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CIS emerge winners of SLMUN
The Colombo International School (CIS) emerged winners at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Model United Nations conference, marking their sixth consecutive win. The team of 24, led by CIS MUN President and Student Coordinator Eran Fernando and CIS MUN Secretaries and assistant Student Coordinators, Keshya Amarasinghe and Adnan Jafferjee, bagged awards including 2 Best Delegate, [...]
When The Saints go marching in……
Popular male coral ensemble the ‘Saints’ will take their marching in soon with an enjoyable and entertaining selection of retro music from the 60’s thru’ to 80’s in their own inimitable vocal styling and harmony at the Lionel Wendt Theatre (LWT). ‘Thank You for the Music’ is the title of Saints latest concert to be [...]
Oktoberfest at Amaya Hills
The Oktoberfest, a popular German festival will come alive at the Amaya Hills, Kandy for the fourth consecutive year from 1st October (Tuesday) to the 10th October, Thursday. Oktoberfest is a world renowned event which takes place annually between end September and beginning of October in Munich, Germany. Amaya Hills Executive Chef ‘Weere’, who is German [...]
Red Bull BC One All Stars Tour in Sri Lanka
Four of the best B-Boys of on the planet Red Bull BC One All Stars will return for a second trip to the island. The Red Bull BC One All Stars are a team of nine of the world’s best dancers, representing the best of the best in the scene. Together they showcase the art of [...]
The First Super Star of Sri Lankan Music
‘Lanka Lanka’, a tribute show to remember the 98th birth anniversary of ‘founder and pioneer of Sri Lankan music’ Sunil Santha will be held on October 5 at 6 pm at Musaeus College Auditorium. Sunil Santha’s most favoured disciple who also possessed his own voice- Ivor Dennis and a large number of versatile singers like [...]
Colombo Oktoberfest 2013 The best of Bavaria
The Colombo Oktoberfest is back again this year, bigger and better than ever with five full days of fun and celebration at an all new venue, the Havelock Sports Club Grounds, the festivities will start on the 9th of October and will continue till the 13th, offering an excellent blend of music, food and beverages [...]
State honour for Noel, Father of Calypso music
After 50 years of hard work, enduring obstacles and humiliation Noel Ranasinghe was honoured at the recently held State Music Award Ceremony. For his 50 years of calypso music, a style which he created, a style never seen in any part of the world, a style which caught on like wild fire, a style which [...]
‘Immoral Commercialisation invaded Cinema’
An award winning playwright, teledrama director and filmmaker, Jayantha Chandrasiri will release his third cinematic experience ‘Samanala Sandhawaniya’ (Butterfly Symphony) from October 4 on EAP circuit cinemas. A musical movie revolving around a character, an highly sensitive musician who repents, regrets and suffers throug out his life for a failure to go an extra mile to [...]
‘Idamedi Wikinie’ at Lumbini
Award winning drama producer E. M. D. Upali’s latest stage play “Idamedi Wikine” a translation of world famous play the “Cherry Orchard” written by well known Russian author Anton Chekhov will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm at Lumbini Theatre, Havelock road on October 6. The cast with more 15 players include Nilmini [...]
A different theatre experience
A different theatre performance on novel and untraditional issued ‘The Maha Kalu Cult and The Heavenly Nirvana Syndrome’, ‘Spare Me The Truth’ and ‘Jihad: Silence! Infidel! Silence!’ written and directed in Sinhala by Ruwan Laknath Jayakody and Ramzi Zainudeen will be performed in Kandy and Colombo. The performance in Kandy will start at 1 pm [...]
French cinema at AF Colombo
‘Ils’ (Them), a 2006 French-Romanian horror- thriller film revolving around an exiled couple directed by Xavier Palud will be screened at 3 pm on Tuesday October 1 and at 6.30 pm on October 2 at Alliance Francaise Auditorium, Colombo. Lucas and Clémentine, a thirty-year old couple exiled in Romania, lives recently in a detached house [...]
R.I.P.D. moves to Majestic
R.I.P.D., the 3D supernatural action-adventure starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds is now being screened at Majestic Cineplex, Colombo. Directed by Robert Schwentke, the film narrates as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully [...]
Three Yellow Cats, a case study
The first film in two languages with foreign and Sri Lanka actors, made in Sri Lanka, by Sri Lankans was the, Three Yellow Cats. It was a very interesting film most of you haven›t seen it, I urge you to find out more about it from those who saw it. There were 2 version of [...]
Maalu Maalu brought back Corals to Passekudah Reefs
‘Plant a Coral Project’, a historical Coral Replanting programme, initiated by Maalu Maalu Resort & Spa together with the Wildlife Research and Conservation Trust (WRCT) launched on Passekudah Beach last week. The ‘Plant a Coral Project’ intends to create awareness on conserving coral reefs, biodiversity of the sea and uplift the livelihood of coastal communities. The [...]
Coastal Curries make their way to Navratna Taj Samudra, Colombo
The delicious Coastal Curries of India are popular amongst many diners at Taj Samudra Colombo and therefore a festival of these signature dishes is perfectly in order this September. Aromatically attractive, creatively unique and markedly authentic the Navratna restaurant serves delectable coastal curries. Celebrated for being one of the most flavor infused and aromatic cuisines [...]
