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With Christmas only a little more than a week away, everyone’s probably busy rushing around buying gifts and planning out their Christmas meals. To help you out with the latter, this week Bite size is featuring four bakers that make Christmas fare with a modern twist. Schakasz The Schakasz Dessert Bar located in Stratford Avenue, [...]
Capturing in-between faces
Saahera Asraf is exhibiting her work for the first time in Sri Lanka this week. A graduate in fine arts, specialising in photography from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Saahera has exhibited her work previously in Boston, Massachussetts. For this exhibition, ‘The In-between experience’, she will be exhibiting one sculpture and a series [...]
Mirror
Christmas in full ‘Swing’
Get with the seasonal cheer and deck the halls with swing and jazz music alongside En Route this Christmas. Colombo’s popular jazz band presents its debut Christmas Concert: “Christmas with En Route”, on Dec 22, 2017 at the Russian Cultural Centre from 8pm onwards for a night of music and comedy. En Route promises a [...]
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Perfect’ at No. 1
Ed Sheeran has scored yet another No: 1 with his song ‘Perfect’ on the UK singles chart. The track climbed two notches as it received a boost with a re-recording as a duet and styled a “Perfect Duet” with Beyonce which was released on 1st December. ‘Perfect’ is taken from Sheeran’s current album ‘÷’ (divide). [...]
Bringing rhythms to life
For Pete Lockett a sign which read “Drum lessons” at a music shop in London was his first introduction into the music industry at 19 while working as a dock worker in Portsmouth. Now 35-years later he tells the Mirror Magazine about the journey it has taken him on as a celebrated international percussionist. We [...]
Unique treats to gift and taste this Christmas season
From Bacon Jam to a Jaffna styled Christmas these palatable presents are guaranteed to make the holidays even sweeter. Read on for our roundup of delectable goodies that will delight friends and family alike “Edible Christmas Gifts by Kitch&” Brainchild of Aarthi Dharmadasa the brand “Kitch&” has been in the market for five years to [...]
TV Times
‘Burn the Floor’
‘Burn the Floor’, the annual dinner dance of the Royal Dancing Academy will come alive at Fingara Country Club from 8.30 p.m. onwards on 30th December 2017. ‘Burn the Floor and shed the kilos’, this is what revellers will be doing when they come for the BURN THE FLOOR dinner dance. They simply don’t have [...]
Grand Kandyan NYE Dance with Kurumba
The Grand Kandyan New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance, ‘Grand Welcome 2018’ will come alive at the Royal Peacock Grand Ballroom of Grand Kandyan Hotel in Kandy with the popular band ‘Kurumba’. The Grand Kandyan New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance will be a fusion of the best classics, a night of entertainment along with prizes and [...]
Young directors have ignited hopes for Teledrama industry
The trend of viewers leaving television due to substandard and stereotype teleplays has somewhat changed with two new debut directors Lakmal Dharmaratne and Namal Jayasinghe’s teledramas ‘Koombiyo’ (Ants) and ‘Sahodaraya’ (Comrade) both telecast on ITN. The two teleplays which went beyond usual family issues, love stories or historical characters, discuss serious social and political issues [...]
‘Underpants Thief’ wins award in Delhi
Dr. Somarathna Dissanayake’s latest film ‘Underpants Thief‘ (Jangi Hora) was adjudged the Best Film at the ‘Cinema Across the Borders’ section at the 5th Delhi International Film Festival. The festival which was held from December 4 to 9 featured films from 174 countries. Revolving around a young man who is obsessed with women’s underpants, ‘Underpants [...]
PEO TV felicitates Father of Lankan cinema
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) PEO TV has dedicated a movie belt to honour Sri Lanka’s pioneer filmmaker Dr. Lester James Peries during the month of December . With the theme “Lester, He is the cinema”, eight films will be telecast at 9 pm on every Saturday and Sunday on PEO TV Channel 365. Among the [...]
A Level Film about a period of education
A Level newest film produced by M Entertainment directed by Rohan Perera will be released in EAP circuit theatres from tomrorrow, December 18. The film stars Umali Thilakarathne, Thumindu Dodanthenne,Chandani Seneviratne, Jayalath Manoratne, Jayani Senanayake, Meena Kumari, Chamila Peiris, Sachira Wijesinghe, Lahiruka Ekanayake, Kasun Madhusanka, Chamath Randeni, Wathsala Shashimal and Keshali Rajapaksha. After getting through [...]
‘Most wonderful time’ with Aitken Spence Hotels
With the intention of heightening this feel of Christmas, popular chain Aitken Spence Hotels has rolled out their seasonal calendar, full of delicious treats, fabulous feasts and activities for the whole family. With the lighting up of the tree at every hotel on December 1 every Aitken Spence Hotels, boost their Christmas spirit for the [...]
Negombo dazzles festive season with ‘Amagi Aria’
Revel in the joy of this holiday season with Amagi Aria’s thoughtful selection of weekly activities, be it with your friends or family. The week starts on a Tuesday entirely dedicated to mums, with a special treat at the Moya Mother’s Club. Every Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon, mums are given special attention amidst [...]