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Over the years coffee and tea have become staples in the lives of both students and professionals; helping them meet deadlines, stay up late or simply just get through the day. Coffee houses have been known to be the favoured meeting places of some of the greatest writers, philosophers, scientists and entrepreneurs the world has [...]
Cool off with good food and live music
It’s “Summer’licious” @ Harpo’s Cafés & Restaurants for the third consecutive year as this holiday time promotion offers summer specials at the Bay leaf, the Commons, Park Street Mews restaurant, Curve Tapas Bar, Colombo Fort Café and Harpo’s pizza Nugegoda . “We bring our “Summer’licious “promotion each year to give all a break- as it’s [...]
AMDT makes a fashionable statement
May 15 was a memorable day for the Academy of Multimedia Design and Technology (AMDT) as they held their first show featuring the work of some 50 students who are to graduate this year. The day began with a workshop conducted by Chamley Ariyachandra, Managing Director at Benchmark Innovation. The glamour-filled evening saw an elegant [...]
Mirror
Just for laughs with “Playing Doctor”
R ob Brewster is in trouble. He’s a struggling writer scraping his way through city life with an interesting circle of friends but a not so interestingly poor fortune to his name. His parents think he’s a doctor, he’s definitely not a doctor, and now they’re about to pop in for a long overdue visit. [...]
Glimpses of Ladakh
Photographer and award winning choreographer Nilan Maligaspe will hold a exhibition of photographs titled “Glimpses of Ladakh.” The event organised by the Indian High Commission will be held at the Lionel Wendt Gallery on July 15 at 5.00pm and on July 16- 17 from 9.00am to 7.00pm
How comfortable are we in our own skin?
The beauty industry is flooding the market with whitening products promising quick, amazing results. A younger generation is growing up on a social media diet, seeing thin-figured, spotless-skinned, perfect-featured, idolized celebrities (and wanna-be celebrities).Unsurprisingly, many are driven to think ‘I wish I had that face’and‘I wish I had that amazing hair’. Little do we realize [...]
Platform for urban artists
Kacha Kacha, a platform for urban singers, rappers, poets and songwriters will take to a new home today (July 10) at the Metropolitan Hotel in Colombo 11. The event begins at 6pm, entrance is free. Curator Imaad Majeed hosted the first Kacha Kacha as part of Cinnamon Colomboscope in August 2015, bringing together original rappers, [...]
Madonna to promote female empowerment
Madonna has teamed up with the Kenyan First Lady Margaret Kenyatta to promote female empowerment for women around the world. The 57 year old queen of pop posted pictures of her meeting with Mrs. Kenyatta, as both women exchanged ideas on how best their efforts could help change through the various charities they head and [...]
TEDxColombo 2016: Blueprint of Change!
In a world sworn by the mannerisms of a status quo, the only way to break out would seem to lie in the hands of select individuals who strive to make a difference- a difference that we can all relate to. TEDxColombo is one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and largest TEDx events having sparked inspiration [...]
Tally Marks
This story is interesting in what it says and what as readers we feel. The murderer is repentant about being lead to death – but at no point do we see him feeling sorry for the woman he killed – it was only the fact that the daughter lost a mother that makes him grieve. [...]
TV Times
Popular band ‘La Bambas’ marks Golden Jubilee
Popular Calypso/pop acoustic band ‘La Bambas’ is celebrating their golden jubilee in music showbiz this year. To mark the occasion the lineup is finalising the release of a CD comprising popular Latin American songs and West Indian calypsos music. Their first notable outing was on 26th June 1966 -exactly 50 years hence at the popular ‘Observer [...]
Annesley to rock Moratuwa
In conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of the Holy Emmanuel Youth Fellowship, Moratuwa, a gala night of songs and entertainment brought to life by Sri Lankan pop-singer Annesley Malawanna and his band. The Youth Fellowship of Holy Emmanuel Church Moratuwa, which was the first Youth Fellowship to be formed within the Diocese [...]
What do our pets do when we are out?
Latest Hollywood animated comedy ‘The Secret Life of Pets’, a story about the lives the pets lead after their owners leave for work or school each day is now being screened at Liberty Lite 3D and Sky Lights Malabe 3D. Directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney, the feature-film is a collaboration of Illumination Entertainment [...]
British comedy with Lankan touch
A Sinhala adaptation of British playwright Ray Cooney’s ‘Funny Money’ goes on the boards under the directorial vision of the Dharmapriya Dias as “Saadaya Maarai Salli Hamaray” on July 15 at St Joseph’s College, Kegalle on July 16 at Mahanama College Colombo and on July 17 at S De S Jayasinghe hall Dehiwala. The cast [...]
“Dututhena Allanu” goes to hills
Kaushalya Fernando’s latest stage play “Dututhena Allanu” will be staged on July 12 at the “Ediriweera Sarathchandra open air theatre (Wala)” at 7pm. Dutu Thena Allanu, a satirical representation of a decadent, socio-political scenario is an adaptation of Opera Wonyosi by Nobel Prize-winning dramatist and poet Wole Soyinka. ‘Dutu Thena Allanu’ is Kaushalya Fernando’s third [...]
Adaraneeya Kathawak cast in Kandy and Kurunegala
Priyantha Colambage’s ‘Adaraneeya Kathawak’ film team with its leading cast members Hemal Ranasinghe, Bimal Jayakody and Udari Warnakulasooriya will visit theatres to promote the movie and to meet their fans in Kandy and Kurunegala . Today July 10, the team will be at Regal Kandy for its 2.30pm show and at Imperial, Kurunegala for its [...]
SIGNIS Salutation back to honour cinema and mini screen talents
One of the much awaited events in country’s cinema and television industry SIGNIS Salutation film and teledrama awards ceremony will be held for the 39th time at 6:00 p.m. on November 12 at the BMICH. The Films screened in 2015 and the teledramas under 100 episodes telecast in 2015 would be considered for awards in [...]
Colonial connection; a tale of reincarnation
‘Sanda Diya Mankada’, the newest teledrama on Rupavahini channel narrates a love story of a British boy and Lankan lass that has connection to rebirth and will be telecast on every Sunday at 8.35 pm starting from today. The play stars Himali Siriwardena, Jagath Chamika, Chrish Henry, Janak Premalal, Anjula Rajapaksa, Maureen Charuni, Mali Jayaweera, [...]
Waters Edge to launch an authentic Sri Lankan Restaurant
Popular resort Waters Edge recently launched the construction of an authentic Sri Lankan restaurant in the hotel premises A launch of an authentic Sri Lankan restaurant will only add to the many plans underway to showcase the Kotte area as a heritage site. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held at the hotel premises to [...]
French gourmet week at GFH
In the words of Alain Ducasse, the Monégasque chef: ‘French cuisine is the interpreter of a cuisine that has evolved towards lightness in harmony with its environment…’ Further, Laurent Fabius, Former Prime Minister of France, words: “France’s heritage is its cuisine, its wines, but it is a heritage that should not simply be contemplated, glorified and savoured; [...]
An Afternoon with David Foenikinos and Ashok Ferry
Ever wanted to have a cup of tea with literati? Well, an afternoon tea at the Galle Face Hotel is in order when Ashok Ferry, the well known Sri Lankan author and illustrator will read and will be in conversation with David Foenikinos and his novel Memories on 13th July at 4.00pm at the 1864 [...]
