Art
Exciting, confusing: We are talking music!
The annual Musicmatters Festival never fails to excite, and it generally leaves a few of us confused as well. But year after year they pursue the venture, building a strong reputation for solid music, and creating a unique platform for local and international collaboration that pushes the boundaries of what is musically familiar. The 2015 [...]
Mirror Magazine
Healthy streak of creativity
Dushika Perera has made somewhat of a name for herself with Colombo Piñata, a business she runs with a healthy streak of creativity and an undeniable sense of fun. In a quick email interview with the Mirror Magazine, the designer and entrepreneur shared her love for creativity and surprises that led to the founding of [...]
Anula Vidyalaya Get-Together
The Annual Get-together of the Past Anulians will be held on October 2 at the Eagles’ Lakeside Banquet Hall, Attidiya, from 7.30 pm, on the theme Beehive. The theme was chosen to symbolize bees of black and gold representing the school colours and unity. All proceeds will be in aid of the much needed Gymnasium/Auditorium [...]
Bands prove their mettle at Onstage
Originally an arena for guitar-wielding, distortion heavy rock bands to prove their mettle, TNL Onstage is known for its effect on local talent. Fifteen years down the line, and many additions to the competitive rounds later, little has changed as for most ensembles which enjoy an occasional jam session being a part of TNL Onstage [...]
Julianne Moore campaigns to change name of high school
Academy Award winning actress Julianne Moore has been so successful that she could probably get her high school renamed after her. At least some people would be for it. Instead, she’s joined an effort to change the name of J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia, honoring a Confederate general, to Thurgood Marshall, the [...]
TV Times
DJ Hanna set to Rock Colombo at Green Zone
Green Zone, an exciting new brand in entertainment and events presents DJ Hanna of FTV Dubai fame, as she gears up to rock the Rugby Rumble, Green Zone after party and spin at some of the best clubs and lounge bars around Colombo. Following up on the success of last years’ much hyped DJ Da [...]
Peterites ‘Dance with theMarians’ unplugged’
‘Dance with the Marians’, the dinner dance organised by the Old Peterites Group of 87 -92, will come alive at the Mount Lavinia Hotel starting from 7.30 pm on Friday, 4th September. The Old Peterites Group of 87 -92 better known as Legends was formed more than 15 years ago, where a group of old boys [...]
‘Artiste cannot be a mouthpiece of a government’: Prasanna Vithange
Prasanna Vithanage, one of the most established filmmakers who has rightly captured the changing social dynamics in the island nation and depicted them cinematically winning the international kudos has returned with yet another movie with a timely theme. At a time when ‘reconciliation’ is the buzz word, his film ‘Oba Nethuwa Oba Ekka’ (With you, [...]
Directors’ Guild of Sri Lanka introduces Shinkigeki Theatre to Lankan audience
Yoshimoto Kogyo, a key sponsor of the 2nd International Film Festival of Colombo, which is scheduled to be held in November this year, brings its own popular TV comedy to the Sri Lankan audience as a pre-cursor event to International Film Festival Colombo (IFFCOLOMBO) 2015 at 4. 00 pm on September 4 at the National [...]
Drama on madness
The latest comedy play ‘Jayasirita Pissu’ written, produced and directed by actor Sarath Kothalawala will stage its premiere shows on Friday, 4th September at 7.00 pm at the Tower Hall Theatre Maradana. The play also will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on September 6 at the YMBA Hall, Borella. The play [...]
‘A White Man’s Speech’ on the stage
One of the most critically-acclaimed Sinhala plays in the recent times ‘Suddek Oba Amathay’ will be staged at 7.00 pm on August 30 at Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo. Suddek Oba Amathay won the awards for best script and best music at the State Drama Festival 2010. Written and directed by Udayasiri Wickramarathna, the play features [...]
A play on a party at Tower hall
“Saadaya Maarai Salli Hamari”, a Sinhala theatrical adaptation of British playwright Ray Cooney’s ‘Funny Money’ will go on the boards at 3.30 and 6.30 on September 5 at the Tower hall in Colombo.Directed by Dharmapriya Dias, the play won the awards for the Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Stage management at the State drama [...]
Authentic Italin at ‘Pranzo’
Visiting Italian Maestro Chef Simone Gobbo and Food and wine expert Leonardo Ricci of Waters Edge presented a new authentic Italian menu last week to provide all food lovers with true seasonal ingredients and a reason to rediscover the love for Italian cuisine. The novel menu at popular Italian restaurant Pranzo consists of an array [...]
French Cookery Demo at Alliance Française DE Colombo
The Alliance Française DE COLOMBO, only Institute with over 60 years experience in Teaching French Language in Sri Lanka held their Annual Cultural Exchange Programme and a French Cookery Demonstration with four Young Ladies from the South West of France participating. These four Young French Ladies worked with the students of Alliance Française DE COLOMBO [...]
Tapas buffet at 7 Degrees North
‘Mini-meals’ are the new popular attarction at ’7 Degrees North’ at Cinnamon Lakeside. Tapas Buffet will be on from 7.00pm to 11.00pm, featuring a range of highly popular bite-sized snacks at an affordable price. Minced chicken with garlic, chilli and tomato (spicy chicken albondigas) , chorizo al vino (slow cooked pork sausage with red wine), [...]