20 January 2011

Rotary Club Gozo is proud to host a very special event in the New Year.  A talk by Marco Cremona, who headed Malta’s first successful assault on the world’s highest mountain.

This event is open to all and will take place on 20th January 2011 at the Kempinski San Lawrenz Hotel.   The presentation will be accompanied by a delicious 3-course supper, specially prepared by the hotel.

12 September 2010

Once again we bring you the GOZO ARTS SHOW 2010 featuring over 40 local and International artists, including paintings, sculpture and photography.  Gozo’s fourth annual Art Show, presented by Rotary Club Gozo, opened on September 12^th. It presented the widest range of art that the island can offer.

Works by some of Malta and Gozo’s foremost names featured alongside international talents and those from developing artists. It was a breathtaking display of paintings, photography and sculptures to suit all tastes – and pockets.

30 July 2010

Rotary Club Gozo organised a Summer Garden party on 30th July 2010 in a beautiful historic farmhouse. the theme was spanish with Salsa music and Paella. Full details can be downloaded here. 

22 November 2009

Rotary Club gozo is supporting the exhibition below by local artist Shirley Wilberforce.  A percentage of profits will be donated to our preferred charities. we encourage everyone to attend this inaugural exhibition by Shirley.

22 May 2009

As part of the upcoming Notte Gozitanafestivities, Rotary Club Gozo hosted special wine tasting nights on the bastions at the Citadella, Victoria.  These took place on the nights of 22nd and 23rd May and traditional Gozitan food specialities were also served.

All wine-lovers and visitors were given a complimentary glass to use to sample the various wines that will be shown, which was then be free to keep.

There was live musical entertainment throughout. including a singing talent competition, Mistaken Identity and the ever popular "Cash and Band".  The Hon Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi handed out the prizes during his visit to the event.

All proceeds from “A Celebration of Wine” will benefit Rotary Club Gozo’s preferred charities for 2009: The Friends of the Sick and the Elderly in Gozo,Oasi, Wirt Ghawdex, Rotary Foundation and Happy Moments, in Kenya.

30 January 2009

Gozo was the venue of Pro-Life Day 2009 celebrated for the first time on Friday 30th January 2009. This was launched by Guzeppa Debono Home and a Soiree organized at Ta’ Frenc Restaurant. It included a sumptuous 4-course Gala Dinner prepared by the renowed chefs at Ta’ Frenc, an auction of paintings by the young Gozitan artist Christopher Saliba and also on site paintings by the same artist.

01 November 2008

On Saturday 1st November 2008 at 7.30pm , Rotary Club Gozo supported the Artist & Sculptor Victor Agius at the opening of his new exhibition of Sculpture at Ministry for Gozo, St Francis Square. Victoria, Gozo Malta held from 1st November 2008 – 23rd November 2008. The exhibition was opened by the Dr Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta, and in the presence of Hon. Minister for Gozo, Mrs Giovanna Debono.

A percentage of sales commission is to be donated to Rotary to go to one of our supported charities.

21 October 2008

On Tuesday 21st October 2008 at 7pm , Rotary Club Gozo hosted a special gala dinner at the Cittadella Centre for Culture and the Arts, St Ursula Hall, The Citadel, Victoria, Gozo.

21st October is Trafalgar Day and the evening started a week-long exhibition of marine paintings by Thomas J Burnell,  an international marine artist who specialises in ships, seascapes, battles (the Nelson period in particular) and historical events at sea (www.studiointheyard.com).

Tom's work was on display both at the dinner, in St Ursula Hall, and the exhibition in St John Hall.  Proceeds from the dinner and commissions on all sales will go to the four chosen charities of the Gozo Rotary Club, namely: The Friends of the Sick and Elderly in Gozo (www.fsegozo.com), Wirt Ghawdex (www.wirtghawdex.org), OASI (www.oasi.org.mt)  and Happy Moments Kenya (tba).

The dinner formally recognisef the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar (21st October 1805) and also celebrated the 250th anniversary year of Nelson’s birth.  It consisted of five courses, with a different wine at every stage culminating in the tradition of toasting with port.   Tom will be giving a talk on “Nelson – his life and his Final Battle” and there will be a representative from Marsovin Wines speaking on “The Wines from the House of Marsovin”.

The evening was rounded off with an auction of one of Tom’s Limited Edition Prints and some fine cased wine, donated my Marsovin Winery.

The Exhibition containing Tom’s work showed stunning, powerful seas and skies, breathtaking battles of bravery and daring and classic ships of all shapes and sizes. All are accurately researched from the archives and then transformed into historical “snapshots of the past”.

Everything came together under the roof of the historic Citadel in Victoria It was within its fortifications that the French garrison was blockaded by the Gozitans during September and October 1798. On 24 October, Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson arrived on the Vanguard off M?arr Harbour and there he met Archpriest Saverio Cassar, Head of the Matrice (Cathedral), Superintendent of the Island, and leader of the blockade, to draw the articles of surrender of the French. The draft document is preserved at the National Archives, Gozo Section, in Victoria.

Good Food, Fine Wines, Great Art and Exceptional Company - all in all, an evening not to be missed!

08 December 2007

This Art Exhibition held on 8th-16th December 2007, including art & sculpture from 24 artists on Malta & Gozo was a great success. Held in the medieval hall, once used as a prison in the Citadel fortifications in Rabat Gozo. Considering the short time to organise and publicise the event (6 weeks) it went extremely well, raising nearly Lm1000 for our nominated charity (The CCU Foundation).