Art
Head out for breakfast
How would you like your eggs? We’re taking them sunny side up this week on Take 3 as we set off to find the perfect big breakfast. Here’s what you need to know. Coco Veranda | No. 32, Ward Place, Colombo 7. Tel: 011 7635635 The first perk with Coco Veranda is that you needn’t get [...]
Hitting it off with yellow
Duvindi Illankoon looks at what inspires young designer Ramona Oshini Jayawardena who made a splash at the recently concluded Colombo Fashion Week The landmark 10th anniversary year of Colombo Fashion Week starred the rising young Alexander McQueens and Marc Jacobs of the region-with its youth centric theme coming to the fore. Ramona Oshini, a staple [...]
New home? Check out these tips
Architect and interior designer Chami Waduge offers some décor ideas When you first move in to your new home, you will be faced with a blank canvas, to which you can add your own personality and create your own special space. Firstly choose a colour palette that you think you can live with – there [...]
Mirror Magazine
Action for nature, passion for people
Commonwealth Youth Award winner Anoka Abeyrathne is an individual out to change the world, but her first steps will always be firmly rooted to Sri Lanka By Shaveen Jeewandara, Pic: Indika Handuwela Becoming a vet was an ambition that always lingered in her mind, but things didn’t quite string together. That’s when she took lease of [...]
Educational revolution: Sri Lanka Model United Nations
Encouraging diplomacy, professionalism and acceptance SLMUN tackles international relations with creativity and new ideas By Duvindi Illankoon Six months of extensive preparation, one month of practice sessions and three days of intense debate and resolution; in its sixth year of proceedings, the organisers of the Sri Lanka Model United Nations conference have found themselves thick [...]
Intrepid travellers
Socially conscious duo Mirra Fine and Daniel Klein talk about their time spent in Sri Lanka filming their documentary series, ‘The Perennial Plate’ By Smriti Daniel Sitting across from a stranger in a foreign country, Mirra Fine will sometimes catch herself wondering how she got lucky enough to be there. Mirra and her fiance, chef [...]
An inferno of music and fashion
In aid of Rotary International’s ‘End Polio now’ campaign ‘Interflash 2013’ pairs young aspiring designers with musical performances By Tharooshie Mahahewage It was indeed a fashion show and a fusion of music for all the youth gathered at Park Street Mews on April 4, when ‘Interflash 2013’ took place for the umpteenth time. This is [...]
TV Times
Anoma Janadaree launches ‘Punarukthi’ in English
The English translation of ‘Punarukthi’ – ‘Rebirth’ by popular actress Anoma Janadaree will be launched at the Lakshman Kadiragamar Institute, Horton Place Colombo 7 on Friday 3 May at 4.00pm. In 2011, Anoma Janadaree published her story – Punarukthi / Rebirth – in the Sinhala language and thereby marched forward undaunted, in her crusade against [...]
Calypso Carnival and Sinhala Pop at Nelum Pokuna
The music lovers of the 60’s and 70’s would be in for a gala treat on 11th May 2013 at 6.00 p.m. with the arrival of “The Unforgettable Story of Sri Lankan Calypso and Sinhala Pop” featuring 26 original artists for the very first time at Nelum Pokuna namely Noel Ranasinghe and Christine Goonewardene (La [...]
Cannes kudos for Young Lankan Talent
By Susitha R. Fernando Young Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s short film has been selected to be screened at the Short Film Corner section of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France from May 15-26 May. ‘Unforgiven’ is the latest short film done by Sanjeewa for the Graduate School of Advanced Imaged Science, Multimedia and Film, Chung Ang [...]
Tusita, an asset to cinema
Cinema, a glamour industry would not be so shiny without the hard labour of a large number of people who love it and work behind it so tirelessly. This is a truth for the cinema world over. Compared to cinema industries doing well financially, dedicating life to cinema in Sri Lanka which had been undergoing [...]
‘Maname’ at Punchi Theatre
Prof. Ediriwira Sarachchandra’s ever popular stylish play ‘Maname’ will be staged on May 11 at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. at Namel Malani Punchi Theater, Borella. Tickets are available at the theatre and all seats have been box planed.
Diploma in Drama and Theatre
The Diploma in Drama and Theatre, a theatre programme for those interested in theatre and drama is to be launched by Lanka Children’s and Youth Theatre Foundation (LCYTF) from May. Conducted by Kaushalya Fernando, Prasanna Mahagamage and Namal Jayasinghe who are experts in acting, directing and script writing and other professional artistes from specialised fields, [...]
“Rathu Hattakari” goes on the boards
“Rathu Hattakari” a popular and entertaining drama in the 80s which was written and directed by Lucien Bulathsinghala with the music composition of the late Austin Munasinghe, will be staged on Sunday May 5 at 7.00 pm at Lionel Wendt Theater, Colombo 07. Niroshan Wijesinghe, Ishara Wickramasinghe, Jayanath Bandara, Gamini Samarakoon, Anura Bandara Rajaguru, Tiran [...]
Italian Premier for ‘With You, Without You’
‘Oba Nathuwa Oba Ekka’ (With You, Without You) which won the Cyclo D’Or at the 19th edition of the International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (FICA) last month in Vesoul, France will have its Italian premier at 23rd African, Asian and Latin American international Film Festival of Milano from May 4 to 10. Director Prasanna [...]
Romance and Adventure at River Garden Belihuloya
Belihuloya, a very picturesque little hamlet renowned for its Eco, Adventure tourism opportunities, is situated in the ‘Sabaragamuwa’. This beautiful hillside location is a climatically transitional area, linking both the dry and wet zones and the hill and low country at an altitude of less than 1500m. As a result, the vegetation consists of moist [...]
‘Dream Wedding’ at Hilton Residences
The Hilton Colombo Residences launched their first ever wedding exhibition; aptly named ‘Dream Wedding’, which will come alive on Sunday 28 April from 9.00am. The show will bring together industrial specialists in areas such as wedding florists, photographers, beauticians, luxury cars, and wedding attire. One lucky bridal couple attending the exhibition will stand a chance to [...]
