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The Devil’s Staircase is an almost 14 km route from the Horton Plains road in Ohiya going down through tea estates to Kalupahana on the main A4 road. This route is famous for being a 4WD route with its craggy twists and turns earning its rather frightening name. It is a wonderful hike with breathtaking [...]
A young view of the wild
The Young Zoologists’ Association of Sri Lanka’s annual art and photography exhibition ‘Kin Wild & Young Eye on Nature 2016’ which will this year showcase over 200 paintings and photographs by the young talents of YZA including their junior members is on next weekend. Entrance is free for the exhibition which is open to the [...]
Mirror
Cult Studio : Space to jam
Cult Studios began rather modestly, founder and guitarist Bernard Botejue needed a space six years ago for his band Circus Cult to practise. At his father’s garment business was a room that was housing spare machine parts collecting dust. He cleared the room and set up two amplifiers and a drum kit. Bernard remembers his [...]
Matchmaker, make me a match…
Fiddler on the roof, one of the longest running broadway musicals, set in Imperial Russia in 1905, will be brough to life at the CIS auditorium on October 13 -14. The cast comprises of grades 12 – 13 students, gearing up for one of their greatest challenges yet, a statement from the school said. The [...]
Kelly Clarkson to release new music
Kelly Clarkson the very first American Idol winner is to release new music which will reflect her own creative style. Reports from the US say the 34 year old is set to release her ninth album next year on the Atlantic label. Clarkson was tied to an eight album contract under the Idol win rule [...]
Book launch
Young author Lakshan Seneviratne (19) recently published a book titled “The Best Thing Ever”. He developed a passion for writing at a young age, while studying at Wycherly International School. He has written poems and short stories.
Wreathed in pathos: St Peter’s and Visakha clinch Shakespeare competition
The inter school Shakespeare drama competition organized annually by the Rotary club of Colombo North together with the Colombo YMCA is a popular event in the school calendar. Now in its 43rd year, the competition has grown and evolved over the years providing the springboard for many budding young actors, writers, directors, and radio and [...]
Girls’ Final Awards
During the award ceremony the teachers in charge were recognized for their untiring efforts. Visakha Vidyalaya was awarded the prize for best stagecraft. The award for Best Novice school was not awarded this year. Rumashi Dissanayake of Visakha Vidyalaya was awarded the Best Supporting Actor award for her portrayal of Mercutio. The Best Actor award [...]
100 Words
Thank you for all your work to the 100 word page on “Fiction”. Many contributions came in this month, attesting to the power fiction has on all of us – the magic realm without which we all will be so much poorer. The theme for November is “Mouse”. Please send in your contributions before November [...]
TV Times
TNL Onstage 2016 continues to support local talent
TNL Onstage celebrates its 16th year of creating and supporting local musical talent and the competition has grown and evolved to encompass a wide variety of genres and performances that have catapulted Sri Lankan talent into the international spotlight. This year, the competition has changed its format to give a larger number of contestants the [...]
Arrested Development Concert in Colombo
The two time Grammy Award winning and Rolling Stone ‘Band of the year’- ‘Arrested Development’ will come alive in Sri Lanka on 22nd October at CR & FC grounds. Arrested Development is an American alternative hip hop group that formed in Atlanta in 1988. The band hit the peak in the 1990s and produced a [...]
‘Nela’; Benette focuses on a triangular love
Internationally awarded filmmaker Benette Ratnayake’s latest film ‘Nela’ has completed its post production and it is ready for release. Famed for his acclaimed directions ‘Aswesuma’, ‘Sulanga’ and ‘Ira Handa Yata’, ‘Nela’ revolves around a triangular love story. The film stars Shalini Tharaka, Udara Ratnayake, Tharuka Wanniarachchi, Thumindu Dodentenna, Udari Perera, Roshan Pilapitiya, Semini Iddamalgoda, Palitha [...]
Cultural bridge through cinema
A move to share the rich cinematic culture of South Korea, Korean Film Festival 2016 will be held from October 14 to 17 at National Film Corporation Theatre, Colombo 7. Organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Foundation in partnership with the National Film Corporation, this is the second consecutive [...]
Indian Cultural Centre screens “Drishyam”
Indian Cultural Centre will screen Hindi film “Drishyam” directed by Nishikant Kamat starring Ajay Devgan, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta at 3.00 pm on Friday, October 14 at its auditorium, 16/2 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7. A well rounded mystery drama, in ‘Drishyam’ Ajay Devgan plays Vijay Salgoankara street smart school dropout who owns a TV [...]
Robinson Crusoe on an animation voyage
Belgian-French 3D computer-animated comedy film “Robinson Crusoe”, a film on a daring parrot who recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island-is now being screened at Majestic Cineplex, Empire Arcade, Savoy 3D and Excel World. Directed by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen, the film is loosely based on Robinson Crusoe by [...]
Remembering Rohana Dandeniya
Award winning playwright, lyricist, screenplay writer for teledramas and television programmes and author Rohana Dandeniya who passed away three months ago will be remembered at a ceremony on October 13 at 3 pm at the auditorium of the National Library and Documentation Services Board, Independence avenue, Colombo 7. Veteran journalist and writer Somaweera Senanayake will [...]
‘Aaron’s Bungalow’: World of its own for travellers
Enjoy peaceful holiday, with lush green surroundings and picturesque mountains at the ‘Aaron’s Bungalow ‘, Thampana, Mawathagama. ‘Home Stay’ concept is a widely accepted guest accommodation around the world, where guests stay in private houses and becoming part of the resident family for a few days, dining with the hosts and joining in their lifestyle. [...]
Redefining coffee indulgence in Kandy
An intimate setting within the very busy environs of Peradeniya, provides the perfect ambience for enjoying a hot or cold beverage, snack or grabbing a meal to go. Café M, with its bright atmosphere decked out in yellow & mahogany colours, with a simplistic interior design, creates a warm and cozy atmosphere. Situated in the [...]
