The next book is Sweet Promised Land by Robert Laxalt. This acclaimed classic brought the Basque-American immigrant experience to readers all across the country and the world. Meetings are held via Zoom. If you are not currently a BEO Book Club member, you can learn more and sign up HERE.
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 […]
Join Author Meg Ostrum for this month's meeting to discuss her book The Surgeon and the Shepherd: Two Resistance Heroes in Vichy France. Meetings are held via Zoom. If you are not currently a BEO Book Club member, you can learn more and sign up HERE.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Hosted by the Basque Studies Foundation, in partnership with Basque Studies at Boise State University, the Zortziak Bat International Symposium is an...
The next book is The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. Meetings are held via Zoom. If you are not currently a BEO Book Club member, you can learn more and sign up HERE.
Eight-year-old Cocó struggles to meet others' expectations and can't understand why. Everyone around the child uses the name Aitor, a name that feels foreign to Cocó. Ane, the siblings' mother will take advantage of the holidays to...
