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1 Gure Club eko Berriak Next Basque Club Meeting Date: Friday, November 18, 2016 Time: Place: Topics: November 2016 Club Website: Twitter & 7:00 pm Home of Mary & Jean Gaztambide 449 Shamrock Drive Murray, UT Report on the Dancers & the Halloween Party. We will also be planning for the Holiday and NewYear s Eve parties. Bring your favorite snack and plan to attend! New Officers At the holiday party, all club members will be voting for new officers. For the election to happen, nominations for board positions will be made at the meeting on November 18th. The positions are President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you are not attending the meeting but would like to nominate someone for one of the positions, please call or Rhonda Spivey. The bylaws state that you must have spoken to the person about accepting and serving in the position before nominating him or her. Make sure you attend the Holiday Party to vote! Holiday Party on December 3 Our annual Basque Club of Utah Holiday Party will be held on December 3. The party will start at 6:00 pm with dinner served at 6:30 pm. The dancers will be performing and there will be a visit from Santa. Upcoming Events Nov Thanksgiving Dec 3... Holiday Party December National Poinsettia Day December Winter Solstice December Festivus December First day of Hanukkah December Christmas Eve December Christmas December First day of Kwanzaa December New Year s Eve January 1... New Year s Day January 1... Last day of Kwanzaa January 1... Last day of Hanukkah This is also the time when membership renewals are due. If you know of someone who should be a member of the club, please let someone on the executive committee know so we can make sure he or she receives a membership application. This party is pot luck style so bring your favorite dish that feeds 10 people and plan to attend. More details in the flyer. Don t forget to renew your membership! 1

2 Halloween Party The annual Basque Club of Utah Halloween Party was held on October 29. We had a full house, the food was great and everyone had a lot of fun! Thank you to Sonia Castañon and Tony Barajas for chairing the Halloween party. Also, thanks to everyone who helped set up and clean up the hall. The winner of the costume contest for the kids was Reese Johnson as a penguin from Mary Poppins. The winner of the costume contest for the adults, the whole Mary Poppins gang which included Brittany and Mike Johnson and family and Tim and Rhonda Spivey. Dancers Perform at Open House The Basque Club of Utah dancers, Utahko Triskalariak, were honored to be invited to perform at the Open House as part of the Grand Opening of the new Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City. They gave two outstanding performances. Thanks to the dancers for their hard work and dedication to the art of Basque dance. Dancers to perform at Christkindlmarkt SLC The Basque Club of Utah dancers have been invited to perform at the Salt Lake Christkindlmarkt. The Christkindlmarkt is modeled after the world-famous German Christmas markets that happen in Germany every December. The market is based on the German story of St. Martin, who was known to cut his cloak in half and share its warm with a beggar. The Salt Lake Christkindlmarkt takes place at This is the Place Heritage Park, 2601 Sunnyside Ave S, Salt Lake City, UT At the market, visitors stroll through wooden vendor booths nestled against the magical backdrop of the park, where they can purchase tantalizing food and unique products while enjoying festive holiday entertainment. The market takes place on December 1 through 3. Hours are from 11 to 8 on Thursday & Friday and 10 to 8 on Saturday. The Utah ko Triskalariak will be performing on December 2 at 6:45 pm. Thanks so much to our dancers for representing our club in the community. See pictures on Page 5 of the newsletter. More info on the market is located here: 2

3 New Year s Eve Party The Basque Club of Utah New Year s Eve Party will take place on December 31. This party has always been fun and this year will be no exception. More information will be in the flyer. Watch your mail. Dinner Dance on February 11 The annual dinner dance will be held on Saturday, February 11 at St. Ambrose Hall which is located at 1975 So East in Salt Lake City. The Social will begin at 6:30 pm and the dinner will be at 7:00 pm. The club will hold a raffle for Basque items and we will also have a performance by our dancers, Utah ko Triskalariak. We are looking for chairs for this event so please let Rhonda know if you would like to be the chair. This IS our biggest fund raiser of the year so please volunteer to help. Thanks again for volunteering. We need all members to help make this event a success. 3

4 Eccles Theater 4

5 Halloween Party 5

6 NEXT club MEETING Friday, November 18! Genifer Graff 1162 East Spring Ridge Dr. Sandy UT Address Correction Requested