Art
Fashion found her
Walking across Barefoot’s courtyard on a sunny day, Marisa Gnanaraj is hailed by more than one regular. She’s a familiar face here, the young designer whose debut collection under her ‘MFact’ label sold out almost as soon as it made it to the racks. It also helps that some of these people have known her [...]
“I’m an ambassador, not just a pretty face”
“Winning the crown was the easy part” claims 23-year-old Amanda Rathnayake , the new Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe, as she talks of her rigorous training regime in preparation for the Miss Universe pageant. “There is a huge leap that is expected of any girl after she wins a title like mine,” she says, [...]
Mirror Magazine
Carving out a fresh and colourful niche
Every photograph is an exquisite, delicious deception. Those rocks are actually potatoes, those waves are lettuce and those mountains are loaves of bread; that tree is a floret of broccoli, that island a clump of pineapples. Yet it takes a moment to see them for what they are – instead your eye registers a quaint [...]
A local touch to shaping his sound
From the very first beat of #Backin20, Ruwanga ‘Ru’ Samath makes it clear he means business. Featuring artists like Azealia Banks, Major Lazor, Iggy Azalea and many more, his new mixtape is designed to take the party up a notch. Released through Roc Nation (the management company that manages Rihanna, Shakira and Timbaland), his first [...]
Reasons for returning
His sadness had visited her in the night, she knew when she awoke. Such weight. Raindrops ran a few inches horizontally along the branch of the clove tree before they dangled shivering in the monsoon wind and fell down. At her desk, she counted the drops, each one feeling real to her as blood, each wet [...]
TV Times
It’s a beach concert for De Lanerolle Brothers
De Lanerolle Brothers, for the very first time, will come alive at the Grand Ballroom of Club Palm Bay in Marawila on 19th October, from 7:00 pm onwards. The concerty will followed by a sumptuous buffet dinner. As a first of its kind endeavour, the Resort hotel is offering special discounts for the long weekend and promises [...]
Kiss goes Live on web
Kiss FM, an internationally recognised radio station by youth and adults alike are the bellwether of the latest music and everything trending. Playing the latest music aimed at the people who appreciate the new age, Kiss FM Sri Lanka is a big name among the younger generation. Founded in 2009 and maintaining a steady growth, [...]
Saints go marching in……
‘Saints’ , popular male coral ensemble, will take their marching in soon with an enjoyable and entertaining selection of retro music from the 60s thru’ to 80s in their own inimitable vocal styling and harmony at the Lionel Wendt auditorium. ‘Thank You for the Music’ is the title of Saints latest concert to be staged [...]
‘Kema Lasthi’in Moratuwa
The newest play to the Sri Lankan theatre, “Kema Lasthi” (The Meal is Ready) written and directed by Ajith Mendis, will go on the boards on Saturday, October 19 at 3.30 pm and 6.45pm at the Buddhist Hall, Moratuwa. The experienced cast comprised of Sriyantha Mendis, Madini Malwattege, Janaka Kumbukage, Wasantha Wittachchi, Saman Hemarathne, Keerthi [...]
Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) at WCMT Campus
Build leaders to take up emerging leadership challenges in Sri Lanka ‘Youth Leadership Camp’ organised by WCMT Campus will be held on 15th and 16th of October at their premises, Mount Lavinia for recent school leavers. WCMT Campus was established in Sri Lanka in year 2010 as a BOI Approved venture with a clear purpose [...]
Annual Ballet Awards at Russian School Of Ballet and Dancing
The Annual Ballet Award Ceremony of The Russian School Of Ballet and Dancing was held at Bishops’ College Auditorium recently with the presence of Military Attache of The Embassy of Russian Federation, Pavlov, Ms. Moiseeva Tatyana Borisovna – Head of Russian School of Colombo, Andrey Nazarkin Director of Russian Centre in Colombo and Counsellor of [...]
American premier for “Oba Nethuwa”
Prasanna Vithanage’s internationally acclaimed award winning feature film “Oba Nethuwa Oba Ekka” (With You Without You) will have its United States premiere at the celebrated Chicago International Film Festival. The film will feature in the World Cinema section of the prestigious 49th film festival which is being held from October 10 to 24 in Chicago, [...]
Great Gatsby theme at MLH
Mount Lavinia Hotel’s vision to revive its iconic status in a brand new decade with creating unique initiatives towards igniting the senses on culture, music, food, and innovativeness, is indeed showing at its New Year’s Dance Fest. “This year it is going to be the biggest Night and we called it No purse needed with whatever [...]
‘Girikula’ the journey begins
Award winning teledrama director Sudath Roahana who is well-known for his artistic tele-productions released his newest direction ‘Girikula’, teledrama based on the award winning novel written by Shanthi Dissanayake under the same title. The teledrama will be telecast every Sunday at 8.30 pm on Swarnavahini channel starting from today, October 13. Produced by Faheem Mawjude, [...]
‘Rush’ races to Liberty Lite
‘Rush’ a biographic action movie on 1976 Formula One Season and the rivalry between champion drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda is now being screened at Liberty Lite, Kollupitiya. Directed by Ron Howard and written by Peter Morgan, the film stars Chris Hemsworth as Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Lauda as the two protagonists. The [...]
Meththasena’s poetic focus on a star
Experienced photographer and multi-talented writer, lyricist, filmaker and poet Padmakuma P. Meththasena released his poetry book ‘Tharuwa Nam Maru’-SMS poems written by Meththasena’ recently. Comprising both stylish and free-verse poems, Meththasena’s poetry is simple and entertaining to read. He capitalize, the latest developments in the language and is bold enough to use even English words [...]
AGENDA 14 to award budding cinema critics
AGENDA 14 Short Film Festival for the second has made arrangments to award Tissa Abeysekera Best Up and Coming Film Critic award at the festival jointly organised by Europe Film Academy and AGENDA 14. The film criticsms can be written in any of the three languages; Sinhala, Tamil or English and the topic is ‘Heta [...]
‘Abhaya Dhanaya’ campaign against cattle slaughter
A series of one episodic teledrama titled ‘Abhaya Dhanaya’ directed and produced by Gunapala Karunapathirana was shot in Kalutara recently. A campaign against cattle slaughter and to avoid the consumption of beef, the teledramas series is played by Ven. Kodikkaragoda Sunitha Thera, Rupa Gomes, Mahesh Hemachandra Perera, Dileka Ayomi Abeysinghe, Nirosha Jayasekara, Kanchana Eranga, Nisha [...]
‘Amagi Lagoon’ Adventure with luxury
The Amagi Lagoon Resort and Spa, the latest addition to the Negombo’s newest resort folder has completed its first successful year recently. Located on a two-acre land by the lagoon in Kurana, Negombo, just 5 minutes away from the BIA, this three star luxury hotel have 22 luxury rooms including three water bungalows, two high restaurants, [...]
Earl’s Regency wins at Culinary Art ‘13
The Earl’s Regency Hotel, Kandy bagged 2 gold, 13 silver and 5 bronze medals at the 15th Culinary Art Competition organised by the Chefs Guild of Sri Lanka. The team of Earl’s Regency headed by Executive Chef Wasantha Pieris secured 20 medals in total. The most outstanding achievements were from Gold medalists Nisal Viraj Wijebandara [...]
