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Thank you for your contributions to the Shutterbug page on ‘Bright’. Please send in your own photographs for this month’s theme ‘Serene’ by September 28 to the mirrormagazine@gmail.com and when sending your pictures please mention the following in the subject line – ‘Shutterbug Sept. Serene’
Bringing back the nostalgia of Woodstock 1969
Celebrating the enduring legacy of the world’s most famous music festival, Woodstock held in Bethel, New York in 1969, with Joe Cocker, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, The Who, Janis Joplin, Santana, Ravi Shankar and many more, Woodstock Colombo will feature local music’s leading musicians. The show is presented by Etisalat Lanka in [...]
‘I’ll keep writing and sharing my poetry’
When Mishal Mazin paused during his TEDx speech, following it up with “I can’t remember the next line” the audience thought it was part of the act. Several seconds of palpable silence had passed and Mishal was still frozen on stage when the penny dropped. The 21-year-old did the brave thing- he apologised, admitted that [...]
They were young and had something to say
If ideas are worth sharing, then you’ll always find an audience for it. The TEDx Colombo event held recently at the Hilton, Colombo Residences drew an audience of 500 plus, all of whom were there to listen to seven speakers talk about their projects, hopes and ideas. These audience members were from all walks of [...]
Hitting the right chord with his own guitars
Guitars and wood work are his passion. After having completed a successful guitar-building course at the Canadian School of Lutherie, Kurt Stein Tissera seems to be going places. “My passion is building custom-made guitars,” says Kurt who lives in Toronto. “I’ve already built two in the first month and both were sold in the first [...]
“These years”
A drive through an empty highway, the beautiful evening sun sets in the distance. The warm air runs through your hair, the road ahead seeming endless. But you don’t have a care on your mind, all those around you slowly melting away as life’s pain drowns in that very moment. To each their own, the [...]
Maisie Williams accepts Guinness World Record on behalf of Game of Thrones
Season 5 of Game of Thrones was one for the record books – literally. According to the Guinness World Records website the wildly popular HBO show will be featured in the 2016 edition of the Guinness World Records. The first look at Arya Sthe honor on behalf of the cast and crew was pictured on the site. [...]
A gust of wind, the draw of a string the kite fest begins
In the days gone by when computers, smart phones or remote-controlled toys were unheard of a simple kite made of tissue paper, had much prominence in a child’s life. Getting together with siblings or neighborhood friends to create a beautiful kite and fly it in an open space, would mean so much for a child [...]
Justin Bieber’s triumphant return
It’s been a triumphant return for Justin Bieber as his new song ‘What Do You Mean?’ debuted at the top of the UK singles chart. It came at a time when most critics were writing off the 21 year Canadian singer as he was hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. ‘What Do You [...]
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‘Celebration with Golden Chimes’
‘Sing along with Golden Chimes’, a concert to celebrate its 45 years of music was a great success with house full audience held on August 23 at Ramadiya Ranmal Holiday Resort in Moratuwa. This was organised to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Chanaka and 45th Anniversary of ‘Lankika & the Golden Chimes’ in the field of [...]
‘Marians Unplugged’:
‘Nalin and the Marians’, the popular band of musicians, will be featured for the first time at a concert in Moratuwa singing the melodious songs popularised by the late Clarence Wijewardena. The concert is aptly titled ‘Marians Unplugged’ – A Tribute to Clarence- The legend. Organised by Catamarans Sports Club of Moratuwa, popularly known as ‘Cats’ will come alive on [...]
‘Sing-along with Annesley’
Annesley Malawan and his band Super Chimes will be in action at the ‘Sing-along with Annesley’ the 70’s Show at Galadari Hotel on Sunday , 13th September starting at 6.30pm. This event is organised by Pacific Media Corporation, the Public Entertaining Event Managers, to provide an opportunity to have entertaining with the families on weekends, as [...]
Sri Lankan dancing in the States
Thath Jith School of Dance, traditional Sri Lankan dancing troupe based in the United States will come alive with another performance with its latest show with ‘Thath Jith Shilpa Dakma’ and ‘Kasthirama Dorata Waduma’ in November in Los Angeles. The show will be another unique display of Sri Lankan culture and tradition and is performed [...]
A birth of a dance
The Arpeggio Creative Dance Academy (ACDA) formed by experience choreographer Nilan Maligaspe for the first time introduced Sri Lankan emotional dance at its recent performance at Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo. Sri Lankan emotional dance, a new genre of dance, introduced to commemorate 21 years of the ACDD academy, was performed to audiences using sign language [...]
Celebrating Independent Cinema in the Peninsula
The first ever international film festival and major cinema event since the end of the three decade long civil war, Jaffna International Cinema Festival will be held from September 15 to 21 At this first edition of the festival, nearly 20 countries will be participating and the European Film Festival in Sri Lanka collaborates with [...]
‘Hunuwataya’ in Borella
“Hunuwataye Kathawa”, well-known theatre production of late Henry Jayasena, inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’ will go on the boards at 8.15 am and 10.45 am on September 16 at Y.M.B.A.Theatre Borella. The play stars Nalin Pradeep Uduwela, Ruvini Manamperi, Prasanajith Abeysooriya, Nimal Jayasignhe, Indika Ferdinando, Niluka Rajamanthri, Lalith Janakantha and Chamika Hathlahawatte in [...]
‘Dhuwili Mal’ A glimpse on shanty lives
‘Dhuwili Mal’, a teledrama depicting the lives of shanty dwellers and their struggle for survival is the latest teledrama that joined the Rupavahini teledrama belt. It will be telecast every weekday at 8.30 pm on the Rupavahini channel. Scripted and directed by R. K. Aluthveediyage, the teledrama is produced by Lalith Swarnanayake. Behind the screen [...]
The story of Ceylonta
‘Lipton Ceylonta’ the flagship tea brand of Unilever Sri Lanka was re-launched recently to bring back its glory as world’s number one tea brand. Over the years, Lipton Ceylonta has sourced their tea produce from the finest gardens of Sri Lanka and in doing so, aptly reiterated the brand’s refreshing and contemporary personality. This re-launch [...]
Hotel ASIA Show : Culinary Challenge
The Food, Beverage and Hospitality industry is gearing up for Maldives largest and most anticipated event ‘Hotel Asia 2015’. This annual expo will be held from the 19th – 21st of September, with the International Culinary Competition taking place one day prior and going on for four full days. The event will take place at [...]
