Seattle Euskal Etxea http://www.seattleeuskal.org Serving Basques of the Pacific Northwest Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:33:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Save the Dates – Spring Dinner April 28, 2012 and Summer Picnic August 11, 2012 http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2012/02/03/save-the-dates-spring-dinner-april-28-2012-and-summer-picnic-august-11-2012/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2012/02/03/save-the-dates-spring-dinner-april-28-2012-and-summer-picnic-august-11-2012/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:02:33 +0000 Amaya http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=1128 Our annual Spring Dinner will be held April 28 at the Northwest Senior Center in Ballard.  Check back for more details.    The Summer Picnic is scheduled for August 11, location TBD.

]]> http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2012/02/03/save-the-dates-spring-dinner-april-28-2012-and-summer-picnic-august-11-2012/feed/ 0 Oharrak Winter 2011 Volume 3 Issue 3 http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/12/20/oharrak-winter-2011-volume-3-issue-3/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/12/20/oharrak-winter-2011-volume-3-issue-3/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:40:55 +0000 guerrica http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=1074 Oharrak Winter 2011 Volume 3 Issue 3

]]> http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/12/20/oharrak-winter-2011-volume-3-issue-3/feed/ 0 NEW BOOK: Growing Up in a Time of War by Arantza Cazalis Shuey http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/12/04/new-book-growing-up-in-a-time-of-war-by-arantza-cazalis-shuey/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/12/04/new-book-growing-up-in-a-time-of-war-by-arantza-cazalis-shuey/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:47:14 +0000 guerrica http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=1030 Arantza Shuey (born Arantza Cazalis Izarra) has just published a book about her experience as a refugee from Ermua Bizkaia who was forced to flee her homeland during the Spanish Civil War.  Her book chronicles her childhood through to arriving in the US, passing through refugee camps and multiple countries along the way.
“Imanol”, I said, “tengo vergüenza (I am embarrassed), I can’t get in line with my plate and spoon.”
“Arantza, la vergüenza se guarda en los polsillos (keep your shyness in your pocket),” he answered to me.
I will never forget those words.
We were in Arenys de Mar staying in a rooming house. There were three of us in one room: Imanol, 14 years old, Duni 11, and me, 9 and a half. We had to go to eat in a soup kitchen in town. The town was packed with refugees of the Spanish Civil War that had started in the Summer of 1936, when I was 7 years old. We were bombed out of the Basque Country. My mother had died in the bombing of Carranza (Vizcaya). We were in a farm house when the bombs began to fall while we were eating “arroz con leche” (rice pudding), my favorite dessert. There were many bombings, including the most notorious: Guernica, the city that symbolized Basque ethnicity, was destroyed with incendiary bombs. There was an outcry all over the world, because the planes that were used were mostly German. There were thousands of victims of the Axis nations: German, Italian and Franco-Spain.
This is the story of one of the many thousands of refugees who left Spain for camps in France, and later, to a new life in the Dominican Republic and the United States.
]]> http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/12/04/new-book-growing-up-in-a-time-of-war-by-arantza-cazalis-shuey/feed/ 0 Mus – December 2, 7pm http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/11/29/mus-november-4-8pm/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/11/29/mus-november-4-8pm/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:36:13 +0000 Amaya http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=1015 We’re meeting up at Amaya’s place in North Seattle to play mus on Friday, December 2 at 7pm. All are welcome, please email vicepresident@seattleeuskal.org for address.

]]> http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/11/29/mus-november-4-8pm/feed/ 0 Appetizer Potluck/Film Night, Sat 11/19 3-6pm http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/11/07/appetizer-potluckfilm-night-sat-1119-3-6pm/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/11/07/appetizer-potluckfilm-night-sat-1119-3-6pm/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:30:27 +0000 guerrica http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=1018 Kaixo danori,

It’s official. Seattle is in it’s Fall/Winter stride with dipping temps and darkness at 5pm! That being the case SEE has decided it’s a great time of year to host a Basque Film Night and that is exactly what we’ve planned with a double feature of two Pacific Northwest Basque films:

Zuretzako by Javi Zuibzarreta

and

Basques in the West by Amaya Oxarango-Ingram and Brent Barras, followed by Q&A with Brent Barras!
Donations are being accepted for the completion of this project, here.


Please bring an appetizer/food item to share and join us:

Saturday, November 19th from 3-6pm
West Seattle Senior Center, Nucor Room (upstairs)
4217 SW Oregon St.
Seattle, WA 98116

RSVP’s sent to board2@seattleeuskal.org appreciated!

Please note the building is secure so in order to get everyone in and start the movie on time without interruptions we request that all attendees arrive between 3:00-3:15pm. The movie room is far away from the front door so we will not be able to hear you knocking after 3:15pm!

Parking is available on the street as well as ina parking lot behind the Senior center across the alley.  The entrance to the parking lot is on 42nd Ave SW between Alaska Street and Oregon Street.  There are 4 handicap places on the NW end of the lot where the stairs go down to the alley behind the senior center.  This is a great place to park but I heard from the center that they have been cracking down and you can only park there for three hours and not a second more.  No moving to another space in that lot, so please plan accordingly.

We look forward to SEEing you there!

Joe

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The Seattle Euskal Etxea Board of Directors generally meets the first Tuesday of the month and SEE members are welcome to attend.  Please contact vicepresident@seattleeuskal.org for meeting time and location.

]]> http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/10/05/see-board-meetings/feed/ 0 Euskara Classes-10/8-; NABO Calendars available for pre-order thru 10/15 http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/29/euskara/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/29/euskara/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:52:03 +0000 Amaya http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=865 SEE is excited to announce that we are resuming SEE Euskara classes next Saturday from Oct. 8th and now have a local native speaker! Also NABO calendars are now available for pre-paid purchase. See below for more information.

Euskara Information

We are pleased to announce Euskara lessons starting October 8, 2011.  A native Basque speaker, Edurne Ferreria will be leading the sessions and we will be following the on-line program BOGA.

 

Dates and Time: Saturdays from 11:00-1:00, October 8 through January 7 (No class 10/15, 12/24, 12/31)

Location: The Ballard NW Senior Center, 5429 32nd NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Cost: $50 per Member; $60 per Non-member; Please make checks payable to Seattle Euskal Etxea and bring them on Oct 8th.

 

Interested?  Email euskara@seattleeuskal.org with your name and phone number and create a BOGA account:
·   Go to http://www.ikasten.ikasbil.net and change account settings to English from the drop down in the top right corner.
·    Click Create New Account in Log in box on left side.
·    Create username and password and fill in required information
·    An email from HABE kudeatzailea will be sent to you with instructions on how to complete registration.  You will need to reply to that email and cc: izaskunkortazar@gmail.com (NABO’s Euskara coordinator) and she will get you fully registered

 

Can’t make the meetings but still want to learn?  Follow the instructions found here http://www.naboeuskaraz.com/boga-docs.html to get an account set up and an online instructor assigned to you.

 

Questions?: E-mail euskara@seattleeuskal.org

 

NABO Calendar Information

NABO calendars are in and can now be purchased for $9/ea. This year NABO has teamed with Elkar to produce a revised version of the standard calendar which will coome with free liinks to Basque music and song every month. To order calendars e-mail president@seattleeuskal.org and send a check to: Seattle Euskal Etxea, 2602 NW 59th St. Seattle, WA 98107. For more information check out http://www.nabasque.org/Pages/Music_calendar.htm

]]> http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/29/euskara/feed/ 0 NABO Meeting-Montreal, CA Sept 17, 2011 http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/24/nabo-meeting-montreal-ca-sept-17-2011/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/24/nabo-meeting-montreal-ca-sept-17-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:05:20 +0000 guerrica http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=1002 Please select link to view NABO meeting minutes:

NABO Montreal 09-17-11 Meeting Minute Summary

]]> http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/24/nabo-meeting-montreal-ca-sept-17-2011/feed/ 0 SEE Meeting Minutes – September 6, 2011 http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/06/see-meeting-minutes-september-6-2011/ http://www.seattleeuskal.org/2011/09/06/see-meeting-minutes-september-6-2011/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:50:39 +0000 Fran Michelena http://www.seattleeuskal.org/?p=904 Please select link to view pdf of meeting minutes:

Seattle Euskal Etxea Meeting Minutes 9-6-11

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Seattle Euskal Etxea Meeting Minutes 8-2-11

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