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FRIDAY 9th OF JUNE AT 18.00 H. "OPEN STAGE FOR YOUNG INSTRUMENTALISTS"

"Foundation Marcel De Bisschop: Aalst - Gabrovo"

Club "Friends of Belgium" Gabrovo

Municipality Gabrovo

REGIONAL GOUVERNANCE OF EDUCATION GABROVO

APRILOV - PALAUZOV 1861 GABROVO

ORGANIZE

"OPEN STAGE FOR YOUNG INSTRUMENTALISTS"

Pianists and violinists

On 9th of June 2017 in the Choral Hall of the Chitalishte "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - 18.00 h.

The young musicians played piano and violin. Mrs. Elena Nazarova presented the children for the audiance on a very professional way !

Mrs. Mariana Basheva, president Club "Friends of Belgium" organize the first contest together with "Aprilov Palauzov 1861" Gabrovo.

Here under you will find the list with the names of the participants on the 1st "Open Stage for Young Instrumentalists"

There were 3 groups that took part in the contest

Group I : from I till IV class

1. Christian Georgiev - school "Raycho Karolev", graduate of the "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Yulia Golemanova

2. Victoria Doychinova, graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Bistra Mamuleva

3. Andrea Hristova - Primary School "Ran Bosilek" - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Elena Nazarova

4. Kristi - Yana Toteva - Primary School "Neofit Rilski" - Prima Vista Music School - lecturer Mrs. Elena Valkova - violinist

5. Ganimir Kalchev - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Yulia Golemanova

6. Sofia Boteva - Primary School "Hristo Botev" - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Bistra Mamuleva

7. Kiril Kanchev - school "Vasil Levski" - teacher Rositsa Staneva

8. Stefania Pencheva - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Yulia Golemanova

9. Daliya Kovacheva - Primary School "Ran Bosilek" - graduate of the "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - teacher Mrs. Elena Nazarova

10. Venelin Tozev - Primary School "Neofit Rilski" - Prima Vista Music School - lecturer Mrs. Elena Valkova - violinist

11. Angie Fogarty - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Yulia Golemanova

12. Krasimira Mamchilova - school "Vasil Levski" - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Bistra Mamuleva

13. Andriana Kaneva - Primary School "Neofit Rilski" - graduate of Vesela Music Club - lecturer Mrs. Vesela Peneva

Group II : from V till VIII class

1. Emili Tsoneva - Primary School "Neofit Rilski" - graduate of Vesela Music Club - lecturer Mrs. Vesela Peneva

2. Boyana Boteva - School "Ivan Gyuzelev" - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Bistra Mamuleva

3. Niki Georgiev -School "Raycho Karolev" - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Yulia Golemanova

Group III : from IX till XII class

1. Radoslav Ivanov - School "Ivan Gyuzelev" - graduate from "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - Mrs. Bistra Mamuleva

2. Boyana and Kaloyan Botevi - School "Ivan Gyuzelev" - graduate from "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - teacher Mrs. Bistra Mamuleva

3. Petar Chernokozhev - School "Ivan Gyuzelev" - graduate of "Musical Society" at the "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861" - lecturer Mrs. Elena Nazarova

The first biënnale of the Music Competition "Open Stage for Young Instrumentalists" will take place in June 2019. The 2 first laureates of each of the 3 groups should be invited for a 4 days visit to Flanders and Aalst the 'Twinning' town of Gabrovo.

With many thanks for the realisation to : the Regional Gouvernance of Education Gabrovo, "Aprilov - Palauzov 1861", the Municipality Gabrovo, the Club "Friends of Belgium" Gabrovo and the "Foundation Marcel De Bisschop: Aalst - Gabrovo".

Thanks to the Honorary Consulate Republic Bulgaria East - Flanders - Honorary Consul Willy Van Impe

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THURSDAY 8th OF JUNE 2017 AT 12.00 H. INAUGURATION OF THE "SNOOZE ROOM"

IN THE DAILY CENTRE FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

The "Foundation Marcel De Bisschop: Aalst - Gabrovo" financed a "Snooze Room" in the Daily Centre for young adults with disabilities.

On Thursday 8th of June 2017 at 12 h. the Daily Centre for young adults with disabilities organize the inauguration of the "Snooze Room" in presence of the Ambassador of Belgium to Bulgaria H.E. François Bontemps, the Honorary Consul of the Republic Bulgaria for East - Flanders Willy Van Impe, the vice - mayor of Gabrovo Mr. Kliment Kunev, the head of P.R. of the municipality of Gabrovo Galina Vitanova, the President of the Club 'Friends of Belgium' Gabrovo Mariana Basheva, and many others...

The "Snooze Room" can be use by the young adults with disabilities during their stay in the Daily Centre.

The installation of such a "Snooze Room" was for many years a idea from the "Foundation Marcel De Bisschop: Aalst - Gabrovo"from the Gabrovian twinning town Aalst.

Please see to the link here under from Gabrovo News

„Стая за отдих и релаксация“ откри белгийският посланик в Дневния център

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DAY OF GABROVO SATURDAY 20 OF MAY 2017

CARNIVAL IN GABROVO - PROCESSION - SATURDAY 20 OF MAY 2017 AT 18 H.

Gabrovian carnival is made by and for the citizen. Every-one can take part in the procesian : children, adults, retired people,

girls, boys. You can see dancing groups, music bands, the Kukuri, etc...

Most of all the made their carnival clothes themselves. It is really a "Social Carnival" for alle people from the region for all people from Bulgaria and abroad. The Mayor of Gabrovo Mrs. Tanya Hristova.

Each year she waers a different dress - always she shows a lady from history.

This year 2017 she was dressed as Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna,

born in Vienna 2nd of November 1755, better known as Marie

Antoanete. She was the spouse of King Louis XVI of France, she

was the Queen of France.

You see here Tanya Hristova in her festivity dress as Queen

Marie Antoanete, straight from Versailles Palace, with all the

splendor of the French court, the Queen of France arrive to

declare Gabrovo a world cultural and culinary capital.

During the carnival procession she cut the tale of the Gabrovian cat.

This is a symbolic action, because the Gabrovian cat is the mascotte

from all citizen.