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“When’s the wedding?” is the familiar question when that tell-tale band on your fourth finger is spotted. In this month for weddings, we asked four popular wedding planners, Akushla Andrews (Events by Akushla), Minha Akram (Event Horizon), Janice Hakel-Ranasinghe (Kairos Weddings) and Minoli Ratnayake (The Lifestyle & Co) for some helpful tips to navigating the [...]
Bonding with Bonsai
“It is like a child to me,” Ashan Gunathilake says fondly, pointing at the small Malpighia which has grown to maturity, its tiny roots embracing the rock. “We talk in a language which is understood only by me and the tree. It is a spiritual bond.” Ashan is a young Bonsai artist who is passionate [...]
How to be more spontaneous
Balancing a busy social life with other commitments can be a challenge, so it is of little wonder many of us rely on a schedule to squeeze everything in each week. But most of us find this kind of ‘over-planning’ leaves little room for spur-of-the-moment fun. A survey of 2,000 adults in the UK revealed [...]
Mirror
Putting on those boogie shoes with Boney M
Nostalgic was the atmosphere at SLECC as Boney M performed their 70’s hits Live in Colombo featuring the group’s very own original lead singer Liz Mitchell and accompanied by a full live band on June 16, 2018. As good as the music was, the full house was there for just a little more than that. [...]
At a glance: ‘Different Voices’
‘The Voice’ headed by Ishan De Lanerolle recently staged the second edition of their concert ‘Different Voices’ recently at the Bishop’s College Auditorium.Captured here are images from the show. Pix by Sameera Weerasekera
Tech gadgets to watch out for
Hello again fellow techies, geeks and generally anyone who loves gadgets and gizmos. If you haven’t already figured it out yet, we love gadgets. In fact, we love them so much that we make it a point to highlight the really cool ones that we find. The gadgets are either what you can buy from [...]
‘The Wedding Artisans’ touch on your special day
Making someone’s big day a memorable one has always been a challenge and risk for any event planner, floral artist, photographer, videographer and everyone else involved in organizing the event. Creating the perfect match of colours and textures of fabric and come to a perfect decision is a risk that artists take when designing and [...]
Rihanna hints at new album
Rihanna is working on a new album. The Barbadian singer mentioned it on the Graham Norton Show on 15th June. She did not disclose the date of release. Her last album ‘Anti’ came out in 2016. Rihanna was in London to promote the film ‘Oceans 8’ in which she is acting. Boyzone who were one [...]
TV Times
Versatile singer Ivor Dennis is no more
Veteran singer and musician Ivor Dennis passed away peacefully last week at the age of 86. Ivor, who learnt music under maestro Sunil Santha, is complimented as a singer who represented three generations. He has rendered a yeoman service to Sri Lankan music for five long decades and was deemed to be the best student [...]
Street Latin Night!: Latest addition to the Fairway Colombo events
Fairway Colombo brought about yet another impressive addition to their series of street events with the introduction of Street Latin Night, the first of which took place on Tuesday 12th June at Hospital Street, Colombo 1. Leading the inaugural event was Sri Lanka’s own Kasun Dias –founder and principal teacher of Star Latino’s Dance Academy. [...]
Mr. World Sri Lanka 2018 ends on a high note
Siyatha Mr. World Sri Lanka 2018, co-sponsored by the popular men’s wear brand Vantage, had its grand finale amidst much glamour at the Hilton Colombo recently. The three week long competition, designed to test the contestants through many challenges, ultimately crowned Manoj De Silva as the overall winner of the Mr. World Sri Lanka 2018 [...]
Moratuwa Arts Forum turns to 25th year
The Moratuwa Arts Forum (MAF) will be stepping in to their 25th Anniversary year with the election of new Office Bearers for the year 2018 / 2019 on Sunday, 24th June 2018. Formation of Moratuwa Arts Forum was initiated jointly by singer Tilak Perera and late musician Kumar Peiris. It was the late Asoka Peiris, [...]
‘Burning Birds’ in the air
Internationally awarded young filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s much awaited second direction ‘Davena Vihagun’ (Burning Birds) will be released by the National Film Corporation (NFC) through its Rithma circuit cinemas from June 29. ‘Davena Vihagun’ became one of the much talked about Sri Lankan films internationally with awards being won at a number of international film festivals. [...]
A New play in town
Award winning playwright Akila Sapumal’s theatrical direction “Puluwannam Allaganna” will go on the boards at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. on June 30 at Namel Malini Punchi theatre, Borella. The cast with some of the well-known stars includes Jagath Chamila, Sudarshana Bandara, Thilanka Gamage, Imaya Sewandika, Kithmini Hemachandra, Dilranga Epa and Uditha Liyanage. Music direction [...]
Bibishana in five films promoting coexistence
Talented actor Bibishana Kurera has recently played in five short films made with the theme of promoting coexistence among different ethnic groups. Titled ‘Red’, ‘Green’, ’Blue’, ‘White’ and ‘Yellow’ were made by five Sri Lankan filmmakers, who live in Canada and Australia. While three of these filmmakers living in Canada, two live in Australia. All [...]
Drug war and trafficking terrorists
‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’, the newest Hollywood crime thriller starring Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin , who in the lead roles will be released from June 29 in theatres in Colombo and the suburbs. Directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan, it is the sequel to the 2015 film Sicario and [...]
Play on media in Punchi Theatre
Two shows of ‘Thunsiya Heta eka– 361’ by Udayasiri Wickremaratne will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on July 1 at the Namel-Malini Punchi Theatre in Borella. The cast includes Gihan Fernando, Umayangana Wickremasinghe, Ruwan Malith, Chamari Nisansala, Rohitha Jayakody, Mihiri Priyangani, Susanga Kahandawalaarachchi, Kusal Maduranga, Ishara Wickremasinghe and Nayanthara de Silva. Famed [...]
Community Tourism Training by SLEF
Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF), the pioneer National Ecotourism Society in Sri Lanka announced recently that they have successfully completed of the Community Tourism Training Project (CTTP) on production of small scale wind-powered turbines and wind –solar power hybrid systems to generate electricity. The above programme was conducted by the Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation (SLEF) [...]
Buddhist pilgrimages from Ebert Silva Holidays
Ebert Silva Holidays offers ‘Sambuddha Vandana’ the unique pilgrimage packages to Buddhists around the world to follow the footsteps of the Buddha in India and Nepal in safety and comfort in the season starting July 2018. This spiritual journey to the land of the Buddha is indeed a cherished dream of every Buddhist and often [...]