Euskalkazeta News Updates

Hard ciders, spritzy white wine and the ever constant red wine with meals—the Basques have produced and consumed alcoholic beverages for centuries. In fact, the sagardoa, or Basque cider, that was carried on early ships that sailed from the Basque region is believed to be the reason those Basque fishermen… Read more »

The Basque rock band Bulego is becoming a defining name in Basque pop, reaching new heights over the past few years. The band is headed for the U.S. next week, hitting cities with Basque communities like San Francisco and Boise, Idaho, marking a pivotal step toward global audiences. Their recent… Read more »

Tickets go on sale this week for events at Jaialdi 2025, the massive Basque festival that will be held from July 29 to August 3 in Boise, Idaho. Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Boise’s outdoor Basque Block and nearby venues for lively celebrations of all… Read more »

A small but informative exhibit on Basque tree carvings and Basques in Kern County at Cal State Bakersfield is well worth a visit. It is located on the second floor of the Stiern Library on the university campus. The Lonesome Trail: Arboglyphs and Basque Sheepherders in the Far West is… Read more »

Reno, Nevada has historically been home to a strong Basque community. It is different from other Basque communities in Nevada, Idaho and California because of the important Basque studies program that developed at the University of Nevada Reno. In 1989, the Basque Sheepherder Monument, created by a well-known Basque Country… Read more »

I found the best YouTube channel for practicing my Euskera. I have been studying Basque (Euskera in the Basque language) seriously since 2020, but my progress has been slow, which has been very frustrating. While I think I’m making normal progress on grammar and reading and writing, the aspect of… Read more »

The Basque people are credited with the development of the modern game known as Basque pilota, which is a ball game played against a wall. Early versions of handball games were played by the Greeks and the Romans. The Roman Empire helped spread the game to western Europe. In early… Read more »

Basque immigrants flocked to the American West from the late 1880s through the mid-1960s. The pioneers operated boarding houses, built handball courts and started businesses in places such as San Francisco, Mountain Home, Idaho, Jordan Valley, Oregon and Salt Lake City. Many of the buildings that housed those enterprises still… Read more »

Jean Urruty, like so many Basque immigrants, came to the United States with just the clothes on his back. Urruty, who died in 1983, gained prosperity and left a lasting impact on the Basque community in Colorado.  He became a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was… Read more »

In 2021, while driving back to Colorado from her daughter’s wedding in Palm Springs, Colorado Basque Club President Mayi Berterretche Petracek stumbled upon Plaza Urrutia in the town of Grand Junction. She had known that there was a Basque handball court somewhere in the area, but had never seen it.… Read more »