Art
Dressing Downton
Julian Fellowes, the creator of the acclaimed British period drama Downton Abbey, once called his costume designer Susannah Buxton a “sculptress in cloth”. Her designs for the show’s first two seasons won her an Emmy Award for ‘Outstanding Costumes for a Series’ in 2011 (one of the record breaking 27 Emmy’s the show has garnered) [...]
Holiday treats at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf has just introduced its annual holiday season promotional drinks and food items. Part of the California based brand’s international franchise network, the drinks were chosen from a range of 21 Christmas holiday ‘specials’ created in California. A large number of seasonal offers are not unusual for the Coffee Bean [...]
Sopranos on song
Sri Lanka’s popular karaoke lounge and bar Sopranos recently celebrated its ninth anniversary, and promises to keep the music alive for many more years to come. “We’ve reached a significant milestone in our business because of our loyal customers and we promise to continue to provide the party lovers of Colombo with the best in [...]
Uncovering hidden talent
WoA is an initiative taken towards bringing out hidden creative talent. Inspired by Mrs. Premila Joseph, the core group of designers consists of herself, Sharon de Silva, Sandra Joseph, Jonathan Joseph and Devaka de Silva. Work of Art will launch through the exhibition titled ‘Expressions’ on November 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. [...]
Mirror Magazine
Ambassador of dance
In the wake of nATANDA’s mainstream success and critically acclaimed performances, Founder and Artistic Director Kapila Palihawadana frequently finds himself being courted to mentor other young performers. One such offer that he did accept was an invitation from the Cleveland Foundation to take up a residency of three months in the USA and share his [...]
Project 2 Electtronika goes live
The all electronic techno/house band – ‘Project 2 Electtronika’ that specialises in genres such as trance, electro, dub step, house and electronic body music (EBM) will perform at the Excel World on November 25. The artists who make up Electtronika are synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers and synth bass, with the combination of two DJ consoles. [...]
In the virtual zone
Computer gaming and e-Sports have fast become the most popular choice of interactive entertainment amongst both teenagers and adults the world over. Sri Lanka too has shown an outburst of enthusiasm for gaming over the past few years, breeding young gamers who are geared for the kill. In an effort to bring the local competitive [...]
Dance takes centre stage
Eliana Usma Brownlie – Eli for short – loves to dance. It’s the perfect way to stay fit. For Eli it’s creative, fun and much more appealing because of the company and support. It may also be why ‘Entertrainers’ the company she and her sisters founded together seems to be doing so well in Colombo. [...]
TV Times
Lankeeka releases gospel songs
Golden Chimes famed Lankeeka Perera recently released her latest collection of gospel songs ‘Adara Yesuni’ which included 2 Christmas songs. The compact disc (CD) comprising 16 gospel songs is now available at Ceylon Bible House, Galle Road, Colombo -3 and Moratuwa Book Shop, Back to the Bible Book shop, Colombo and Pragna Book shop, Dehiwala.
French Kudos for Kumar
Writer, TV presenter and announcer Kumar de Silva was recently honoured by the Government of France for his contribution to promote French culture and art. On behalf of the Government of France, the Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka Mrs. Christine Robichon presented the medal conferring on Kumar de Silva, the title of ‘Chevalier dans [...]
Festive catering menus from Harpo Restaurant and Cafes
Catering during the Festive season can be a daunting task when you are searching for menus to fit your requirements and your budget. However be it a cocktail, an year end staff event, corporate festive event or an elegantly served reception and dinner, we can do it all. The Choice of menus is conveniently shown [...]
Danielle performs at Lighthouse
Danielle de Niese, Australian-born lyric soprano will perform at the Jetwing Lighthouse Hotel in Galle on Wednesday, November 21 from 7.00pm. Her debuting Concert in Asia was held last week in Colombo at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel and this will be her final appearance in Sri Lanka. Indulge in enchanting Evening of Opera with Danielle in [...]
Gospel Pianist at MLH
Thanksgiving at Mount Lavinia Hotel will be celebrated on Thursday, 22 November with a Gospel Pianist from Harlem, New York: Allan Tate. Mount Lavinia Hotel will celebrate the day with gospels specifically written for the occasion, serving as a reminder of the significance of thanks. The entertainment for the evening at MLH will be provided by [...]
‘Golden Splash’: Stars in action
‘Golden Splash’, a grand musical extravaganza will come alive at the Water’s Edge in Battaramulla on 25 November from 6.00pm. ‘Golden Splash’ is a fund raise of Lions Club International District 306 C1 in aid of their project of upgrading diagnostic facilities at the Trincomalee General Hospital. The Concert will feature the cream of Sri [...]
Annual get together of ‘Royal Class 94’
The Annual get together and the General Meeting of the ’94 batch of Royal college Colombo will be held at the Colombo City hotel (opposite WTC) on Saturday, 24 November from 10.00pm onwards. All members are kindly requested to participate in this event. For future information and tickets please contact Harshana on 0777313836 or Ranga [...]
‘Rhythm of Blues’: The Thomian beat
‘Rhythm of Blues’, a dinner dance of S. Thomas’ College Guruthalawa will come alive at the Berjaya Mount Royal Hotel on 30 November. ‘Rhythm of Blues’ is a celebration of ‘70 years of Guru’ and organized by the Old Boys Association of the College.The popular band Kings will be in action along with DJ. The [...]
“Angara Ganga” flows again
‘Angara Ganga Gala Basi’ famous drama in the 80s was directed by Ranjith Dharmakeerthi and music composed by the late Master Premasiri Kemadasa had its Muhurath ceremony for the new production recently. With a host of popular artist such as; Sunethra Sarathchchandra, Neil Alles, Nishshanka Diddeniya, Jayalath Manorathna, Elson Divithuragama, Daya Alwis and Somalatha Subasinghe [...]
Guardians in town
‘Rise of the Guardians’, animation fantasy adventure film which tell the story of a group of heroes — each with extraordinary abilities will be released simultaneous to the worldwide release from November 21 at Liberty Lite, Kollupitiya. Based on William Joyce’s children’s books, ‘The Guardians of Childhood’ book series and ‘The Man in the Moon’ [...]
‘Breaking Dawn’ Back
‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’, the romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer will be released at Liberty Cinema, Kollupitiya and Excel World Colombo. The final installment in the series The Twilight Saga, the film is the conclusion of the 2011 film [...]
Win more tickets for ‘Rush’ at the Liberty
After completing 150 weeks of marathon run, ‘Sunday TV Times – EAP Movie Quiz’ is now on Bollywood thriller ‘Rush’ at the Liberty Cinema. All Hindi movie loving TV Times readers can now win more movie tickets to watch their favourite, movie ‘Rush’. TV Times Movie Quiz offers a chance for 10 lucky readers to [...]
Come December brings Colombo Theater Festival
Colombo Theater Festival for Young Audience 2012, a collection of popular theatrical production will go on the board from December 5 to 9 at the Lionel Wendt Colombo. Presented by Play House Kotte and Assitej Sri Lanka, the festival will kick off with veteran playwright and theatre expert Somalatha Subasinghe’s ‘Hima Kumari’ on December 5 [...]
