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Last weekend was exciting in the San Francisco area. On Saturday the US National Mus Tournament was held in San Rafael, thanks to NABO and the Marin-Sonoma Basque Association. On Sunday, members and friends of the San Francisco Basque club gathered to celebrate its annual picnic at the Petaluma Fairgrounds. The weather cooperated and the people too. Zorionak!

San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco area was converted this last weekend into the meeting place for a large number of North American Basques with two anticipated dates on the Basque calendar taking place on Saturday and Sunday respectively. First of all, the National Mus Tournament was held with representatives from clubs across the country in San Rafael, and on Sunday the San Francisco Basque Club’s annual picnic took place at the Petaluma Fairgrounds in Sonoma County. Photo overview.

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[Mus is art and entertainment and taken very seriously, according to the organizers of this year’s National Mus Tournament in the US in San Rafael last weekend, organized by NABO and the local Marin-Sonoma Basque Association. Everything in its place, and scores presented efficiently on their respective screens. Great organization and wonderful atmosphere (photoNABO)]

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[The first image shows the results of the Mus championships in the beginning. In this second we can see the names of the teams’ members that reached the semifinals (photoNABO)]

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[2014 US Mus Champions: from left to right 2^nd place winners Tony Espinal and Ceclio Echamendi (San Francisco), Pierro Etcharren NABO Mus Chair and Tony and Darren Uranga (Homedale, ID) this year’s champions. Uranga and Uranga will represent the US this year at the World Mus Championships that will take place in Cancun, Mexico. After the competition some then went to the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center to enjoy pilota and dinner and socializing with friends (photoNABO)]

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[Sunday began with mass at 10am, celebrated by Aita Mixel Lastiri in Basque and English, accompanied by Basque music, rhythm, songs and dances that enriched the religious celebration (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[Aita Lastiri celebrated mass with the support of a large audience along with dancers, singers, choir and klika members (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[Members of the Elgarrekin Basque choir in San Francisco, directed by Sebastian Moustirats (green vest), sang throughout the mass (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[Leading the klika, in red, and heir of the tradition, the makilaria. A significant part of the members of the klika are now second or third generation Basque-Californians, following the line with affection for Basques and their culture (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[From left to right, txistularis Valerie Etcharren Arrechea and Caroline Izoco Chiramberro (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[Dantzari txikis dancing to txistu music played by Valerie Arrechea and Caroline Chiramberro. The picnic included the participation of dance groups from the Los Banos and San Francisco Basque clubs (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[MC, Pierro Etcharren, passed the microphone to guest, Amador Zabalbeascoa, president of Los Banos Basque club. On the left Amador at the Mic., along with Pierro Etcharren (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[Ikurriña dantza to open the dance performances (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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[The San Francisco Basque club’s picnic was attended by folks of all ages, and all of them enjoyed (photoEuskalKultura.com)]

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