Euskalkazeta News Updates

Five prominent scholars and journalists were honored for their lifelong contributions in promoting the Basque culture during the Zortziak Bat International Symposium at Boise State University, which coincided with the huge Jaialdi 2025 festival. Among those recognized was Euskal Kazeta founder and editor Nancy Zubiri. “I’m so happy to be… Read more »

There will be no shortage of sights to see and things to do at Jaialdi 2025. The massive typically once-every-five-years Basque festival in Boise, Idaho hasn’t happened in ten years due to the 2020 pandemic. Among the many attractions is an exhibit on Boise State University’s Basque Studies Abroad program… Read more »

Jaialdi returns to Boise, Idaho after 10 years. The 2020 festival was cancelled because of the pandemic, but this year’s festival is expected to be bigger than ever with tens of thousands of people attending. This is your go-to guide for Jaialdi 2025  and features  all the official events and… Read more »

For many visitors, especially first-timers, the massive, weeklong Jaialdi 2025 festival  in Boise, Idaho may be a daunting experience. There’s so much to do in so little time. But not to worry—we’ve got you covered. Here’s a guide on getting the best out of Jaialdi from the Euskal Kazeta team,… Read more »

Basque Country artist Gala Knorr’s first solo exhibit in 2023 “Soy Tu Huckleberry” reflected on the characters of the American West, including the Basque sheepherder. When the painter and researcher spent a month in Bakersfield, Calif. in April, she realized she was missing the other half of the Basque-American picture:… Read more »

I fell in love with Boise’s Jaialdi festival the first time I attended. It was in 1987. The celebration was held at the historic Old Idaho Penitentiary, a hauntingly beautiful setting created by old stone buildings and surrounded by a high stone wall. Dance groups from all over the West… Read more »

Someone recently asked me for recommendations for Donosti (San Sebastián), Spain. They didn’t want the usual what-to-do for this wonderful resort city, but rather “what’s great?” Having visited this city several times, including spending an entire month here in 2023, I definitely have my favorites. Here is my personal list… Read more »

More Than Sheepherders: The American Basques of Elko County, Nevada Joxe K. Mallea-Olaetxe With the Assistance of Jess Lopategui And Contributions by Anita Anacabe Franzoia and Mercedes Mendive University of Nevada Press (Reno and Las Vegas: 2025) Is this an anthology, a personal memoir or an historical treatise? The answer… Read more »

Elena Arzak is a top chef of the renowned Basque restaurant Arzak in Donosti (San Sebastian). Arzak studied with her father, chef Juan Mari Arzak and runs the restaurant alongside him. She is the fourth generation in her family to work at the family restaurant, which began in 1897 as… Read more »

Julian Zabalbeascoa’s Basque upbringing, which included many visits to his father’s family home in Bizkaia, plays a crucial role in his debut novel, “What We Tried to Bury Grows Here.” During visits with his grandmother in their village of Ibarranguelua, she shared her memories of the savage 1937 bombing of… Read more »