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	PRESIDENT'S LETTER

Bakersfield welcomes you to NABO 2004!
The Kern County Basque Club is proud to present NABO 2004! Let’s all work together to make this the best Convention ever! We have planned three fun-filled days and need your help to make it a success. We are calling on Bertsolariaks, Choirs, Dance Groups, Musicians and Mus players to join us. Now’s our chance to show off our Basque culture.

Let’s get down to business. NABO 2004 – Bakersfield will take place Friday, May 28 through Sunday, May 30. If your club would like to participate, please complete this form and return it to the Kern County Basque Club by March 15, 2004 so we can begin organizing our program.

- ACTIVITIES -

Bertsolariak
Choir
Dance Groups
Klika

Want to participate? - fill out this form

Mil Esker! If you have any questions, please contact Kristie Onaindia at (661) 831-2527.

TEAM - Together Everyone Accomplishes More!!!

SCHEDULE - BACK TO TOP
Kern County Basque Club CELEBRATES ITS
60TH ANNIVERSARY AND NABO CONVENTION 2004 ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
MAY 28-30, 2004

COME JOIN US FOR A WEEKEND OF FUN!! BESTA! BESTA! BESTA!

FRIDAY, MAY 28
7:00 p.m. – Accordion Fest II - $15 (Meal included)

SATURDAY, MAY 29
8:00 a.m. – NABO Meeting (Wool Growers)
8:00 a.m. – Mus Tournament - $30 per player
(Lunch is included)
1st Place Team - $500
2nd Place Team - $250
3:00 p.m. – Pelota Games
(Players from USA & Euskadi)
3:00 p.m. – Lamb Sandwiches - $6
7:30 p.m. – Theater Performance
(Harvey Auditorium)
10:00 p.m. – Dance – Music by Miguel Angel Aguerralde
(Accordionist from Euskadi)
(Lamb Sandwiches available)

SUNDAY, MAY 30
10:00 a.m. – Mass by Father Martxel Tillous
11:00 a.m. – KCBC Junior Basque Dancers
12:00 p.m. – Lunch – BBQ Lamb
($15/Adults; $8/children 12 & under)
2:30 p.m. – Klikas, Euskadi Dancers, KCBC Dance
groups and visiting dance groups
4:00 p.m. – Lukainka Sandwiches - $6
Ham/Cheese Sandwiches - $6
5:00 p.m. – Handball games
(Players from Euskadi)
7:30 p.m. – Dance – Music by Miguel Angel Aguerralde
(Accordionist from Euskadi)
11:00 p.m. – Dance – Music by Tipula Berdeak

**All functions are at the KCBC clubhouse unless otherwise stated**

HOST HOTELS: MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!!

DoubleTree Bakersfield
3100 Camino Del Rio Court
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Phone: (661) 323-7111
Rates: $79.00
Complimentary shuttle service
Centrally located – easy freeway access

Holiday Inn Express
4400 Hughes Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93304
Phone: (661) 833-3000
Rates: $69.00
Continental breakfast 6:30am – 9:30am
Group Code: 7KCBC – mention this code when
making reservations

RESERVATIONS NEED TO BE MADE BY
MAY 13 2004 IN ORDER TO GET THE SPECIAL ROOM RATE!

Reservations for Theater Performance
Reserve your seat now for the theater performance – “Gure Amentsa 60 Etan Azkar Dago”
(Our Dream – 60 years strong!) held at the
Harvey Auditorium, 1316 G St., Bakersfield, CA 93301,
on Saturday, May 28. Entertainment includes a performance by special Basque dancers
from Euskadi and various Basque dance groups, klikas, and choirs from the western United States.
Seating is limited and tickets will be sold on a first come basis. If you would like to avoid waiting in
line and be guaranteed a seat, please fill out the slip below. Return it along with your check and
a self-addressed stamped envelope to
Kern County Basque Club, P. O. Box 416,
Bakersfield, CA 93302.
Make checks payable to: Kern County Basque Club.
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Please send me ___________________

tickets at $10 each. Enclosed is my check for $ _______

Name _________________________________

Address________________________________

Deadline to obtain theater tickets by mail is May 14, 2004

Special NABO Events - BACK TO TOP
ACCORDION FEST II
The Kern County Basque Club will feature Accordion Fest II. This event will be held on Friday, May 28, 2004 at the KCBC clubhouse at 7:00 p.m. This is open to everyone who loves to play the accordion or anyone who loves to listen to that beautiful instrument. Whether you’re an amateur or an accomplished virtuoso, we want you. If you play the “trikitixa” or “concertina” we would love for you to participate. Dinner will be served - all for $15. If you attended the last accordion festival at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco, then you’ll love this event! It’s been over ten years but like wine, the accordion players keep getting better. For more information please visit THE ACCORDION FESTIVAL PAGE our website at www.kcbasqueclub.com or e-mail Pierre Igoa at kcbasqueclub@kcbasqueclub.com.
MUS TOURNAMENT
The Kern County Basque Club will host a Mus Tournament on Saturday, May 29 at the KCBC clubhouse. Mus registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. and the tournament will begin at 8:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to participate! Entry fee is $30.00 per player, which includes lunch and a chance to win a first place prize of $500 per team or a second place prize of $250 per team. If you are interested in participating and would like to get your registration in now, please call Marilou Onaindia at (661) 831-2527. Please visit www.nabo2004.com for updated information on NABO 2004 – Bakersfield. We’ll see you there!!!

Lodging - List of Hotels - BACK TO TOP
Due to Memorial Day holiday, hotel space is limited. We have secured a block of rooms and negotiated room rates at the following properties. So make your reservations now!
DoubleTree Bakersfield Reservation Deadline: 5/13/04 3100 Camino Del Rio Court Bakersfield, CA 93308 Phone: (661) 323-7111 or toll free (800) 222-TREE (800) 222-8733 Rates: $79.00 NABO Annual Convention Group Code: NAA Complimentary shuttle service Centrally located – easy freeway access		Holiday Inn Express Reservation Deadline: 5/21/04 4400 Hughes Lane Bakersfield, CA 93304 Phone: (661) 833-3000 Rates: $69.00 Continental breakfast 6:30am – 9:30am Group Code: 7KCBC – mention this code when making reservations
Airports
Bakersfield - Meadow’s Field Airport Burbank – Bob Hope Airport Fresno – Fresno Air Terminal* Los Angeles – LAX* * International service
Restaurants
While you’re in Bakersfield, remember to visit our Basque Restaurants. We are proud that our Basque Restaurants are some of the finest in the United States.
Benji’s French Basque Restaurant 4001 Rosedale Hwy., 93308 Phone: (661) 328-0400 Chalet Basque Restaurant 200 Oak St., 93304 Phone: (661) 327-2915 Maitia’s Basque Café 4420 Coffee Rd., 93308 Phone: (661) 587-9055		Noriega Hotel 525 Sumner St., 93305 Phone: (661) 322-8419 Pyrenees Café 601 Sumner St., 93305 Phone: (661) 323-0053 Wool Growers Restaurant 620 E. 19th St., 93305 Phone: (661) 327-9584
Driving Directions to the KCBC – 2301 South Union Ave., 93307
Driving N on I-5 (N on CA-99 go to step 2) 1. Traveling on I-5 N toward Bakersfield 2. Take CA-99 N towards Bakersfield 3. Take the White Ln. exit 4. Turn right on White Ln. 5. Continue passed Hughes Ln. & Chester Ave. 6. Turn left on Union Ave. 7. Turn left at KCBC – 2301 S. Union Ave.		Driving S on I-5 (S on CA-99 go to step 4) 1. Traveling on I-5 S toward Bakersfield 2. Take Stockdale Hwy. exit towards Bakersfield 3. Turn right on Real Rd. 4. Turn left on CA-58 Hwy E 5. Take Union Ave. S exit 6. Turn right on Union Ave. 7. Turn right at KCBC – 2301 S. Union Ave.

ADVERTISING - BACK TO TOP

Dear Community Members:

The Kern County Basque Club will be celebrating our
32nd Annual Basque Festival on Memorial Day Weekend,
May 28-30, 2004 at our clubhouse and picnic grounds.

Annually this event attracts over a thousand attendees
locally. This year, as in past years, we will publish a
program commemorating the Basque culture in
Kern County. This is an opportunity for you to
participate and support our festival by advertising in our program.

Everyone who attends our annual festival looks forward to
this complimentary program. However, this publication would
not be possible without the support of our local businesses.
And this is why we are reaching out to those of you that we
do business with throughout the year in hopes of gaining your support.

The cost and layout requirements are enclosed. If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at
BakoBasque@aol.com or (661) 399-5994.

We appreciate working with you and look forward to having you
be a part of our program.

Best regards,

Louis Iturriria
Treasurer

PRESIDENT'S LETTER - BACK TO TOP
February 4, 2004

Dear Basque Club:

As you know the Kern County Basque Club is celebrating its 60th Anniversary and
NABO Convention in Bakersfield, California on Memorial weekend, May 28-30, 2004
at our clubhouse.

As president, I would like to extend a personal invitation to you and your club members.
Enclosed you will find a flyer which covers our festivals weekend activities. If you would like,
you may make copies of the flyer and send them to your members, or if you have a newsletter
going out you can submit announcements about the date of our festival, host hotels, and the
theater performance.

Thank you for helping us inform everyone of our 60th Anniversary and NABO Convention.
We look forward to seeing you in Bakersfield on Memorial weekend.

Sincerely yours,

Larry Errea
KCBC President

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