Events
View(s):Photography course with Sanjaya Vithana
Well known photographer Sanjaya Vithana is launching his new photography course ‘Art and Science of Lighting for Photography’ next Sunday, June 8. Those with photographic experience who would like to study the intricacies of using light in photography, particularly in lighting difficult objects, for portraits and even with a view to advertising photography could contact Sanjaya on tel: 072-3374145 for more details.
The course will be conducted over ten weeks on Sunday afternoons at his studio at 10/12, 5th Lane, Gangaboda Road, Suwarapola, Piliyandala. His basic course in photography for beginners also begins next Sunday- with classes in the mornings.
Sanjaya is a visiting lecturer at the University of Moratuwa.
Blood donation for cancer patients
‘We Cancervive’ will have a blood donation campaign for cancer patients today from 9. a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ‘Sevana’ reception hall, in Kottawa Road, Piliyandala.
Please contact S.L.A. Abeygunewardena on 0718 066244 or Lasantha Gamage on 0777 768001 of ‘We Cancervive’ for more details to support this worthy cause.
Yelani to hold her arangetram
The Bharatha Natya arangetram of Yelani Siyara Wijesundara will be held on Wednesday, June 4 at 6.30 p.m, at New Kathiresan Hall, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 4.
Yelani is the student of Subashini Pathmanathan, teacher at the Indian Cultural Centre and Directress of Vimalothaya classical Bharatha Natya Kendra of Dehiwala. She is the daughter of Nirmana and Bashini Wijesundara of Ambalangoda.
Don’t miss tonight’s musical journey through the 60s and 70s
DK Promotions’ latest show ‘A musical journey through the 60’s & 70’s’– Damayantha and Friends in Concert takes place today, Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Bishops College auditorium. Featuring the best hits from the 60’s and 70’s, the show will begin with the signature song “That’s what friends are for” performed by all artists- Damayantha, Dalreen, Mignonne, Sohan, Yasmin, Shayami who will go on to perform the well-loved hits of that era.
The highlight of the concert will be Joey Lewis teaming up with original Amazing Grace band members Donald and Benji together with Kamal on lead and Marlon on keyboards and sax to pay tribute to Neil Diamond.
All artists except for Joey will be backed by the X’Periments. The show will start at 7 p.m. and end around 10 pm. Tickets are on sale at Torana Liberty Plaza, Majestic City and Video International, Nawala. For details, call Damayantha on 0777 744950.
A dictionary on Sinhala Sandhi to be launched
Sinhala Sandhi Akaradiya ( A Dictionary of Sinhala Sandhi) compiled by Dr. Sandagomi Coperahewa, a Senior Lecturer – Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo will be launched on June 4 at 3.30 p.m. at the M.B. Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo.
Emeritus Professor of Sinhala J.B. Disanayaka will preside at the occasion and Professor Rev. Agalakada Sirisumana, Head, Department of Sinhala and Dr. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan, Senior Lecturer Department of Economics will make short presentations.
Sinhala Sandhi Akaradiya is a Godage Publication and provides a detailed analysis and lexicon of Sinhala Sandhi words.
Words to heal the wounds of division
Next week, a group of noted Sri Lankan writers from the South – Vivimarie Vanderpoorten, Lal Medawattegedara and Ashok Ferrey – will “exchange” their work with young and established writers from the North. There will be two events: the first in the Library Auditorium of Jaffna University on Friday June 6 from 3 p.m to 4.30 p.m; the second at the St Francis Xavier Seminary, Colombogam, on Saturday the 7th evening from 5p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
An initiative of Deepali Mody, the event is sponsored by the Goethe Institut, the British Council, Jaffna University, the CParts, and the English Academy of the Seminary.
“This is the very first time in 30 years that Sri Lankan writers across the divide have come together in Jaffna,” says Ashok Ferrey.
“Writing is the most powerful form of healing I know. I myself began writing during my father’s cancer and subsequent death, and it was a way for me of preserving the memory of that horrific time, at the same time exorcising it – a way of laying the ghost. I sincerely hope this will be the first of many such exchanges, and that as many people as possible will support this initiative.”