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  • BOOK CLUB / In the Footsteps of Smugglers

    Zoom Meeting

    We will be discussing In the Footsteps of Smugglers with author Georgina Howard. Meetings are held via Zoom. If you are not currently a BEO Book Club member, you can learn more and sign up HERE. ABOUT THE BOOK:"In the Footsteps of Smugglers follows the adventures of an outsider: a single mother, linguist, cosmopolitan nomad […]

  • MOVIE CLUB / The Little Switzerland

    A comedy parodying the real-life Treviño enclave dispute, this film portrays the fictional town of Tellería as it tries to get annexed by Switzerland after a failed bid to join the Basque Country. As the townspeople begin to adopt Swiss culture, Basque and Spanish nationalists unite to restore the old status quo. Like Ocho apellidos vascos (Spanish Affair), […]

  • Int’l Symposium on the Basque Diaspora

    Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an...

  • Int’l Symposium on the Basque Diaspora

    Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an...

  • BFS: Double-Header: Las Pelotaris / Hit the Wall

    TWO SHORT FILMS, ONE EVENT, LIVE PELOTA IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAS PELOTARIS (2:00 p.m.): ‘Las pelotaris – A girls game’ is a short documentary film about women who play the Basque sport of pelota.It is a story about a group of enthusiastic women who try to make, with enormous sacrifices, their way of life in a […]

  • MOVIE CLUB / LOREAK (FLOWERS)

    A poignant drama directed by Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga, Loreak delicately weaves a tale of loss, memory, and human connection set against the backdrop of the modern Basque Country. The film follows Ane, a woman whose mundane life is disrupted when she begins receiving weekly bouquets from a mysterious sender. As the story unfolds, Loreak explores how […]

  • A BASQUE SOUNDSCAPE

    UNR's Center for Basque Studies Harlan O. & Barbara R. Hall Recital Hall, Reno, Nevada, United States

    Join classical pianist Josu Okiñena and txistulari Garikoitz Mendizabal for a magical evening of classical music composed and/or arranged by Basque musicians. Of incredible significance is the txistu, esteemed as one of the most ancient musical instruments known to humanity, offers a captivating window into the depths of musical history. Its origins can be traced […]

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