this film with English subtitles. If you are unable to join this screening in person and are interested in watching it\, please email movieclub@basqueeducational.org.ABOUT THE FILMTxiki’s life provided us with an insight into the last executions of Franquism. His life\, his history\, his friends\, and his dreams of freedom. While others bury their memory in the common pit of forgetfulness\, where light or remembrance cannot reach\, their families\, friends\, work colleagues\, and anti-Franquist activist partners tell us about the end of the dictatorship\, about their memories. These are testimonies that this lurking blanket of forgetfulness has not erased. It is a living history; it is part of our history. \n\n\n\n2008\, Directed by Joseba Iñaki Agirre Errazkin\, 85 minutes\, color\, in Euskara and Castilian with English subtitles. \n\n\n\nMORE INFORMATIONOfficial selection at the San Sebastian International Film Festival\, 2008 URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bfs-haizea-eta-sustraiak-the-wind-and-the-roots/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:2025 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Haizea-eta-Sustraiak-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250731T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250731T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250215T101152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T035620Z UID:10000082-1753948800-1753981200@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Int'l Symposium on the Basque Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation\, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University\, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an educational gathering that will explore what often has been called “Zortziak Bat\,” or the “8th Province\,” a reference to the expansion of Zazpiak Bat (“Seven are One”) to include the Basque Diaspora.  \n\n\n\nThe theme is “Rowing Together\,” where individuals and communities work together to support\, encourage\, and inspire learning about the Basques. The symposium gathers scholars\, creators\, and cultural experts to examine the vibrant mosaic of Basque identities as it has grown and transformed within diaspora communities. We also invite students to attend the symposium\, providing them a unique way to learn about the Basque Diaspora from professionals in a broad range of cultural disciplines and fields of expertise. \n\n\n\nThe BEO is a proud partner of this event\, inviting the creative side of education to the fold. More information to come. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/international-symposium-on-the-basque-diaspora-and-cultural-expressions-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Artist Events,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ZORTZIAK-BAT-logo-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250730T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250730T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250215T101046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T035639Z UID:10000081-1753862400-1753894800@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Int'l Symposium on the Basque Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation\, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University\, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an educational gathering that will explore what often has been called “Zortziak Bat\,” or the “8th Province\,” a reference to the expansion of Zazpiak Bat (“Seven are One”) to include the Basque Diaspora.  \n\n\n\nThe theme is “Rowing Together\,” where individuals and communities work together to support\, encourage\, and inspire learning about the Basques. The symposium gathers scholars\, creators\, and cultural experts to examine the vibrant mosaic of Basque identities as it has grown and transformed within diaspora communities. We also invite students to attend the symposium\, providing them a unique way to learn about the Basque Diaspora from professionals in a broad range of cultural disciplines and fields of expertise. \n\n\n\nThe BEO is a proud partner of this event\, inviting the creative side of education to the fold. More information to come. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/international-symposium-on-the-basque-diaspora-and-cultural-expressions/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Artist Events,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ZORTZIAK-BAT-logo-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250531T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250531T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250215T023932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T035428Z UID:10000079-1748710800-1748710800@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Creator's Grant Due Date DESCRIPTION:“Stories are a communal currency of humanity.” -Tahir Shah\, in Arabian Nights. \n\n\n\nNo truer words… and this is why the BEO is so deeply committed to the creative souls in our greater community. This fund is for the artist committed to a project that tells a story about the Basques and represents the Basque culture. \n\n\n\nWhat does the applicant look like? \n\n\n\nAn expressive individual who uses any medium within the performing\, visual\, and literary arts to broaden our understanding of the world around us. This individual will allow us to learn about our culture\, traditions\, and experiences. This is not exclusive to traditional art expressions such as dancers\, painters\, and book authors. We’re talking about ALL creatives: bertsolaris\, musicians\, opera performers\, theater performers/designers/writers\, chefs\, photographers\, filmmakers\, architects\, poets\, journalists\, etc. \n\n\n\nThe individual is someone who strengthens the Basque identity through their work and builds a connection between everyone else and the Basques. \n\n\n\n\nAPPLY TODAY URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/grant-application-due-the-creators-fund/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Artist Events,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/creators-fund.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250531T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250531T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250215T023421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T035504Z UID:10000078-1748710800-1748710800@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Women's Empowerment Grant Due Date DESCRIPTION:Celebrating and showing profound appreciation and support for the women in our Basque communities is pretty darn important to us. This fund is designed to support women who need financial assistance in shaping our communities\, furthering our culture\, and enhancing our Basque identity. \n\n\n\nThe BEO focuses on projects that are rooted in cultural identity and knowledge-sharing. We support women who share this vision. \n\n\n\nWhat does the applicant look like?She is a mover and shaker with and for the Basque culture. She is determined to make a difference for the betterment of the community and has a clear vision of where she will lead the cause. She’s a trailblazer. \n\n\n\nShe strengthens Basque identity\, builds community connection\, and paves the way for future generations. \n\n\n\n\nAPPLY TODAY URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/grant-application-due-the-womens-empowerment-fund/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Artist Events,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/womens-empowerment-fund-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250414T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250414T203000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250212T070535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T001757Z UID:10000077-1744657200-1744662600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:MEET THE AUTHOR: Julian Zabalbeascoa DESCRIPTION:Author Julian Zabalbeascoa of his much-celebrated debut novel\, What We Tried to Bury Grows Here\, will Stanford University Fellow and lecturer Sterling HolyWhiteMountain at Bookshop West Portal in San Francisco. He is the author of fiction and nonfiction works about the history and culture of the Blackfeet tribe. He is a contributor to The New Yorker\, and his work has appeared in The Atlantic and The Paris Review. We expect this to be a very interesting conversation! \n\n\n\nIN THE NEWS: Julian’s book is a finalist in the L.A. Times Book Prize (February\, 2025) \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK: WHAT WE TRIED TO BURY GROWS HEREIn late 1936\, eighteen-year-old Isidro Elejalde leaves his Basque village in Northern Spain\, spurred to join the fight to preserve his country’s democracy from the insurrectionists by the rousing words of a political essayist. Months earlier\, Spanish generals launched a military coup to overthrow Spain’s newly elected left-wing government. They assumed the population would welcome the coup\, but throughout the country people like Isidro remained loyal to the ideals of democracy\, and the Spanish Civil War began in bloody earnest. \n\n\n\nIn Bilbao\, Mariana raises her two young children while\, with her writing\, she decries the fascist-backed coup attempt and their German and Italian allies\, imploring the world to support democracy. As the Nationalist forces assault the country\, Mariana and Isidro’s lives intersect fleetingly\, yet in meaningful and lasting ways. \n\n\n\nThrough a chorus of voices—a female soldier in an all-male battalion\, a reluctant conscript recently emigrated from Cuba\, a young girl whose parents have abandoned her in order to fight against the fascists\, among others—we follow Isidro and Mariana as they struggle to maintain their humanity in a country determined to tear itself apart.  \n\n\n\nABOUT JULIANJulian Zabalbeascoa’s debut novel What We Tried to Bury Grows Here was published November 2024 by Two Dollar Radio. Among other journals\, his fiction and essays have appeared in American Short Fiction\, Electric Literature\, Gettysburg Review\, LitHub\, One Story\, and Ploughshares. He teaches in the Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Lowell\, where he leads annual study abroad programs to Donostia-San Sebastian\, Havana\, Paris\, and Madrid. \n\n\n\nWORDS OF PRAISE“Daring… In What We Tried to Bury Grows Here\, almost two dozen narrators vie to convey the danger and uncertainty of life in a country where “tomorrow you never knew who would throw you against the wall for the actions of today.” We hear from priests and soldiers\, mothers and children\, prisoners and refugees. Amid the inevitable violence and horror\, there are the equally inevitable heroes and villains\, but for everyone the world has acquired ‘an evil stink.’ Mariana knows her compatriots have no choice but to fight on\, yet she also knows that ‘the war will make us unrecognizable to our former selves.'”—Alida Becker\, The New York Times \n\n\n\n“Zabalbeascoa’s characters cannot foresee the tragic end to the war\, but readers do\, and this chilling knowledge adds to the tension in this compelling and hauntingly prescient novel.”—Wendy J. Fox\, Electric Literature \n\n\n\n“Zabalbeascoa brings together family lore and mountains of research to paint a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Spanish Civil War\, particularly its impact on the people of Spain’s Basque region.”—Kate Tuttle\, The Boston Globe \n\n\n\n“A stunning first novel\, ambitious\, intensely true\, certain to be read for a long time. Zabalbeascoa is a phenomenon.”—Philipp Meyer\, author of The Son and American Rust \n\n\n\n“Julian Zabalbeascoa is ferociously brilliant at rendering both the epic sweep of history—Franco’s rise to power\, the Spanish Civil War—and the particular contours of daily life. The wineskins soldiers stash under their hospital mattresses. A bit of cake dipped in marmalade. The “metallic whistle” of a rifle shell. What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is a stunningly powerful novel about the individual acts of courage and violence that have shaped history as we know it. A virtuosic and unforgettable debut.”—Laura van den Berg\, author of State of Paradise \n\n\n\n“What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is a startling book\, beautiful and horrific\, that navigates the complexities of Basque Country during the Spanish Civil War\, in which fascism and communism\, regionalism and nationalism\, and faith and skepticism do battle across a brilliantly evoked\, suffering landscape.”—Phil Klay\, National Book Award winning author of Redeployment and Missionaries \n\n\n\n“In the tradition of such master story tellers as Isaac Babel and Phil Klay\, Julian Zabalbeascoa has written a piercing narrative set during the Spanish Civil War. Alive with wonderful characters\, moments of dread\, bathos and humour\, What We Tried to Bury Grows Here illuminates a crucial period of history. This is a timely and absorbing novel.”—Margot Livesey\, author of The Boy in the Field\, Mercury\, and The Flight of Gemma Hardy \n\n\n\n“This is one of the most finely crafted and devastating novels of war that I’ve ever read. Julian Zabalbeascoa comes to us as that rarest of writers\, at once firmly grounded in history as he gazes to the future. What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is an urgent and beautiful read that left me stunned. This book couldn’t be more timely.”—Joseph Boyden\, Giller Prize winning author of Three Day Road and The Orenda \n\n\n\n“Julian Zabalbeascoa is the real deal\, a major talent\, and the story he’s telling here is both riveting and terrifying.”—Richard Russo\, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Empire Falls \n\n\n\n“The rise of authoritarian rule is never an abstraction\, it is always horrifically concrete for those who experience it. But as each bloody injustice fades into history\, we run the risk of losing what we have learned that may have the power to forestall yet another such assault on democracy\, which is just one reason why Julian Zabalbeascoa’s timely and deeply moving novel should be required reading for us all. Written with spare\, evocative\, and hypnotic prose\, Zabalbeascoa takes us deeply into the lives of men and women – many of them of the Basque minority – who fought Franco and his allies during the Spanish Civil War. This is an important and necessary work of art for our fraught times\, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.”—Andre Dubus III\, author of House of Sand and Fog\, Such Kindness\, and Townie: A Memoir \n\n\n\n“A breathtaking look at the Spanish Civil War\, told as an impressionistic tapestry of first-person narrators: each chapter a voice from the swell of men and women\, fighters and children\, loyalists and journalists\, who took part in Spain’s bloody fight for democracy.”—Scott Preston\, The Borrowed Hills \n\n\n\n“What We Tried to Bury Grows Here implores us to look back to history to not fall into passivity but instead take note of the perils of today. Zabalbeascoa structures his novel as a series of first-person vignettes\, giving rise to a chorus of characters. It’s an imaginative and impressive feat of literary ventriloquism to hear from Basque soldiers. This structure allows Zabalbeascoa to comment on the collective nature of war while showing how it is an intensely personal undertaking. Through these characters\, we are allowed to see slices of their war and how it builds to something more encompassing.”—Brock Kingsley\, Chicago Review of Books \n\n\n\n“Debut novelist Zabalbeascoa’s decision to tell his story through a plethora of individual narrators perfectly captures the messiness of a civil war… [What We Tried To Bury Grows Here] builds to an emotionally compelling climax.”—Kirkus Reviews \n\n\n\n“Packed with standout scenes…It’s a memorable portrait of a country in upheaval.”—Publishers Weekly \n\n\n\n“One of the strongest and most evocative novels of 2024. Zabalbeascoa’s debut uses multiperspective narration to excellent effect as we are pitched across Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Essentially a series of soul-stirring short stories stitched together to give one a glimpse at the horrors of modern war. If Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song is a document of a future battle with the far right and this a harrowing account of past struggles the only conclusion to be made is that the fight against fascism will never be over. For me\, though\, it is this novel’s use of quiet moments and fragmented domesticity that brings everything home. Shades of Victor Erice’s Spirit of the Beehive. can’t recommend this novel enough\, a modern classic.”—Douglas Riggs\, Bank Square Books (Mystic\, CT) \n\n\n\n“Zabalbeascoa brings the reader directly into a conflict few of us learn about in the US. Set in the Spanish Civil War\, each chapter of What We Tried to Bury Grows Here jumps to a different character\, each telling their own story with Isidro making himself known throughout. I found myself searching for Isidro while at the same listening carefully to the new perspective of the chapter’s narrator. This is not an easy read\, war is brutal\, but I kept returning to live with these soldiers and survivors.”—Laura Lamarre Anderson\, lala books (Lowell\, MA) \n\n\n\n“What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is a beautifully written novel about the horrors of war\, as seen through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the Spanish Civil War\, as well as those enmeshed in the gruesome conflict: wives\, journalists\, priests. Yes\, this is historical fiction\, but Julian Zabalbeascoa’s depiction of the soul-crushing victory of the fascist regime is also a prescient warning in these times of democratic peril. At the same time\, this is primarily a heartfelt work of fiction\, and it’s the humanity of these characters (or\, occasionally\, their lack of humanity) that propels these linked tales\, culminating in a truly marvelous novel. One of the year’s very best!—Michale Keefe\, Annie Bloom’s Books (Portland\, OR) URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/meet-the-author-julian-zabalbeascoa-2/ LOCATION:Bookshop West Portal\, 80 West Portal Avenue\, San Francisco\, California\, 94127 CATEGORIES:Artist Events,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Julian-Zabalbeascoa-bw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250413T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250413T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250212T070053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T001851Z UID:10000076-1744558200-1744563600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:MEET THE AUTHOR: Julian Zabalbeascoa DESCRIPTION:Author Julian Zabalbeascoa will be presenting his much-celebrated book What We Tried to Bury Grows Here and will be available to answer your questions. Continue reading to learn about his book and the accolades he has received since its recent publication. \n\n\n\nIN THE NEWS: Julian’s book is a finalist in the L.A. Times Book Prize (February\, 2025) \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK: WHAT WE TRIED TO BURY GROWS HEREIn late 1936\, eighteen-year-old Isidro Elejalde leaves his Basque village in Northern Spain\, spurred to join the fight to preserve his country’s democracy from the insurrectionists by the rousing words of a political essayist. Months earlier\, Spanish generals launched a military coup to overthrow Spain’s newly elected left-wing government. They assumed the population would welcome the coup\, but throughout the country people like Isidro remained loyal to the ideals of democracy\, and the Spanish Civil War began in bloody earnest. \n\n\n\nIn Bilbao\, Mariana raises her two young children while\, with her writing\, she decries the fascist-backed coup attempt and their German and Italian allies\, imploring the world to support democracy. As the Nationalist forces assault the country\, Mariana and Isidro’s lives intersect fleetingly\, yet in meaningful and lasting ways. \n\n\n\nThrough a chorus of voices—a female soldier in an all-male battalion\, a reluctant conscript recently emigrated from Cuba\, a young girl whose parents have abandoned her in order to fight against the fascists\, among others—we follow Isidro and Mariana as they struggle to maintain their humanity in a country determined to tear itself apart.  \n\n\n\nABOUT JULIANJulian Zabalbeascoa’s debut novel What We Tried to Bury Grows Here was published November 2024 by Two Dollar Radio. Among other journals\, his fiction and essays have appeared in American Short Fiction\, Electric Literature\, Gettysburg Review\, LitHub\, One Story\, and Ploughshares. He teaches in the Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Lowell\, where he leads annual study abroad programs to Donostia-San Sebastian\, Havana\, Paris\, and Madrid. \n\n\n\nWORDS OF PRAISE“Daring… In What We Tried to Bury Grows Here\, almost two dozen narrators vie to convey the danger and uncertainty of life in a country where “tomorrow you never knew who would throw you against the wall for the actions of today.” We hear from priests and soldiers\, mothers and children\, prisoners and refugees. Amid the inevitable violence and horror\, there are the equally inevitable heroes and villains\, but for everyone the world has acquired ‘an evil stink.’ Mariana knows her compatriots have no choice but to fight on\, yet she also knows that ‘the war will make us unrecognizable to our former selves.'”—Alida Becker\, The New York Times \n\n\n\n“Zabalbeascoa’s characters cannot foresee the tragic end to the war\, but readers do\, and this chilling knowledge adds to the tension in this compelling and hauntingly prescient novel.”—Wendy J. Fox\, Electric Literature \n\n\n\n“Zabalbeascoa brings together family lore and mountains of research to paint a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Spanish Civil War\, particularly its impact on the people of Spain’s Basque region.”—Kate Tuttle\, The Boston Globe \n\n\n\n“A stunning first novel\, ambitious\, intensely true\, certain to be read for a long time. Zabalbeascoa is a phenomenon.”—Philipp Meyer\, author of The Son and American Rust \n\n\n\n“Julian Zabalbeascoa is ferociously brilliant at rendering both the epic sweep of history—Franco’s rise to power\, the Spanish Civil War—and the particular contours of daily life. The wineskins soldiers stash under their hospital mattresses. A bit of cake dipped in marmalade. The “metallic whistle” of a rifle shell. What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is a stunningly powerful novel about the individual acts of courage and violence that have shaped history as we know it. A virtuosic and unforgettable debut.”—Laura van den Berg\, author of State of Paradise \n\n\n\n“What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is a startling book\, beautiful and horrific\, that navigates the complexities of Basque Country during the Spanish Civil War\, in which fascism and communism\, regionalism and nationalism\, and faith and skepticism do battle across a brilliantly evoked\, suffering landscape.”—Phil Klay\, National Book Award winning author of Redeployment and Missionaries \n\n\n\n“In the tradition of such master story tellers as Isaac Babel and Phil Klay\, Julian Zabalbeascoa has written a piercing narrative set during the Spanish Civil War. Alive with wonderful characters\, moments of dread\, bathos and humour\, What We Tried to Bury Grows Here illuminates a crucial period of history. This is a timely and absorbing novel.”—Margot Livesey\, author of The Boy in the Field\, Mercury\, and The Flight of Gemma Hardy \n\n\n\n“This is one of the most finely crafted and devastating novels of war that I’ve ever read. Julian Zabalbeascoa comes to us as that rarest of writers\, at once firmly grounded in history as he gazes to the future. What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is an urgent and beautiful read that left me stunned. This book couldn’t be more timely.”—Joseph Boyden\, Giller Prize winning author of Three Day Road and The Orenda \n\n\n\n“Julian Zabalbeascoa is the real deal\, a major talent\, and the story he’s telling here is both riveting and terrifying.”—Richard Russo\, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Empire Falls \n\n\n\n“The rise of authoritarian rule is never an abstraction\, it is always horrifically concrete for those who experience it. But as each bloody injustice fades into history\, we run the risk of losing what we have learned that may have the power to forestall yet another such assault on democracy\, which is just one reason why Julian Zabalbeascoa’s timely and deeply moving novel should be required reading for us all. Written with spare\, evocative\, and hypnotic prose\, Zabalbeascoa takes us deeply into the lives of men and women – many of them of the Basque minority – who fought Franco and his allies during the Spanish Civil War. This is an important and necessary work of art for our fraught times\, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.”—Andre Dubus III\, author of House of Sand and Fog\, Such Kindness\, and Townie: A Memoir \n\n\n\n“A breathtaking look at the Spanish Civil War\, told as an impressionistic tapestry of first-person narrators: each chapter a voice from the swell of men and women\, fighters and children\, loyalists and journalists\, who took part in Spain’s bloody fight for democracy.”—Scott Preston\, The Borrowed Hills \n\n\n\n“What We Tried to Bury Grows Here implores us to look back to history to not fall into passivity but instead take note of the perils of today. Zabalbeascoa structures his novel as a series of first-person vignettes\, giving rise to a chorus of characters. It’s an imaginative and impressive feat of literary ventriloquism to hear from Basque soldiers. This structure allows Zabalbeascoa to comment on the collective nature of war while showing how it is an intensely personal undertaking. Through these characters\, we are allowed to see slices of their war and how it builds to something more encompassing.”—Brock Kingsley\, Chicago Review of Books \n\n\n\n“Debut novelist Zabalbeascoa’s decision to tell his story through a plethora of individual narrators perfectly captures the messiness of a civil war… [What We Tried To Bury Grows Here] builds to an emotionally compelling climax.”—Kirkus Reviews \n\n\n\n“Packed with standout scenes…It’s a memorable portrait of a country in upheaval.”—Publishers Weekly \n\n\n\n“One of the strongest and most evocative novels of 2024. Zabalbeascoa’s debut uses multiperspective narration to excellent effect as we are pitched across Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Essentially a series of soul-stirring short stories stitched together to give one a glimpse at the horrors of modern war. If Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song is a document of a future battle with the far right and this a harrowing account of past struggles the only conclusion to be made is that the fight against fascism will never be over. For me\, though\, it is this novel’s use of quiet moments and fragmented domesticity that brings everything home. Shades of Victor Erice’s Spirit of the Beehive. can’t recommend this novel enough\, a modern classic.”—Douglas Riggs\, Bank Square Books (Mystic\, CT) \n\n\n\n“Zabalbeascoa brings the reader directly into a conflict few of us learn about in the US. Set in the Spanish Civil War\, each chapter of What We Tried to Bury Grows Here jumps to a different character\, each telling their own story with Isidro making himself known throughout. I found myself searching for Isidro while at the same listening carefully to the new perspective of the chapter’s narrator. This is not an easy read\, war is brutal\, but I kept returning to live with these soldiers and survivors.”—Laura Lamarre Anderson\, lala books (Lowell\, MA) \n\n\n\n“What We Tried to Bury Grows Here is a beautifully written novel about the horrors of war\, as seen through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the Spanish Civil War\, as well as those enmeshed in the gruesome conflict: wives\, journalists\, priests. Yes\, this is historical fiction\, but Julian Zabalbeascoa’s depiction of the soul-crushing victory of the fascist regime is also a prescient warning in these times of democratic peril. At the same time\, this is primarily a heartfelt work of fiction\, and it’s the humanity of these characters (or\, occasionally\, their lack of humanity) that propels these linked tales\, culminating in a truly marvelous novel. One of the year’s very best!—Michale Keefe\, Annie Bloom’s Books (Portland\, OR) URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/meet-the-author-julian-zabalbeascoa/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:Artist Events,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Julian-Zabalbeascoa-bw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250312T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250312T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250202T033623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250301T070646Z UID:10000075-1741806000-1741813200@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: 20\,000 SPECIES OF BEES DESCRIPTION:Join the BEO for the screening of 20\,000 Species of Bees at San Francisco’s Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema.ABOUT THE FILMIn a small\, sleepy village in the Basque Country\, a sculptor named Ane and her three children arrive at her mother Lita’s home for summer vacation\, where they are surrounded by extended family and nosy neighbors. Ane and her mother’s relationship is strained — Lita disapproves of her daughter’s frayed marriage\, career as an artist\, and the way she parents her obstinate and mischievous children. Chief among them is eight-year-old Aitor\, nicknamed Coco after it becomes clear that being referred to by the name Aitor elicits feelings of distress in the child. Born biologically male\, neither the birth name nor the genderless nickname feels quite right\, and Ane’s concern for her child grows as Coco becomes more withdrawn. The child’s only respite lies in the Basque hills\, where Ane’s aunt Lourdes tends to the family’s beekeeping farm. Among the peaceful humming of bees and Lourdes’ open-minded guardianship\, Coco slowly begins to confide in family and friends about her discomfort in her body\, eventually voicing a desire to be treated as a girl. As Coco explores her own developing identity over the summer\, Ane and the rest of her family\, in turn\, must learn to accept the child as she is. \n\n\n\n\n\nBasque director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s assured debut feature is a wonderfully sensitive work carried by the Berlinale Silver Bear winning lead performance of newcomer Sofía Otero. An authentic and heart-wrenching story of transition\, 20\,000 Species of Bees is “a landmark in the filmic discussion of gender\, sexuality\, and identity” (The Film Verdict). \n\n\n\n20\,000 SPECIES OF BEES is the heartfelt story of a family’s experience navigating the awakening and transition of their 8-year-old child. Solaguren’s bold film tackles themes of parenthood\, identity\, and gender expression\, 20\,000 SPECIES OF BEES is “an engaging\, authentic\, moving film about the way society persists in seeing monsters where there are none.” (Screen Daily) This film would be appropriate for Gender and Sexuality courses as well as Sociology programs. [www.filmmovement.com/educational/film/20-000-species-of-bees] \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n2023\, directed by Estibaliz Urresola\, 128 minutes\, in Euskara\, French & Spanish with English subtitles. \n\n\n\nMORE INFORMATION2023 – San Sebastian Internation Film Festival – 71st edition – Awarded the “Sebastiane Award” which is given to the film that best reflects the values and reality of lesbians\, gays\, bisexuals\, and transgender people. \n\n\n\nAbout the Directors: \n\n\n\nEstibaliz Urresola (Bilbao\, Bizkaia. 1984) has written\, directed and produced short films including Adri (2013)\, Los casos gramaticales (2018)\, Polvo somos (2020)\, Silver Shell for Best Actress in a Short Film at Málaga Festival\, and Cuerdas (Zabaltegi-Tabakalera\, 2022)\, screened at the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes and included in the Kimuak catalogue. She is also director of the documentary Voces de papel (ETB Screenings\, 2016). 20.000 especies de abejas / 2\,000 Species of Bees\, her first feature\, competed in Berlin\, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance (Sofía Otero). The movie also landed the Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film and the Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress (Patricia López Arnaiz) at Málaga Festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nHow did you hear about this event?(required)\n Through BEO communications A friend told me about this The San Francisco Chronicle SF Gate Evvnt Another publication \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nSend FeedbackSubmitting form\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bfs-20000-species-of-bees/ LOCATION:Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema\, 601 Van Ness Ave\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:2025 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/www-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250215T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250215T030152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T030224Z UID:10000080-1739638800-1739638800@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DUE: International Symposium on the Basque Diaspora and Cultural Expressions DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation\, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University\, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an educational gathering that will explore what often has been called “Zortziak Bat\,” or the “8th Province\,” a reference to the expansion of Zazpiak Bat (“Seven are One”) to include the Basque Diaspora.  \n\n\n\nThe theme is “Rowing Together\,” where individuals and communities work together to support\, encourage\, and inspire learning about the Basques. The symposium gathers scholars\, creators\, and cultural experts to examine the vibrant mosaic of Basque identities as it has grown and transformed within diaspora communities. We also invite students to attend the symposium\, providing them a unique way to learn about the Basque Diaspora from professionals in a broad range of cultural disciplines and fields of expertise. \n\n\n\nThe BEO is a proud partner of this event\, inviting the creative side of education to the fold. \n\n\n\n\nLEARN MORE AND SUBMIT TODAY URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/proposal-submission-due-international-symposium-on-the-basque-diaspora-and-cultural-expressions/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Artist Events,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ZORTZIAK-BAT-logo-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250215T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250215T143000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20250121T065826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T070114Z UID:10000070-1739624400-1739629800@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: BIZKARSORO DESCRIPTION:Join the BEO for the first screening of 2025\, held the Saturday of the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center’s annual anniversary festivities at the Basque Cultural Center.ABOUT THE FILMBizkarsoro debuted in 2023. It’s about a non-existent small town in the northern part of the Basque Country where five true stories\, based on oral testimonials and writers’ texts\, occur between 1914 and 1982. The film highlights the social changes experienced throughout the 20th century\, the deep-rooted impact of a language\, and the struggle for survival.2023\, directed by Josu Martinez\, 82 minutes\, in Euskara\, French\, German with English subtitles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWILL YOU BE JOINING US? URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bfs-bizkarsoro/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2025 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bizkarsoro-web-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241108T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241108T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240209T071713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T040700Z UID:10000065-1731092400-1731101400@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: THE ENDLESS TRENCH / LA TRINCHERA INFINITA Screening DESCRIPTION:Join the BEO for the final screening in 2024 where we’ll be hosting a reception to celebrate another phenomenal season. This event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the screening will start at 7:30 p.m. ABOUT THE FILMHiginio and Rosa have only been married for a few months when the Civil War breaks out\, representing a serious threat to his life. Helped by his wife\, they decide to use a hole dug into their own home as a provisional hiding place. The fear of potential reprisals and the love they feel for one another will condemn them to an imprisonment that will last for more than 30 years.2019 Irizar award for best Basque Film at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2019\, directed by Aitor Arregi\, Jon Garaño\, Jose Mari Goenaga\, 147 minutes\, in Euskara & Castilian with English subtitles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWILL YOU BE JOINING US? URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/the-endless-trench-la-trinchera-infinita/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/endless-trench-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241010T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241010T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240209T071304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241102T010352Z UID:10000064-1728588600-1728595800@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: BLACK IS BELTZA II: AINHOA Screening DESCRIPTION:Ainhoa was born by a miracle in La Paz (Bolivia)\, after the death of her mother Amanda in a simulated car accident. She grew up in Cuba and in 1988\, at the age of 21\, she traveled to the Basque Country to discover the land of her father Manex. In the midst of repression and political conflict\, she meets Josune\, a committed journalist\, and her gang of friends. After one of them dies of a heroin overdose\, Ainhoa and Josune set out on an initiatory journey that will take them across Lebanon\, Afghanistan and the city of Marseille. These are the last years of the Cold War and they will delve into the dark world of drug trafficking networks and their close links to political plots. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n*We are excited to welcome back Nic Smith\, speaker at our virtual Basque Cultural Day in 2021\, who focused on the first Black is Beltza film. In that presentation\, Nic presented about the freedom fighter’s journey as he showcased the role of revolution and ethnicity in the animated film. To learn more about Nic’s first presentation\, CLICK HERE. \n\n\n\n2022 – San Sebastian International Film Festival – 70th edition.2022\, Directed by Fermin Muguraza\, 86 minutes\, color\, in Euskara\, French\, English\, Spanish & Arabic with English Subtitles. \n\n\n\nRESERVATIONS WILL BE STRONGLY SUGGESTED. PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE\, JOIN OUR MAILING LIST\, AND/OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO LEARN WHEN RESERVATIONS OPEN! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWILL YOU BE JOINING US? URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/black-is-beltza-ii-ainhoa/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/black-is-beltza-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240913T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240913T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240209T063524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T114551Z UID:10000063-1726255800-1726263000@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: IRATI Screening DESCRIPTION:Eighth century. Christianity is spreading throughout Europe\, while pagan beliefs are disappearing. After the attack of the Franks\, and with the Carolingian army almost over the Pyrenees\, the local bailiff turns to an ancient goddess for help. Thanks to a blood compact\, and in exchange for his own life\, he defeats the enemy; however\, before dying\, he makes his son Eneko promise that he will protect his people and guide them in the new era. A few years later Eneko will try to keep his promise by completing a mission: to recover his father’s body. 2023 – San Sebastian International Film Festival – 71st edition / 2022\, directed by Paul Urkijo\, 111 minutes\, color\, in Euskara\, French\, Latin with English subtitles. RESERVATIONS ARE STRONGLY SUGGESTED. \n\n\n\n\nWATCH THE TRAILER HERE URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/irati/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/irati-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240824T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240824T153000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240209T063210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240824T231054Z UID:10000062-1724508900-1724513400@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: Jainkoak ez dit barkatzen / God Doesn't Forgive Me DESCRIPTION:Lezo Urreiztieta was a 16th-century pirate\, born by mistake in 1907. Risking his life\, he saved that of hundreds of people; he negotiated with foreign governments for a free Basque Country; he managed to slip 17 boats full of weapons into Bilbao during the Civil War; he was on the point of killing Franco… Forty years after his death\, the tape recorder of writer Martin Ugalde reveals his incredible story told in the voice of the actual protagonist. Starting with unpublished conversations between the two held from 1975 to 1978\, this film sheds light on the testimony of a key character in 20th-century Basque history. 2018 – San Sebastian International Film Festival – 66th edition. 2018\, directed by Josu Martinez\, 60 minutes\, color\, Euskara with English Subtitles URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/god-doesnt-forgive-me/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/god-doesnt-forgive-me-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240518T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240518T133000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240209T062138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T063659Z UID:10000060-1716028200-1716039000@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS 20th ANNIVERSARY: Cinco Lobitos / Lullaby DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating our 20th Anniversary of the Basque Film Series. Below are the details of a Saturday morning at the cinema! \n\n\n\nTHE FILM: Cinco Lobitos / LullabyPRESENTED BY: Dr. Pedro OiarzabalWHEN: Saturday\, May 18th @10:30 a.m.WHERE: Landmark’s Opera Plaza Cinema\, 601 Van Ness Ave.\, San Francisco WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?: Seating is limited to 75 people\, so RSVP will be required and can be secured by making a small donation. To learn more about the film\, and to watch the trailer\, CLICK HERE. \n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP TODAY URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/cinco-lobitos-lullaby/ LOCATION:Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema\, 601 Van Ness Ave\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Cinqo-Lobitos-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240424T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240424T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240305T111701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T220702Z UID:10000066-1713985200-1713994200@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: ZUMIRIKI Screening DESCRIPTION:To learn more about this film\, and to watch the trailer\, CLICK HERE. \n\n\n\n*Please note the following agenda for this special screening: \n\n\n\n7:00 p.m. | Meet & Greet with Director Oskar Alegria7:30 p.m. | Film screeningpost-film | Q&A with Director Oskar Alegria URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/zumiriki/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Zumiriki.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240405T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240405T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240209T061221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T043741Z UID:10000061-1712345400-1712352600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: LAS BUENAS COMPAÑÍAS/IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN DESCRIPTION:To learn more about this film\, and to watch the trailer\, CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bfs-las-buenas-companias/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/las-buenas-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240314T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240314T213000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240209T055046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T053147Z UID:10000058-1710442800-1710451800@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: El Vasco Screening DESCRIPTION:To learn more about this film\, and to watch the trailer\, CLICK HERE. URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/el-vasco/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/el-vasco-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240217T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240217T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20240125T020335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T055947Z UID:10000056-1708174800-1708178400@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BFS: Txipli\, txapla pum Amerikatik SCREENING DESCRIPTION:This is an audiovisual project created by artists Amaia Hormaetxea and Endika Basaguren in the cities of San Francisco\, Los Angeles\, Chino\, Las Vegas\, and New York. The concept of this performance as a documentary experiment is to demonstrate the non-existence of borders in our Basque culture. It discusses a traditional Basque feeling\, from communities such as Chino or San Francisco to a more contemporary vision of what it means to be and love Basque\, embodied in the figure of the New York poet Elisabeth Macklin. A reflection on the fact that “in this increasingly globalized world\, Basque culture is alive and active\, going beyond borders [of the Basque Country].” \n\n\n\nThis film has been exhibited in: \n\n\n\nArt and History Museum of Durango\, (Bizkaia)Euskararen Etxea (Bizkaia)Euzko Etxea New YorkGeorgetown University\, Washington DC*Brussels (coming soon) URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/txipli-txapla-pum-amerikatik/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2024 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/txipli-txapla-www.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T233000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165136 CREATED:20230811T084551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T194908Z UID:10000054-1697909400-1697931000@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Basque Cultural Day 2023: Dinner DESCRIPTION:After an incredible day celebrating the impact Basque women have made in America\, we will have a traditional Boarder’s dinner at the Basque Cultural Center… an homage to the very roots of our culture in this country. \n\n\n\nTo learn more about the Speakers Event\, GO HERE. \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to attend the day’s event to enjoy dinner\, but we’d love for you to join us and see what this is all about. \n\n\n\nReservations are closed… see you soon! URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/basque-cultural-day-2023-dinner/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:BCD2023,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/generational-hands-for-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165137 CREATED:20221222T064013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231021T195705Z UID:10000031-1697893200-1697907600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Basque Cultural Day 2023: SPEAKERS EVENT DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendar for Saturday\, October 21st for this incredible experience! \n\n\n\nIf you have never experienced one of our BCDs\, it is typically an afternoon with a series of presentations on a select topic decided by the BEO. The day begins at 1:00 p.m.\, concludes around 5:00 p.m.\, then there’s an aperitif hour and finally dinner. Two years ago\, we hosted this event completely online (you can CLICK here TO SEE SOME OF THE 2021 BCD)\, so you can imagine our excitement about meeting in person again. \n\n\n\nCLICK HERE to learn more about Euskal Andreen Egintza Amerikan\, The Impact of Basque Women in America. \n\n\n\n*If you’re having trouble by logging in directly\, use these Zoom details: \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 880 7042 8007Passcode: BCD23 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOIN US VIRTUALLY URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/bcd2023/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:BCD2023,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/generational-hands-for-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231006T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231006T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165137 CREATED:20230824T235832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T064750Z UID:10000055-1696620600-1696629600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Basque Film Series | Hil Kanpaiak DESCRIPTION:SYNOPSIS:\nHuman bones are found at the Garizmendi farmhouse. Farmers Fermín and Karmen call their son Néstor\, who reports the matter to the authorities. But\, when the agents turn up\, the bones are gone. Suddenly\, the bell on the nearby chapel begins to peel. This bad omen announces the coming of tragic events and reopens old wounds within the family and those around it. This is the second feature film by its director. \nTo learn more about the film\, CLICK HERE. \n\n\n\n\nCare for dinner during the film?\n\n\n\nTHE MENU \n\n\n\nPoutine with french fries\, oxtail gravy on top of fresh mozzarella cheese.Pre-purchase available until Wednesday\, October 4th @ 12:00 p.m. \n\n\n\n \n The form is not published. URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/hil-kanpaiak/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Hil-Kanpaiak-www2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230908T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230908T220000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165137 CREATED:20230725T083740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T012634Z UID:10000052-1694201400-1694210400@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BASQUE FILM SERIES | AN AUTUMN WITHOUT BERLIN DESCRIPTION:SYNOPSIS:\nJune returns to the town of her birth by surprise after spending time abroad. The return home will be painful: her family and her first love\, Diego\, have changed. She too has changed\, and repairing the broken ties wonít be easy. But just like the autumn wind\, June will take the place by storm. URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/an-autumn-without-berlin/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:2023 Basque Film Series,BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/An-Autumn-w-out-Berlin-www-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230826T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230826T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T165137 CREATED:20230725T085305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230725T090444Z UID:10000053-1693062000-1693065600@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Basque Genealogy for Dummies\, by Jean-Max Fawzi DESCRIPTION:A second-time presenter for the BEO\, Jean-Max will teach genealogy tips and tricks this time. \nMore information coming soon. URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/basque-genealogy-for-dummies-by-jean-max-fawzi/ LOCATION:SF Basque Cultural Center\, 599 Railroad\, South San Francisco\, CA\, 94080\, United States CATEGORIES:BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/basque-geneology-by-max.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230731T235900 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230731T235900 DTSTAMP:20260423T165137 CREATED:20220621T020528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T022726Z UID:10000034-1690847940-1690847940@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:Submission for Scholarship is DUE DESCRIPTION:We have a great opportunity for students to apply for a scholarship here at the BEO. But first\, be sure to read the very important information we’ve provided; here we tell you who is eligible\, what the prizes are\, our deadlines\, and who will be judging (along with other fun and exciting details).  \n\n\n\nWe’re excited to see your work. Suerte on! \n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/submission-for-scholarship-is-due/ LOCATION:online CATEGORIES:BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/scholarship.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Basque Educational Organization":MAILTO:info@basqueeducational.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230630T235900 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230630T235900 DTSTAMP:20260423T165137 CREATED:20220621T020339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T022520Z UID:10000002-1688169540-1688169540@www.basqueeducational.org SUMMARY:BEO Scholarship Intent to Apply DUE DESCRIPTION:We have a great opportunity for students to apply for a scholarship here at the BEO. But first\, be sure to read the very important information we’ve provided; here we tell you who is eligible\, what the prizes are\, our deadlines\, and who will be judging (along with other fun and exciting details).  \n\n\n\nThere is a two-step process: \n\n\n\n\nSubmit an intent to apply\, and\nSubmit your artwork.\n\n\n\n\nWe’re excited to see your work. Suerte on! \n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://www.basqueeducational.org/event/intent-to-apply-for-scholarship-is-due/ LOCATION:online CATEGORIES:BEO sponsored event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.basqueeducational.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/scholarship.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Basque Educational Organization":MAILTO:info@basqueeducational.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR